Buddy's dreaming!!!

[Annette]

This is really weird.

At about 4.30 this morning we were woken by Buddy howling, just once, but really loudly, just outside our bedroom door. He really sounded like a wolf.

I jumped out of bed and opened our door thinking he was unwell, only to find him fast asleep. He woke, came downstairs with me then settledback in his bed a few minutes later. He slept, we didn't!

Now today we have had about 5-6 episodes of him growling and barking in his sleep. He seems pretty much himself when awake.

Do you think this is significant?

OH just came home last night after a 10 day trip to Japan, and Ben's on his half term holiday. Other than that life is as normal here.

Probably just fussing, but I thought you guys would be the ones to ask about whether there is anything wrong with him.

[Max X 2]

When Max dreams he twitches all over, mouth, legs, paws....everything!!!

However, getting to the point - a while back he howled a couple of times during the night, OH & I shot out of bed (unheard of for OH  ) & he just flicked his tail at us as if to say "hello, what are you 2 doing here?". the same happened the following night - the only thing different is that he'd had some doggy chocolate drops (although they had been in the fridge for quite some time  ).  A few weeks later he did it again, but on an earlier walk Max had smelt some chocolate being held by a man walking in the opposite direction through the woods so did a 90° turn & his nose was 1" away from the said chocolate - then the man gave him a bit 

So, in these instances I've put it down to chocolate, he hasn't had any since & hasn't howled since.  So I really don't know if it was a coincidence but the little fella isn't getting any more chocolate.

Has Buddy ate something he shouldn't?
Sorry, I can't really be any help, I'm sure someone will be along with some words of wisdom 

[Annette]

Has Buddy ate something he shouldn't?

  Always, always, always!:rofl1:

[LouiseAS]

Meg quite often wakes herself up barking or yelping in her sleep.  With her it's if she's been on a particularly exciting walk i.e. seen lots of pheasants (which is her idea of heaven).

If she's not had a particularly active day she doesn't seem to dream much.

Sorry I can't be more help.

[silkstocking]

Nance quite often barks and growls in her sleep whilst her letter paws twitch away and she has REM, I have always asumed that she is just in deep sleeps reliving the days/weeks walks!!!!!!

Milo twitches his paws too and whimpers, some nights he howls but its rare, he sleeps much more soundly than nance.

I think it just sounds like Buddy is dreaming nothing more than that Especially with the change in environment and routine with Ben at home and your OH coming back, it could have "interupted" his routine maybe which could make his dreams more vivid I guess

Let us know how he is later

[Cob-Web]

Molo very occasionally howls in his sleep - it frightens the beejeebees out of me

He is always growling/twitching/whining in his sleep - but his "Hound of the Baskervilles" impression is relatively rare, thank goodness, the first time he did it, I needed a drink to recover 

[supaspaniel]

George does that! It scared the livin daylights outa me wen I lived on my own and he did it in the middle of the nite Linus looks at me really funny when he does it. Harmy had quite a worried look once when George did it in the daytime

Havin said that I dont think he's done it since I moved in with OH 

[Colin]

Jimmy's thrown his head back and howled in his sleep a couple of times - a really loud, mournful wail, like a cow mooing. 

[Abby]

After the last COL meet we went to, Clive was fast asleep ont eh chair next to me when he suddenly just lifted his head and howled twice - in the most mournful, skin crawling way, and then went back to sleep!

Freaked me and OH out for ages afterwards. Glad he's never done it in the night though...

[Mary]

Getting in practise for Halloween

[Annette]

Thanks. It was just what OH needed, after landing from Japan at 4pm after only a light sleep on the plane. He didn't get a wink after that and is just heading to bed now after falling asleep in the middle of a conversation with Ben!!


I was probably worrying unnecessarily, I was just concerned that the howl and the greatly increased dreaming stuff today all seemed a bit sudden, and it crossed my mind that there might be an organic cause.

I am now reassured though. Thanks.

Just hope he doesn't make a habit of it, I think my feet were on the floor before the howl was finished!

[hovis]

...............Ooohhhhh yeah Hovis does that, not very often, but when he does it sounds like hes been possessed by something! Really weird scary sound and he doesnt seem to be aware of it...................I wonder if its ever a full moon when they do it?

[Gilly]

Buttons does it ALOT!!! usually when everyone else is in bed and I'm downstairs by myself, it's quite scary 

[miche]

I've never known dogs howl like cockers!!, they have the best howls ever - must be able to get their soft mouths into a lovely crooning shape

[Michele]

Has Buddy ate something he shouldn't?

  Always, always, always!:rofl1:

I reckon he'd had some cheese