A dog trainer once told me that dreams and nightmares are outlets for dogs to process their emotions, and that the presence of nightmares doesn't mean anything bad.
Comes with having any smidgeon of upper brain functions, so you're just gonna have to wrassle it out, with the psychopomp of evolution (They look like if Charles Darwin went through millions of divergence evolutionary timelines, only to look like the most Charles Darwin ever to exist) on that one.
Your sentiment is fully understood. I offer the concept that, by being able to have nightmares, we get confirmation that dogs, and most animals, know joy also, since they can clearly dream of non-joyous things. Saves from anyone saying they’re just nice to get food.
with the ability to have dreams comes the ability to have nightmares. i know we want to protect them from things they fear, but they deserve all the running through the fields dreams they can get
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Poor baby
But also, get me a pitchfork.
The number of times I've caught our void jolting awake eyes wide and concerned might not be many, but I don't like it.
my best boi doesn't deserve to be sick.
But dogs ?
That's too much
1. They have nightmares too
2. They don't care enough about dogs to give them nightmares
Hope doggos will be well.
And by the way, if you find the beeing that did it I would knife to meet them or it.
Dogs having Nightmares is the equal and opposite reactions to them being able to have dreams.