Thought I'd ask here, first.

My new dog, Lucy, weighs about 50 lbs and is about a year old--part Golden Retriever and some kind of terrier. Seems pretty healthy, very active, loves to play with my 5 yo terrier mix, Zeke.

This is something I've noticed about her from the very first day. She has a really fast respiration rate when she's sleeping. In the crate the very first night, I chalked it up to anxiety with her new surroundings. Since then I've noticed it off and on in all conditions.

I just sat on the couch next to her for an hour and a half while she slept and I watched TV. I counted her respirations at NINETY-SEVEN breaths per minute. It's almost as if she's panting--but she's not panting and it's not hot in the house and she'd been resting for an hour and a half. I can see her nostrils flaring and her body is moving with every breath. Zeke (40 lbs.) was sleeping in the chair. He was breathing slow and steady, totally relaxed.

I checked online and normal is about 16-34 breaths per minute. Am I counting correctly? Every time her belly went up I counted. I counted for a full minute because I didn't have a second hand.

I'm going to check her pulse rate when she settles down again for a while. She got up and went outside and is now running around like a banshee.

I hope someone here is familiar with this!

Karen