What Do Dogs Dream?

It appears that, just as we humans are prone to sleep walk and talk; our canine companions are equally liable to sleep bark, growl, and dream.

Early this morning our sleep sentinel was overheard growling quietly as if he were issuing a warning, beware! I listened closely for any signs or sounds of a raccoon or other neighborhood denizen passing outside our door but was unable to identify anything alarming, at least to my human ears.  

I checked to see if Schnitzel was alert and awake, dashing to our door as he has done on occasion in the middle of the night. I was ready to hush him and go back to sleep, but I could see he was still fast asleep at the foot of our bed.

Then he proceeded to make a repetitive sound, a kind of a whooping, unlike any other I had heard him make.  Concerned, I listened and became aware that our faithful companion was growing and barking in his sleep! I could also see Schnitzel’s body twitching, his legs waving as if he were running.

Our sleep sentinel was in the midst of a full blown vivid dream of what I can only begin to imagine; a squirrel perhaps?

As he quieted down I rolled over, returning to sleep with a new conundrum, riddle, and mystery; what do dogs dream?

Wonders: Paul@relationshipliteracy.com