My Jack russell pup!!!?

Question

I just got a jack russell pup and she is abt 2mth old. very cute. I notice that when she is asleep, it will go into a deep sleep and start to do some actions with her mouth like she is having seizure (moving her mouth like she is chewing her tongue). I was so scare and I tried to wake her up and tried to carry her but she did not wake up until i shook her and called her name then she woke up. scared me!!! so is this normal? does pup dream?

Answer 1

It is absolutely normal... Mine is 7 years old, and still dreams like that..Not to worry...they are dreaming that they are barking at, and chasing a squirrel or such...In a JRTs case, more likely he is chasing a Great Dane! lol

the reason he was hard to wake up, is that he dreams when in the deepest REM sleep..

Answer 2

I have a jack russell/ yorkshire terrier mix. He does the same thing in his sleep. He starts to convulse and making strange mouth movements.

I think it's just a breed thing because I had a friend with a jack russell and she did the same thing. It's nothing to really worry about. I think they are dreaming. Just wake your little pup up and make sure she's ok. I always find that my pup is thirsty afterwards to try to give her some water. Usually they'll just go back to sleep like nothing happened.

I know it's hard but just don't worry because it will make you crazy! LOL. By the way congrats on your pup. Jack Russells are a handful, so be prepared for their hyperness. On the other hand they are one of the smartest and most loyal dogs ever. :o)

Answer 3

I once had an elderly lady for a friend. She had a wonderful little dog. A mix of some sort. She had the dog trained well and it behaved very well. Learn here https://tr.im/epOKw

She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 4

I have owned several breeds of dogs for over 20 years, I currently have 4 dogs that I have raised from the age of 8 weeks old and they now range in age from 1 yr to 12 yrs. all of my dogs have done this same dream sleep, don't worry about it unless you notice them doing this while awake. My dogs have even made running motion and barking noises while asleep. I'm glad that you are a concerned pet owner, keep it up!

Answer 5

I had a Jack Russell and she would have dreams but if you said her name and such she would wake up. I am not sure if this is normall or not but I would recommend calling a vet just to be on the safe side.
I hope your new puppy is healthy. They are really great dogs.

Answer 6

I have a Jack Russell - he is older, 3 years - but when he dreams he tends to breathe deeply and make funny noises. I too, tend to wake him up as it sounds distressing to the owner.

I also have a Weimeraner who is 2 now, and she is positively vocal in her sleep, she shakes and makes movements with her feet and legs as if she is running. She also makes very soft barking noises in her sleep.

I would say there is nothing to worry about, but each dog is different, so If you are worried, just mention it to your vet.

Good luck!!

Answer 7

Puppies have REM sleep-just like humans. This pertains to a deep sleep that all babies and adults need-animals or humans.
It rests the whole body including the brain-this allows your puppy to grow-be strong-and be happy. So don't be surprised if you watch your puppy shake ,tremble,or even take on the motion of running while in rem sleep, it's perfectly normal.

Answer 8

2 months old. She was probably in a very deep peaceful sleep. She now has a nice home that loves her. She's probably already had a rough time and working through her past via her dreams.

Answer 9

My Jack Russell does that too. I like to think he's dreaming about running free in the woods chasing rabbits.

Answer 10

Your puppy has a condition commonly known as 'dreaming'. Although there is no cause for concern at the moment, his condition may develope, your puppy waking stuck to the covers so to speak. A little doddys wet dreams aren't pleasant. Chop his balls!