my dog shakes and sometimes it looks like she's trying to run. she also sort of barks too. it can get quite intense, i wonder if she has nightmares.
2006-08-22 13:13:28 · 10 answers · asked by airie53 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
During REM sleep (dreaming characterized by Rapid Eye Movements) the body is "disconnected" from the brain's motor signals... but not perfectly. That means that small motions may indicate the motions in the human or dogs dreams.
The site below has a more detailed description related to dogs.
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2006-08-22 13:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When a person is dreaming they sometimes twitch and move, the same applies to dogs. Your dog could be having nightmares. Dreams, human dreams i mean, often times are psychological messages from our subconcious. Are you the original owner of your dog? If not, her dreams could be memories of a bad past. Or she could just have a lot of dreams. Sometimes my little dog whimpers in her sleep like someone is hurting her, i got her when she was a puppy so she doesn't know any other home or way of life, so why she has such dreams i don't know. I usually will wake her up when she whimpers in her sleep.
2006-08-22 13:28:25 · answer #2 · answered by dogluver8906 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man, it freaked me out when my pup first started doing this! I thought he was having a seizure!
It's perfectly normal, apparently, and they are supposed to outgrow it (though I've heard some never do). I **believe** they have done brain wave tests and determine that dogs do dream, but I would definately not take my word for it. My dog whimpers and kind of barks in his sleep, too, he's actually woken himself up several times. Yeah, it looks like they are running. I'm still not entirely sure why they do it, but I know I twitch in my sleep. Once I actually threw my husband off our bed! LOL.
2006-08-22 13:18:33 · answer #3 · answered by Maber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not unusual at all for dogs to be fairly lively while asleep. Every dog owner is familiar with the noises, twitching and occasionally even waving of paws which accompanies their sleep sometimes. However, if you feel that your dog's quality of sleep is being affected, perhaps she is over-anxious about something. Greyhounds are notoriously nervous animals. Perhaps there are herbal 'sleep-better' remedies which might suit your dog.
2006-08-22 13:33:37 · answer #4 · answered by Jeremysmom05 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same reason that you shake and twitch when you dream. Subconscious impulse. The nightmare issue .................they probably have good and bad dreams just like we do. My beagle use to chase rabbits in his sleep. I was sure because he would bay (bark) the same as when he was really on the trail.
2006-08-22 13:22:12 · answer #5 · answered by Justin Case 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My Golden Retriever does the same element! this is in basic terms like how people communicate of their sleep. this is completely standard and you haven't any longer have been given something to rigidity approximately. frequently your canine is dreaming approximately some thing that should make her twitch and snarl as though she might whilst she is unsleeping.
2016-10-02 10:23:36 · answer #6 · answered by hewlin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people shake and twitch in their dreams so does my dog its kinda like sleep talking/walking
2006-08-22 13:15:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have woken myself up by involuntary muscle reactions caused by my dreams. I am sure many people have. No different for dogs.
2006-08-22 13:19:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think i read somewhere dogs always have to be moving.im not sure.- all dogs do this.
2006-08-22 13:18:20 · answer #9 · answered by <333 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dog does the same thing, but I dunno why...
2006-08-22 13:15:44 · answer #10 · answered by rai 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋