Dogs dream when they sleep

Scientists have confirmed that even animals such as mice and even fish can dream. A 2001 study from MIT confirmed this. In the study, the researchers let mice move in a complex maze, and then observed whether they could produce dreams at night and whether the maze was reproduced in their dreams. Later, they looked at the mice's brain waves during rapid eye movement sleep, a period of sleep in which muscles are completely relaxed, brain activity is accelerated, and eyeballs are moving rapidly. This is also the period of sleep in which humans dream. The researchers found that during REM sleep, the mice's brain activity was the same as when the mice were in the maze, with the same brain wave activity, so they concluded that the mice dreamed about the maze, thus confirming the phenomenon that mice can dream. The intelligence of cats and dogs evolves faster than that of mice, so they also dream.

What do dogs dream about when they sleep?

If your dog twitches, barks or whines while sleeping, it means that your dog is dreaming. If you observe the dog carefully, you can even see the dog’s eyeballs moving rapidly behind the eyelids. This eye movement is also a typical sign of a dog dreaming. We generally think that this is when the dog is recalling images from the day or seeing other people. dream image. And some dogs who have experienced trauma can also have nightmares.