So, he is probably dreaming, but, What do dogs dream? and why do they howl?
2006-09-14 01:09:34 · 15 answers · asked by MotherBear1975 6 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Thats really funny. My bf's dog does that too. Im assuming your dog is dreaming about running through the woods, ears flapping in the wind, and he is just howling away! Im prolly wrong but thats what I would do if I was a dog.
2006-09-14 01:20:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well dogs do dream:
Types of Sleep
Like humans, dogs have two main types of sleep: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and slow wave sleep (SWS). As a dog falls asleep the first stage he enters is SWS, the “sleep of the mind,” in which mental processes are muted but muscle tone remains. The next stage is REM sleep, the “sleep of the body,” in which the body is fully relaxed but the mind is racing and the dog’s eyes are darting rapidly.
In SWS, brain waves are slow, undulating and of high amplitude much like those in a lightly anesthetized animal or person. In this stage, the dog appears calm and at rest. Dogs and humans are more easily aroused from SWS sleep, which appears to be a transitional state with incomplete muscle relaxation.
By contrast, in REM sleep brain waves are rapid and irregular, like those of the awake state. Dogs, like people, display REM sleep, and during REM sleep they show evidence of heightened mental activity – fast electroencephalogram [EEG] (brain wave) pattern. They may move their legs as if they are running, may whine or whimper as if excited, and may breath rapidly or hold their breath for short periods.
When REM sleep is achieved they are at their most relaxed and are most difficult to waken. It is during this more profound physical sleep that their eyes begin to dart and the brain waves pick up pace. Humans awakened from this state report that they have been dreaming; dogs are probably dreaming too when they are in REM sleep, although no dog has ever told anyone about a dream he’s had.
Incidentally, adult dogs spend about 10 to 12 percent of their sleeping time in REM sleep. Puppies spend a much greater proportion of their sleep time in REM sleep, no doubt compacting huge quantities of newly acquired data.
And if you’ve ever wondered whether dogs that seem to be running during sleep are dreaming of catching rabbits or something similar, you can safely say they are.
2006-09-14 08:18:52 · answer #2 · answered by suthyrngrl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like humans talk in their sleep, dogs can howl and even bark while sleeping. it's common. my dog tweaks. what do they dream about? not sure.
2006-09-14 08:19:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He may be probably dreaming that he is the President of the United States. lol
2006-09-14 08:17:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs dream like us and mine seems to have chasing dreams where she is running and whining. The chase is on!
2006-09-14 08:40:57 · answer #5 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He dreaming, he and his buddies are tanked up on water, have gone to a strip club called 'The Sheltie's Shed' and there's a fine poodle working the pole.
2006-09-14 08:20:03 · answer #6 · answered by sparkletina 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Whenever my dog is having a nightmare I ussually wake him cause i know i dont like nightmares. I don't accaully touch him so he wont freak out if he thinks I am attacking him I just kind of call his name
2006-09-14 09:03:04 · answer #7 · answered by Skittles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dogs dream just about as much as people do. my dog also barks in her sleep 2.
2006-09-14 08:56:58 · answer #8 · answered by lauren k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too cute. Ive had mine with their legs running like they are chasing something in their dreams.
2006-09-14 08:11:27 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who knows what goes on in a dog's head?
2006-09-14 08:11:43 · answer #10 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋