Sleeping next to your dog has amazing health benefits and helps you sleep better

It's the news dog-lovers everywhere will rejoice at.

If you ever feel bad about letting your dog sleep in bed with you, then you can relax.

A recent study was carried out by the Mayo Clinic to discover whether or not the presence of a dog disturbs people when they're fast asleep.

Forty healthy participants with no sleep-related issues were observed, along with dogs who were no younger than six-months-old.

What the study found was that every participant slept measurably better with their dog in their room - it didn't matter about the dog's size, nor how much they moved around in the night.

We don't need to be told twice! (Image: Getty Images/Caiaimage)