Small dogs dream more frequently and have shorter dreams and larger dogs dream less but have longer dreams Studies have shown how much and how long a dog dreams depends on its size.ДЇor a typical medium sized dog, their breathing is fairly regular and somewhere around 20 minutes into the sleep cycle, you can see the eyes moving around the closed lids and their breathing will become irregular. 'ItвЂ™s a good bet this is also best for petsвЂ™ dreams. 'The best way to give ourselves or our children better dreams is to have happy daytime experiences and to get plenty of sleep in a safe and comfortable environment,' she said. If dogs have bad dreams, they could be unhappy about something, Dr Barrett said. When a dog moves its legs it is likely to be running in its dreams - chasing a ball, running towards a rabbit or fetching a stick.

'They looked like they were hunting mice in their dreams.' 'Cats lay quietly through the other stages of sleep, and when REM began, they leapt up, stalked, pounced, arched their backs and hissed,' she said. Researchers confirm dogs and cats experience the same thing. The 'basic maker that indicates dreaming' in humans is the motion of rapid eye movement (REM), which is when an individual's eyes begin moving around inside their closed eye lids. In contrast, cats are more likely to dream of catching mice, Dr Barrett said. 'Since dogs are generally extremely attached to their human owners, itвЂ™s likely your dog is dreaming of your face, your smell and of pleasing or annoying you,' she said.

Dr Deirdre Barrett, a clinical and evolutionary psychologist at Harvard Medical School, told People that dogs are likely to dream about what happened to them during the day - much like humans.

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