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By Anders Anglesey
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A Georgia woman woke up to find a neighbor's dog had managed to sneak up and snuggle next to her in her bed.
Julie Thornton Johnson, from Polk County, northwest of Atlanta, told CBS46 that it's normal to find her three dogs sleeping in her bed, but added it was quite a shock to find a stranger's pooch had snuggled up alongside her.
According to the Sleep Foundation, an organization that aims to improve sleeping habits, having a pet in your bed can improve mental health and make people feel more secure.
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It added having a pet in the bed could also lead to improved health as it can strengthen immunity to dogs and cats.
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Cris Hawkins later claimed in a Monday, May 2, Facebook post to be the owner of Nala, who ended up in the bed.
Hawkins added: "She slipped her collar yesterday while being walked, ran down the street to a neighbor's house and somehow managed to get in their house and climbed into bed with them in the middle of the night.
"The woman and her husband have three dogs of their own, that all sleep in bed with them. None of their dogs reacted to a random dog climbing into bed with them and the couple didn't realize that it wasn't their dog in bed with them until the sun started to come up."
Hawkins continued: "Shame on Nala for somehow breaking into a stranger's house and invading their personal space. Thankfully, the couple thought it was hilarious and they aren't even mad about it."
Johnson and Hawkins seemed equally amused by what had happened with how Nala appeared to be right at home.
According to CBS46, Johnson wrote under the post: "Good luck getting her out of my bed."
Newsweek has contacted Hawkins for comment.
According to the Sleep Foundation, there are also potential drawbacks to having a pet in your bed.
These include possible aggression from the pet, as well as decreased sleep quality from a disruptive animal.
It is no surprise, however, that many people would consider having a close bond with their pets to be very importent, and even believe them to be members of the family.
The U.S. is a pet-loving country, with an estimated 38.4% of homes owning at least one dog while 25.4% have at least one cat, according to 2018 figures collected by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
Combined, the AVMA estimated there were an estimated 76.8 million dogs and 58.3 million cats in the U.S. alone.
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