Hipster Dog
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My dogs usually do a lot of foot action and muffled barks... Knowing them, they're probably up to no good!
08:27 PM - Apr 29, 2024 (Edited)
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Milla Mélomane
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In response to Hipster Dog.
Dogs dream, cats dream, ferrets dream.

When a pet has what appears to be a nightmare, I don't wake them up, but I do pet them gently, speak to them quietly and soothingly, or pick them up and hold them. (Ferrets tend to sleep DEEPLY, so it's harder to wake them anyway.)
08:31 PM - Apr 29, 2024
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Hipster Dog
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Not sure about ferrets, but I know when dogs have nightmares, it's best not to wake them because of their startle reflex (basically it's an instinct to fly into fight mode just in case they're being attacked). People can get unintentionally bitten
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08:39 PM - Apr 29, 2024
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Milla Mélomane
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In response to Hipster Dog.
Same reason you don't wake cats or ferrets. :)
08:40 PM - Apr 29, 2024
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