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RiffRandell

(5,909 posts) Tue Apr 24, 2012, 11:56 AM Apr 2012

Do you wake your dog up when he/she is dreaming? [View all]

I don't unless I'm trying to sleep and he's keeping me awake. I played fetch with my dog about an hour ago so he was really tired and crashed in his bed. He was having a dream--I love it when their cheeks puff in and out. I always wonder what he's dreaming about. A bigger dog chasing him? A biscuit he can't reach? Going to the vet?

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Do you wake your dog up when he/she is dreaming? [View all] RiffRandell Apr 2012 OP

Hell no... It is wonderfully entertaining... hlthe2b Apr 2012 #1

I will talk sweetly and encourage the cat to win in the dream siligut Apr 2012 #2

Mine makes little yelping sounds. bluedigger Apr 2012 #3

No, I never woke him up. HappyMe Apr 2012 #4

If it's being untruthful. I never let a sleeping dog "lie". RedCloud Apr 2012 #5

If she were making sounds of distress - yes. MiddleFingerMom Apr 2012 #6

My parents' dog would "bubble." Archae Apr 2012 #7

I have littermates and they KurtNYC Apr 2012 #8

"dream in sync"? Like The Movie Inception? Yavin4 Apr 2012 #11

they are complimentary opposites KurtNYC Apr 2012 #13

Mine have nightmares so I wake them up and tell them they're good dogs TrogL Apr 2012 #9

Sometimes. geardaddy Apr 2012 #10

Not usually, even though I always assume the one is dreaming that he's tearing me to pieces. Brickbat Apr 2012 #12

I try with quietly saying "good puppy" over and over again, unless it's a running dream. HopeHoops Apr 2012 #14