Can dogs tell the difference between dreams and reality?
Posted by Admin | Posted in Uncategorized | Posted on 23-07-2009-05-2008
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I love my dog and I never treat her badly. But sometimes after she’s woken up after being asleep she looks at me and gets really sheepish and goes and hides in a corner as if I’ve just beaten her to death. I can’t think of any reason why she would do that so I was just wondering if dogs can’t tell the difference between dreams and reality? Thanks 
I think they can for sure. If you are worried about your dog not doing so, maybe try comforting her when she wakes up, telling her she is a good girl and just reassuring her that you love her. Dogs learn words they hear regularly, so maybe try saying the words "bad dream" and asking her if she had a bad dream while you comfort her, then she will start associating the words "bad dream" with what she is feeling and learn that it is not reality.
I know with my dog, when she is dreaming, sometimes she wakes up very frightened and scared, and would try to hide under the edge of the bed, or under the desk, but once i seen her do it a few times, i started to comfort her, and would snuggle her until she is feeling better. Now, when i hear her dreaming, and she wakes up scared…she doesn’t wake up from them all scared, just once in a while…but she knows t is not real and comes and curls up with me for some comfort until she is feeling better.