Mr Coeur de Lion Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 He's always had probably one or two bad dreams a week, but now they are becoming more frequent, every other night. He is very loved and with us most of the time, has a little companion and is generally very happy. But his bad dreams are becoming more frequent. Is there anything we could do to help him? Would prefer not to use drugs if at all possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opalienne Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 Are you sure they're bad dreams and not just exciting chasing stuff? Our dog whimpers a lot in his sleep and waves his legs around but I have always assumed he was enjoying himself. I hope I am not wrong....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Coeur de Lion Posted April 13, 2006 Author Share Posted April 13, 2006 Yeah, that's what he does. Always assumed he was having nightmares. Hope you are right :) He must be very happy. I know he loves France more than stinking hot Australia and spends a lot of time sitting on the back step looking at the views and smelling flowers etc. His excercise rate has gone down a lot as we had an acre in Australia for him to run in and only 200 sq metres now. Maybe in dreams is where he gets excercise now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berger Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 hi, dogs have involuntary muscle spasms when resting / sleeping due to neuro messages being sent. whimpering and such are normal and can appear to be "a bad dream ", nothing to worry about unless your dog displays problems when mobile also ( spasms, shaking ), then its possibly medical or food intolerance problems.again, if it's just during slumber, don't worry.good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 HI, Our pooch does exactly the same, twitching and wimpering in her sleep, we put it down to chasing lizards because she is more 'active' after a hard day hunting but not catching!I also agree with Monty01 regarding displays when mobile, our pooch on occasion has 'fits' (hayfever according to one vet!) which she has during the night and also during the day, no big issue, but the difference in breathing etc is noticable, I think if your pooch is content during the day, then nightime is dreaming about tomorrow!happy dreamin[:)]kimberley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Animal Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Here's something about dreaming dogs [:)]http://pets.yahoo.com/dogs/behavior-and-training/324/do-dogs-dream/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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