Freud and Dreams
In his writing, Freud raises the question as to whether or not animals have dreams. As the owner of an animal, I must say that I believe that animals definitely do have dreams. I have observed my dog many times while he is asleep and have many reasons to believe that animals do, in fact, dream. Countless evenings I have awoken to the sound of my dog, Buddy, crying and tossing in his sleep. It always bothers me because I can only guess as to what he is dreaming about. I know that dogs don't think like people do, so it is really hard to tell what is going on in his mind. I know that he can feel sadness and happiness, but I am not sure about the other human emotions that make us dream. People may have dreams about insecurities that they have. Animals don't have insecurities, so that may limit the extent to which they can dream. Also, as Freud speaks of, many adult dreams are sexually orientated. Animals don't have the same sexual needs as people. When a person is having a nightmare, you can wake them and explain that they were only dreaming and everything is fine. With an animal, you can't communicate with them like you would with a person. This makes it much more difficult to tell what they dream about.
Although animals do not think like people, I am sure that things must bother them. In his dreams, his fear of harm coming to us may come out, due to his protective qualities. One last instance where I felt I knew what Buddy was dreaming was when our other dog died. No matter where my mom goes, Buddy is right behind her. I am fairly certain that he was dreaming of my mom, and maybe he was afraid that she wasn't coming back. ng back to bed, I wonder for a while about what my dog could possibly be dreaming about. Although I cannot prove that animals have good dreams, I believe that they do exist. He loves to play with toy bones, but when he does something wrong it gets taken away. He may also dream that one of his toys is being taken away. My two dogs, Buddy and Heidi, were inseparable. Heidi was older than Buddy, and wherever she went, he would follow her. This is similar to when people have something on their mind that they don't want to talk about. This time it wasn't as loud as when my mom left, but it still occurred. Since I only know that my dog is dreaming by his cries, I always assume he only has bad dreams. Buddy is used to getting all the attention of our family, so when we got a parrot, Buddy was quite jealous.
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