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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings

Ever wondered if dogs can dream? They can! Having studied this issue a little, you will be able to determine that the dog is dreaming, and what exactly it is doing in it.

Steps

1. 1 Try to notice eye movement. If you get closer, you may notice the twitching of your closed eyes. This is due to the rotation of the eyeballs under the eyelids. That is, the dog looks around in its sleep.
2. 2 Pay attention to nose wiggling. Notice the twitching of the tip of the nose, similar to that seen in rabbits. This suggests that the dog is sniffing something in its sleep.
3. 3 Watch the movements of the paws. Quite often, puppies in a dream move their paws quite vividly. This means running in a dream. Try to understand how fast your pet is running, as this can help suggest a reason for running.
   • Does the dog run fast? Then she can run away from the larger dog.
   • Is she walking? Then she can just walk with her buddies.
   • Does your dog have shortness of breath? This often happens in a dream. It may seem like the dog is having trouble breathing, but you shouldn't wake it up. She's just chasing her friends in her sleep or running away from someone.
4. 4 Summarize all the signals you have collected. When you understand all the actions of the dog in the dream, put them together. Did your eyes move briskly, and your nose constantly worked? This suggests that in a dream the dog was in an unfamiliar place, where it had never been before. Eyes darted to the sides, and paws did not stop moving? In this case, your pet could run away from another dog. Have fun, make your own guesses, and try to share them with your dog when he wakes up.

Tips

• If your dog wakes you up in the middle of the night, then he may feel your own fear in a dream or similar feelings. She can wake you up from a bad dream, even if you yourself do not remember anything about it. Don't be angry with the dog!
• Do not make noise, otherwise you can unceremoniously snatch your pet from the dream world.

Warnings

• If your dog is very short of breath and the paws are working very quickly, it might be a good idea to wake him up. Chances are, your dog has poor sleep, he will be grateful for the awakening.
• If your dog has become lazy and sleeps a lot, wake him up more often.
• When you wake the dog up from sleep (good or bad), it can growl from the touch until it orientates itself in reality. As with waking people, the dog's mind can be confused during the first few seconds. It's a good idea to wake your dog up from a bad sleep by stroking it. If she growls or starts biting, call her "bad" and walk away. If the dog remembers a bad dream, it will not want to continue sleeping.