What does it mean when you dream about getting a dog?

Dreams communicate symbolically, but it is nearly impossible to provide any meaningful interpretation from a single symbol isolated from the context and other elements in a dream. Dogs mean very different things in different contexts and in different traditions. Among some ancient Britons, the Black Dog (Moddey Dhoo) was believed to be a harbinger of death. In Jewish, Christian and Islamic texts, dogs are thoroughly despised. In contrast, we tend to adore and revere dogs in our modern culture, and view them as surrogate children. So more information is required before attempting any interpretation of a dog dream.

it means that there is some thing wrong with your dog and you are thinking about it recently but it does not indicate any thing