mine is doing it right now
2007-09-23 17:25:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
well... basically, because they are dreaming just like humans dream - by going into REM sleep (rapid eye movement.) during the talking periods you'll see (if you get close) your dog's eyelid's twitching and the eyes spinning beneath her lids. The talking is linked to that; just like a human who "talks" in their sleep, the dog is communicating in the dream - probably barking, howling, etc - and the muffled, audible "dreaming" version of it comes out sounding like muttering. (Apparently I talk in my sleep - I had a dream once where i was SCREAMING the word "OLD!" over and over again at the top of my dream lungs - I woke up and my boyfriend told me I made a few soft noises and then made a noise that sounded like "mwaugh" about as loud as normal talking.) so like my human version, the dog's muttering and "talking" is probably the equivalent of a loud, happy greeting bark as he frolicks in dreamland with his favorite doggie pals.
My dog talks in her sleep too. (I think it's cute.) I like to watch, but dogs are very light sleepers so careful if you get to close to their face, you might startle them. She twitches, too - not just her eyes but her legs move like she's running.
now if the dog says something (like "me want biscuit" or "walk me!") that you can understand... well, then you have a very unusual dog!
2007-09-23 18:18:47 · answer #1 · answered by lalabee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I don't think they are actually talking. They are actually dreaming and possibly having a nightmare or getting very excited and so they start yapping or whingeing. The reason why dogs sleep much more than we do is that most of the time their sleep is not as deep as ours and in fact it's enough for one small sound or someone to walk by and they are awake. Other time, they will have very deep sleep (that's when they start moving their paws, nose etc) and waking a dog up from that type of sleep can sometimes be dangerous as they might get upset, hence where the say "let sleeping dogs lie" come from.
2007-09-23 18:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by Laurence B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shhh that's when the dogs unconscious mind working and it could be talking.
2007-09-23 17:30:16 · answer #3 · answered by redd headd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure that it's not you who are dreaming?
2007-09-23 17:30:26 · answer #4 · answered by Legolas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋