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Message 1408222 - Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 5:02:37 UTC

My puppy is about 7 months old now and very active. Last week while I was recovering from having my gall bladder removed some friends of mine kept her at their house. They also have an adult Lab so they kept each other company. Yesterday my friend brought my puppy back and she was very happy to see me but I think maybe she might have been just as happy to stay with them. Last night when she was sleeping her tail started wagging furiously for about a minute and then it eventually stopped. She never appeared to wake up so I am guessing she was dreaming about her three days with another family.
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Message 1408234 - Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 5:37:30 UTC

Tail wagging while asleep is fun to watch, but not as much fun as "horizontal rabbit chasing" - sound asleep on their side with their legs going like they are chasing a rabbit and the rug they are on moving in random motion as it slide cross the floor bumping into things or being dragged to "safety" by a human.
Sleeping dogs can be a source of entertainment :-)


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Message 1408252 - Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 6:31:23 UTC

Good to see you around too Bob. Latte is the most active dreamer here. When he is not in that state, he needs to be corralled. All three being over 14/15 yrs old got issues. We manage and keep the peace. The kitties tho, just tiptoe around them and shake their.....................
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Message 1408419 - Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 19:03:29 UTC - in response to Message 1408222.  

I am guessing she was dreaming about her three days with another family.


Could have been dreaming of your home coming?
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Message 1408435 - Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 19:46:53 UTC - in response to Message 1408222.  

Mickey likes to sleep by my feet under my computer desk while I'm working (OK, gaming) late at night. I have often heard her audibly making noises from her mouth (snoot?) and her paws were noticeably moving as if she were chasing or trying to escape from something. When it sounded like it was a nightmare, I have stopped what I was doing to wake her and console her.

I too think dogs can dream.

I hope yours give you lots of company during your recovery. Nothing helps to heal faster than loving pets, and puppy kisses are special! :-)
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Message 1408448 - Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 20:03:45 UTC - in response to Message 1408435.  



I too think dogs can dream.


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Message 1408452 - Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 20:06:07 UTC

I know that cats can... I've seen many cats twitch their paws like they're playing with something; but, they're sound asleep...


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Message 1408513 - Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 21:58:44 UTC - in response to Message 1408452.  

Do dogs and cats really dream?

How many pet owners have gotten a chuckle out of watching their dog sleep while its paws race frenetically in place?

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/pets/2010-06-29-dogs-cats-dream_n.htm

The above link is a study.

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Message 1408517 - Posted: 27 Aug 2013, 22:04:30 UTC

I've never seen Grace do this, but then usually She's either under the bed or out of sight around the corner somewhere, but then I don't have x-ray vision...
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Message 1408598 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 1:30:28 UTC - in response to Message 1408513.  

Do dogs and cats really dream?

How many pet owners have gotten a chuckle out of watching their dog sleep while its paws race frenetically in place?

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/pets/2010-06-29-dogs-cats-dream_n.htm

The above link is a study.

Nice to see you back, Bob!

Thanks for the link Lynn. I have also never observed this in my cats, but then again, they like to spend most of their time in the back yard. Guess what, sleeping.
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Message 1408617 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 2:01:31 UTC - in response to Message 1408517.  

I've never seen Grace do this, but then usually She's either under the bed or out of sight around the corner somewhere, but then I don't have x-ray vision...

There was an episode of TNG where Data described watching Spot sleep. He wondered what she could be dreaming about that would cause her to appear agitated, since she had never seen a mouse or any other rodentia on the ship and never been chased by a canine.

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Message 1408623 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 2:10:08 UTC

How strange that you mention Mice. Our adobe had one last night and was just renatured outside. Poor thing, Ziggy and Tinker, never had any skill in mousing, chased it into the neighbors yard. Now a cat I haven't seen before is chasing it. Sniff, I am rooting for the mouse. When I saw it curled up in my living room corner, I am sure it had nightmares.
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Message 1408626 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 2:16:52 UTC - in response to Message 1408617.  

I've never seen Grace do this, but then usually She's either under the bed or out of sight around the corner somewhere, but then I don't have x-ray vision...

There was an episode of TNG where Data described watching Spot sleep. He wondered what she could be dreaming about that would cause her to appear agitated, since she had never seen a mouse or any other rodentia on the ship and never been chased by a canine.

Saw that one, the only StarTrek episode that I know of with a cat in it.
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Message 1408632 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 2:44:56 UTC - in response to Message 1408626.  

I've never seen Grace do this, but then usually She's either under the bed or out of sight around the corner somewhere, but then I don't have x-ray vision...

There was an episode of TNG where Data described watching Spot sleep. He wondered what she could be dreaming about that would cause her to appear agitated, since she had never seen a mouse or any other rodentia on the ship and never been chased by a canine.

Saw that one, the only StarTrek episode that I know of with a cat in it.

Spot appeared several times. She even saved the whole crew once, sort of.

Data observed that her kittens hadn't de-evolved like every other living being on the ship; based on this, he used amniotic fluid from Nurse Ogawa to synthesize a cure for Barclay's Proto-Morphosis Syndrome. Dr. Crusher thought having a disease named for him would keep Barclay happy for a while, but Troi said she'd better clear her schedule for the next couple of weeks.

(Also, in the Animated Series, the Communications officer was felinoid, not humanoid.)

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Message 1408661 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 4:34:14 UTC - in response to Message 1408632.  
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I've never seen Grace do this, but then usually She's either under the bed or out of sight around the corner somewhere, but then I don't have x-ray vision...

There was an episode of TNG where Data described watching Spot sleep. He wondered what she could be dreaming about that would cause her to appear agitated, since she had never seen a mouse or any other rodentia on the ship and never been chased by a canine.

Saw that one, the only StarTrek episode that I know of with a cat in it.

Spot appeared several times. She even saved the whole crew once, sort of.

Data observed that her kittens hadn't de-evolved like every other living being on the ship; based on this, he used amniotic fluid from Nurse Ogawa to synthesize a cure for Barclay's Proto-Morphosis Syndrome. Dr. Crusher thought having a disease named for him would keep Barclay happy for a while, but Troi said she'd better clear her schedule for the next couple of weeks.

(Also, in the Animated Series, the Communications officer was felinoid, not humanoid.)

I knew about the animated series, but then I have that on DVDs, I missed the other Spot episodes, but then things happened back then, unlike today.
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Message 1408739 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 8:27:28 UTC

Gonzo used to move and shake, open her eyes and make funny noises when she was asleep. Happy does that too, except for the funny noises then. She remains quiet.
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Message 1408847 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 15:20:31 UTC

I've never owned a dog, but my parents have always kept a cat (at my mother's behest, father isn't too keen on them), there have been four through the house in my time and i've never yet observed any of them moving in their sleep. Particularly Charlie (the current one), who sleeps like he's been stuffed.

Maybe we've just had weirdly inanimate cats.
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Message 1408880 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 16:22:48 UTC - in response to Message 1408661.  

I've never seen Grace do this, but then usually She's either under the bed or out of sight around the corner somewhere, but then I don't have x-ray vision...

There was an episode of TNG where Data described watching Spot sleep. He wondered what she could be dreaming about that would cause her to appear agitated, since she had never seen a mouse or any other rodentia on the ship and never been chased by a canine.

Saw that one, the only StarTrek episode that I know of with a cat in it.

Spot appeared several times. She even saved the whole crew once, sort of.

Data observed that her kittens hadn't de-evolved like every other living being on the ship; based on this, he used amniotic fluid from Nurse Ogawa to synthesize a cure for Barclay's Proto-Morphosis Syndrome. Dr. Crusher thought having a disease named for him would keep Barclay happy for a while, but Troi said she'd better clear her schedule for the next couple of weeks.

(Also, in the Animated Series, the Communications officer was felinoid, not humanoid.)

I knew about the animated series, but then I have that on DVDs, I missed the other Spot episodes, but then things happened back then, unlike today.

Funny thing about Spot. The critter was always male, until they needed him to have kittens. Then suddenly he was she. Doesn't seem like the kind of error Data might make. Spot also appeared in the one where Data has nightmares and stabs Troi (Data asked Worf to take care of him -- "You must feed him. And he will require a sandbox. And water. And you must tell him he is a good cat, and a pretty cat." "I will feed him." "Perhaps that will be sufficient." <ah-choo>). In A Fistful of Datas, Data tells him to "vamoose, ya little varmint" when Spot gets on his desk. Several others. Riker also cared for him once and got scratched. Geordi borrowed him to see if he wanted a cat of his own (he didn't). I'm sure in each case, they only needed to have the cat on the set for one day of shooting.

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Message 1408885 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 16:25:32 UTC - in response to Message 1408847.  

I've never owned a dog, but my parents have always kept a cat (at my mother's behest, father isn't too keen on them), there have been four through the house in my time and i've never yet observed any of them moving in their sleep. Particularly Charlie (the current one), who sleeps like he's been stuffed.

Maybe we've just had weirdly inanimate cats.

I don't think I've ever seen Baby do it either, but then I rarely see him sleeping that deeply.

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Message 1408909 - Posted: 28 Aug 2013, 17:27:25 UTC - in response to Message 1408880.  

I've never seen Grace do this, but then usually She's either under the bed or out of sight around the corner somewhere, but then I don't have x-ray vision...

There was an episode of TNG where Data described watching Spot sleep. He wondered what she could be dreaming about that would cause her to appear agitated, since she had never seen a mouse or any other rodentia on the ship and never been chased by a canine.

Saw that one, the only StarTrek episode that I know of with a cat in it.

Spot appeared several times. She even saved the whole crew once, sort of.

Data observed that her kittens hadn't de-evolved like every other living being on the ship; based on this, he used amniotic fluid from Nurse Ogawa to synthesize a cure for Barclay's Proto-Morphosis Syndrome. Dr. Crusher thought having a disease named for him would keep Barclay happy for a while, but Troi said she'd better clear her schedule for the next couple of weeks.

(Also, in the Animated Series, the Communications officer was felinoid, not humanoid.)

I knew about the animated series, but then I have that on DVDs, I missed the other Spot episodes, but then things happened back then, unlike today.

Funny thing about Spot. The critter was always male, until they needed him to have kittens. Then suddenly he was she. Doesn't seem like the kind of error Data might make. Spot also appeared in the one where Data has nightmares and stabs Troi (Data asked Worf to take care of him -- "You must feed him. And he will require a sandbox. And water. And you must tell him he is a good cat, and a pretty cat." "I will feed him." "Perhaps that will be sufficient." <ah-choo>). In A Fistful of Datas, Data tells him to "vamoose, ya little varmint" when Spot gets on his desk. Several others. Riker also cared for him once and got scratched. Geordi borrowed him to see if he wanted a cat of his own (he didn't). I'm sure in each case, they only needed to have the cat on the set for one day of shooting.

Well at least this Spot was nice and furry, the Munsters Spot was a dragon under the stairs I think.

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