is it normal for a dog to have recurring nightmares?

Question

because the other day at night i was peeing and my dog was sleeping, then i heard my dog doing noises.. like ungrrf.. mmmrrrfff like that so i litterally ran to see if he was ok and he was just fine, i cheked him and he had no visible marks of any phisical pain that he might have had then my sister told me she had heard him doing noises a couple of times while asleep... also we got him when he was already 2 years old... so i dont know if they mistreated him before that and maybe thats why he has problems sleeping...

Answer 1

everyone is entitled to their opinion, so, here we go.
YES, i believe it is entirely possible. while you can not know absolutely what any being is thinking at any given time... i firmly believe that animal intelligence is by far, under-rated, misunderstood and underestimated.
i believe my dog has nightmares also. and i seem to 'sense' when the really bad one is occuring. i feel the probability of 'recurring nightmares' in this particular case is rather high. especially in light of the fact that her waking behavior sometimes reflects negative stimuli at an early age.

Answer 2

My dog has had nightmares since I got him at 1 year old. His previous owner is very sweet and I know she would have never hurt him. In the last year, his nightmares have increased to weekly up to at least once a night if not two or three. He starts, what we call, screaming. It's a loud yelp, yelp, yelp as loud as his voice can go. I wake him up and he still is screaming until he realizes it's me and he was just dreaming. My vet doesn't know what to do. She's tried muscle relaxants, Benadryl (sp?), with no results. DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEAS????

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Dogs often have dreams of running and playing, maybe even rough play. I believe they are dreaming about things they love to do, being with you or rough play with the other dogs. I have also heard they dream about protecting their owner.

Answer 5

Our dog used to dream, ruff and twitch her legs like she was running. Sometimes she would get very loud and even whine. We always said she was chasing rabbits in her dreams. It's normal. Don't worry. Good Luck!

Answer 6

Dogs often dream, we have 2 and you see there legs move at times like they are running, I've seen ours snarl as if they were growling at times too. I think its normal as our does it a lot.

Answer 7

yes dogs CAN have nightmares.. that's how they mature bravely. Just snuggle with it before beddy time and i'm sure it'll sleep fine.

Answer 8

yes it is normal. they may have seen something really scary to them that may have shocked them or they just have very intense dreams talk to your vet if you are ever worried about it causing health problems

Answer 9

my 5 month old red heeler does it sometimes 2...i just give him a pat and say its ok rusty ( his name) thn hes fine

Answer 10

dogs do dream