This October, I was able to experience a variety of different, interesting observations of my dog. She tends to dream when she sleeps in my room, and particularly only while in my room. I have never really seen her dream, or run in her sleep while sleeping anywhere else.
I actually try to put my self in "her shoes" when I see her dreaming, and by that I mean that I try to picture what she's dreaming of. The reoccurring picture that comes to mind is her running through out my backyard, like its some expansive wilderness that she could roam through forever. I picture her running back and forth, jumping up and down with joy, even though she can't smile, it always seems that way with the silly face she makes when she runs, while her tongue hangs out, and she pants so heavy.
I imagine that dogs dreams are simplistic because they don't have the knowledge of the outside world and all of its technological advances. As humans we tend to dream about stuff that we want, and we dream about real life tragedies, which we call "nightmares" and as I think about nightmares, it makes me wonder if dogs can have bad dreams themselves. I mean there's plenty of bad, or scary things that can happen to a dog, like the vacuum, a moving car, or even just people. For instance some dogs experience paranoia due to a previous owner, maybe that person was abusive, neglecting, or mistreating. Dogs exhibit a level of trust, or a solacing factor in their owner, or care taker. Even though a dogs dream might be simple, it doesn't necessarily take away the "wow" factor of a dream, as we experience. For all I know, a dogs dream could be the most magical place a dog can visit, physically and mentally.
I imagine that dogs dreams are simplistic because they don't have the knowledge of the outside world and all of its technological advances. As humans we tend to dream about stuff that we want, and we dream about real life tragedies, which we call "nightmares" and as I think about nightmares, it makes me wonder if dogs can have bad dreams themselves. I mean there's plenty of bad, or scary things that can happen to a dog, like the vacuum, a moving car, or even just people. For instance some dogs experience paranoia due to a previous owner, maybe that person was abusive, neglecting, or mistreating. Dogs exhibit a level of trust, or a solacing factor in their owner, or care taker. Even though a dogs dream might be simple, it doesn't necessarily take away the "wow" factor of a dream, as we experience. For all I know, a dogs dream could be the most magical place a dog can visit, physically and mentally.
In a dream, I think she's roaming wild, in the world of my backyard, simple yet amazing. In a dream, she's having the time of her life, running wild, running free, and being a puppy, forever. Though she's big, she's still a kid.
Above: A picture of her sleeping