Has anyone got any evidence? If so what do they dream about?
2006-07-16 00:38:15 · 46 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
My dog dreams, he is always barking and growling in his sleep!
2006-07-16 00:41:40 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES- Animals have complex dreams and are able to retain and recall long sequences of events while they are asleep, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers report for the first time in the Jan. 25 issue of the journal Neuron.
While any pet owner knows that animals seem to dream, and studies show that animals' brains follow the same series of sleeping states as ours do, this is the first time that researchers know what animals are dreaming about.I'm not sure its scientifically possible to know WHAT an animal dreams about!
2006-07-17 11:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No evidence but I have noticed that my dogs apparently dream when they have had a particularly exciting day or when they have had some new experience ( e.g. starting at Agility Classes).
By 'dream' I mean that their deep sleep is accompanied with yips and barks, paw and face twitching and the occassional tail wag.
Seems like a good dream to me!
2006-07-17 08:30:32 · answer #3 · answered by DogDoc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever had a dog? If you have and you have been with them after a long day of running/activity and you watch them sleep, you would know they dream. I don't believe there is any 'scientific' evidence to prove it, but if you have seen it, you would know. They probably dream about the same things we do; food, friends and fun.
2006-07-16 00:44:43 · answer #4 · answered by klund_pa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I beleive that they do - my dobermann was very badly abused before we got her and for about 6 months after getting her she would have nightmares where she would start to shake and bark in her sleep, occasionally the bark would wake her and then she would dash over to where ever I was sat and leap into my lap and shake for ages. Possibly coincidently the nightmares went away around about the time that we realised that my husband (she had a real fear of men) could now stroke her without her flinching. Since then, of course, her and my other dog do have the running dreams where their paws go like mad (the dobermanns eyebrows are practicularly mobile when she dreams) and she still barks herself awake but only occasionally.
2006-07-17 07:07:06 · answer #5 · answered by lyonesseuk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Nueroscientists know this from MRI's or some electricity monitoring device that shows or monitors an activity in the brain that is indicative of dreaming activity. I Bet there is no way to determine for sure what the sweetpoop is dreaming about.
2006-07-16 01:11:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no evidence my dog dreams however im 100 per cent certain she does,why should humans be the only ones to dream
2006-07-17 06:19:33 · answer #7 · answered by Ollie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they do.
Both of my greyhounds have what is called "racetrack dreams." Laying on the floor, fast asleap, when all of the sudden their legs start to twitch. Sometimes, they whimper a little, and even bark in their sleep.
As to what they dream about, I would guess it involves chasing something. If it's a good dream, then it also has the other seven dogs behind them.
2006-07-21 18:19:30 · answer #8 · answered by Jim T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Dog Tara Dreams
2006-07-17 09:33:16 · answer #9 · answered by desmond_ernie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They asked Koko the gorilla about this, but did not get into what she said. Strange that Dr. Paterson, Koko's keeper, hasn't done more research on this, considering Koko is the only animal we can technically talk to.
"do you dream at night? Wouldn't it be amazing to know what a gorilla dreams!
DrPPatrsn: I asked her this once... I had to explain it. I asked her if she heard, smelled, saw things. I needed to explain what a dream was."
2006-07-17 00:56:28 · answer #10 · answered by Katrine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course. Anything with a brain can dream. Ever seen a dogs' legs or nose twitch, or even hear the dog growl in their sleep?
2006-07-16 01:05:10 · answer #11 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋