Do dogs dream

Yes, it is scientifically proven that dogs dream. All mammals dream. It is a mysterious process as to WHY mammals dream, but we do actually know what they probably dream of. Many experiments have been done that link a rat's daily activities with the brain waves and motions of their dreams. Dreams tend to revolve around searching for food and fleeing from predators. It might have something to do with the brain's need to do maintenance during downtime, rather like when you run a program on your computer that cleans up unused files and maximizes the efficiency of your hardware. It could also be a different kind of wakefulness, where the mnemonic brain creates exchanges with the more primitive brain for a kind of "training session." Nobody really knows. Well, good question. the world may never know, I bet all animals do.

Scientists learned that by observing their Rapid Eye Movement (REM), which also occurs in humans when they dream.

You should not to disturb a dog or any other animal or human during REM sleep. It disrupts the resetting of the brain that is done during that period of rest. It can look a bit upsetting, but just leave them be and they will be fine.

* The dog's leg twitching- running in dream * Whining - scared in dream * Barking - curious of something in dream * Chewing - eating in dream * Howling - mad at something or howling at moon in dream