Dogs are truly man's most loyal and affectionate pets. These affectionate creatures have become man's silent best friends - always ready to offer comfort and protection. People choose different animals for a pet but dogs are probably the ones given the most love and care. Pet owners on tight budgets would not hesitate to shell out bucks as long as it will ensure the well being of the pet. Despite the long association, a pet owner would not really know what the dog feels. Dog owners noticing the pet to be off color would worry because dog cannot be asked what ails them.
Dogs form a strong bond with their owners. This is very apparent by the inclination of the master and pet to be always together. It is not uncommon for people that get too attached to the dog to constantly watch the pet's movements. Pet owners that get so attached to the pet will watch it even when sleeping. A dog owner would worry if the sleeping dog is seen shaking. Seizures are common in dogs thus an owner would worry that the pet is fitting.
The shaking of the sleeping dog can be a symptom of an illness. The shaking of the pet can be due to discomfort. A dog that is made to sleep in an inadequate shelter outside the home will shake if the weather is cold. Sleeping puppies will shake too if they have crawled away from the mother's warmth.
Perfectly healthy dogs that shake while sleeping may simply be having a dream. We know how great sleepers dogs are. Once the dog has reached the REM (rapid eye movement) stage of sleep, the dog, similar to humans would dream. Just like in humans, a dog that dream is experiencing again what has happened when it was awake.
Humans would talk in their sleep, others would sleep walk. The same is true with dogs. A dog will shake if it is dreaming of giant rabbits.
As traumatic experiences are relieved when the dog dreams, an abused dog is more prone to shake while sleeping. Dogs are happy creatures thus it is expected that they will have happy dreams but nightmares will make these animals shake in their sleep too. Although dogs would snap out of the nightmare, your presence would help calm the pet.
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