Pet Dog Files: DOGS IN DREAMWORLD

How many times have you just laughed at how your dog is sleeping all curled up in different positions, or stretched out flat on his back with legs wide open or on his tummy all bundled up?

Our ‘Buddy’, a Doberman is a treat to watch. I have seen him blissfully asleep in all serenity and the next moment he’s in his dream world with his muffled barking, whimpering, chattering, his paws twitching and feet running.

I always wonder what he could be dreaming about that causes him to all these actions. Is he dreaming that he is back in puppy stage playing with his litter mates and calling for his mother or is he chasing a car, the neighbor’s cat or the delivery man?

Research tells us dogs sleep similarly to the way humans do with the same types of cycles including REM (Rapid Eye Movements).

It’s a bit tougher to determine what dogs dream about. We can’t exactly ask them. Our human dreams frequently reflect what we've experienced during our waking hours, so we can assume that with sleep patterns similar to ours, dogs also dream about their actual experience.

LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE – is an idiom which means, leave things as they are, avoid restarting an old argument and leave disagreements in the past.

Well, I quite agree, but would also add – And be sure to grab a camera and capture those wonderful moments with your pet snoring like an 18-wheeler truck rumbling on a highway.

Don’t worry your dog won’t be embarrassed, but the next time sitting at the computer, watching his clippings, you probably might say in all jealousy ‘Wow, wish I could nap like that’.

If you've a dog that sleeps funny, then these videos are just the right ones for you to smile.

SLEEPING PUPPY DREAMING: