Do you believe your dog can dream during sleep?

Anyone with a dog has noticed signs of when he is dreaming: his legs tremble, he moans and his tail wags. But have you ever wondered what the puppy was dreaming about? Was it with the neighbor's dog? Would it be with a huge piece of sausage? Was it with endless pursuit against the monster called Car Wheel?

Yes! It would be with all this and some more! At least this is what scientists believe: dogs dream just like humans, being greatly influenced by the situations experienced in everyday life. So if something has gotten him out of his rut ​​like a dog slapping him at the gate, he might dream of that.

To illustrate this theory, scientists tested mice: while the animals were awake, they ran down an exercise track with their brain being monitored; At night, while sleeping, the brain was mapped again and the neurons active during the day were the same active during sleep.

Like humans, dogs can dream of their daily lives.

Different species, same dream pattern

Research on mice has led scientists to believe that mammals have similar sleep patterns - and that includes us. Daytime activities can create nocturnal neural reflexes that produce dreams, so they are very likely to dream of everyday situations as well.

"No one was sure if and how the animals dreamed, but studies have shown that daytime events can 'repeat' at night while sleeping, " explained Matthew Wilson of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Center for Learning and Memory. "But Mega Curious, the research was done with rats, not dogs, " you might be wondering ... Easy there! Let's do it by steps!

Well, according to Wilson, although the canine brain is much more complex than a mouse's, the pattern of sleep functioning is very similar across species. So it is possible to conclude that your dog does dream of a piece of steak that you gave him at lunch.

Canine happiness

Nightmares

In dogs, REM sleep happens in about 20 minutes. At this time the animal begins to squirm and may make noises. This is a clear indication that he is dreaming of something. If you look under the dog's eyelids, you will see that its eyes are moving. "He is 'looking at' dream images as if they were real, " explains Stanley Corey, author of several books on dog behavior.

The writer further states that the size of dreams is inversely proportional to the size of the dog. Smaller dogs dream more often, but their sleeps are shorter. Larger animals dream less and sleep more. Also, just like you, your dogs may also have nightmares and other sleep disorders such as narcolepsy.

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