bobchic Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Mr Fluffy has started a strange little thing... He yips like a squeek toy while asleep.. Well I think he is asleep.. Sometimes his eyes are open but he is breathing like he is asleep... Is this just a puppy thing? Like nightmares? Its really funny and I was curious if others have noticed their puppies doing the same thing? He also moves his paws a little bit.. Kinda like he is running... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Fox Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Kei does this too. I think he's dreaming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerraNik Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 He's dreaming. He may or may not continue to do it as an adult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 He's chasing bunnies. Mr Fluffy Great name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bozthepup Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Yes !! Many pups (and dogs) do it - they are dreaming about conquering the doggie world, running very fast and chasing all kinds of creatures; and of course eating lots ! Our pup used to move his feet /legs quite alot and also make little noises. His eyes sometimes appeared to be a little bit open as well. Normal as i understand it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjelkier Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 He's dreaming. I was watching my 13 month old Samoyed doing it lastnight, it's very cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Dogs dream- it's normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJane Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 My does it all the times, bark sometimes as well. Once I caught her mouth moving like she was chewing something when she was clearly asleep. Must be dreaming about food... lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne_Fury Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Yep mine still do this as adult dogs I've always put it down to dreaming as well... :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roux Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Roux has always 'talked' in her sleep. She also gets the hiccoughs when sleeping. Always interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobchic Posted April 14, 2009 Author Share Posted April 14, 2009 I think its so cute... But at first I thought my BF was hurting Mr Fluffy somehow lol.. If Fluffy falls asleep on me he usually doesnt yip.. he just jumps awake, startled, for no reason... Scares the hell out of me lol Im glad everyone else has cute puppy sleeping things too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puggy_puggy Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Lots of older dogs do it as well. It's part of REM. Your dog lies asleep at your feet, and suddenly his legs begin to twitch and run. Is he dreaming? Or are you dreaming to think such a thing? Wake up and smell the dog food! Of course he's dreaming. Why would you think otherwise? Although no one really knows the true function of dreaming it does seem to be necessary for normal data processing and memory storage. Dogs think and they have memory. And their memory banks need period purging and reorganization during sleep just as ours do. Dogs and humans are not as different as some scientists would have us believe. Scientists tend to dwell on the differences between the two species, whereas the sameness is positively compelling. We're 95 percent identical genetically and physically (right down to the iron-containing porphyrin ring our common blood pigment, hemoglobin). Because of this blue print similarity, you might expect a lot of the inner workings to be the same –and they are. Our brains are similar, our neurochemistry is the same, and our reflexes and memory are "wired" in like manner. Types of Sleep Like humans, dogs have two main types of sleep: rapid eye movement (REM) sleep and slow wave sleep (SWS). As a dog falls asleep the first stage he enters is SWS, the "sleep of the mind," in which mental processes are muted but muscle tone remains. The next stage is REM sleep, the "sleep of the body," in which the body is fully relaxed but the mind is racing and the dog's eyes are darting rapidly. In SWS, brain waves are slow, undulating and of high amplitude much like those in a lightly anesthetized animal or person. In this stage, the dog appears calm and at rest. Dogs and humans are more easily aroused from SWS sleep, which appears to be a transitional state with incomplete muscle relaxation. By contrast, in REM sleep brain waves are rapid and irregular, like those of the awake state. Dogs, like people, display REM sleep, and during REM sleep they show evidence of heightened mental activity – fast electroencephalogram [EEG] (brain wave) pattern. They may move their legs as if they are running, may whine or whimper as if excited, and may breath rapidly or hold their breath for short periods. When REM sleep is achieved they are at their most relaxed and are most difficult to waken. It is during this more profound physical sleep that their eyes begin to dart and the brain waves pick up pace. Humans awakened from this state report that they have been dreaming; dogs are probably dreaming too when they are in REM sleep, although no dog has ever told anyone about a dream he's had. Incidentally, adult dogs spend about 10 to 12 percent of their sleeping time in REM sleep. Puppies spend a much greater proportion of their sleep time in REM sleep, no doubt compacting huge quantities of newly acquired data. And if you've ever wondered whether dogs that seem to be running during sleep are dreaming of catching rabbits or something similar, you can safely say they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mushaka Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Theres one...and if u look through you will see lots like this. My dogs do it quite often,perhaps not with as much vigour as the one in this clip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo&Abby's Owner Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 When my lab was a young puppy, he would make suckling motions with his mouth, dreaming of food and his mum! It was very cute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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