![]() ![]() More often than not, a dream about a dog dying will involve a childhood pet, creating an intense emotional sadness. What does it mean if I dream about a dog dying? Consider the traits of your pet and whether any of them are familiar when you think about yourself. If you dream about your current pet, it could indicate you are subconsciously adopting some typical pet behaviors, like seeking affection or praise, or fixating on a person you believe can reward or “feed” you. What does it mean if I dream about my current pet dog? Some think that the presence of a deceased pet may be a message to their owners that they’re okay and that the owners will be okay too. It may be there is something else from that period of time that you’re missing. If you’re dreaming of a deceased childhood pet, then consider the time in your life when you had it. ![]() If the dog in your dream is your pet, then it could point to a current relationship issue or situation that’s on your mind. What does it mean if I dream about my childhood pet dog? You might feel that your loyalties are under strain or that you’re eager to build up new friendships and bonds. If you dream about a dog, you might feel that you need to protect someone or be protected from them. Dogs may also represent human relationships in our lives. So dogs in dreams tend to point to some unresolved or significant drama around friendship, loyalty, or protection (because these are traits we typically associate with dogs themselves-yes, dream analysis can get very literal). What does it mean if I dream about a dog? Generally, there are three undercurrent themes in play when you dream about dogs: friendship, loyalty, and protection. To understand the meaning of a dream about dogs, we have to look at what traits we associate with dogs. They are basically everywhere and we’re attuned to their presence because, typically, humans love dogs! Most of us have some experience, indirect or direct, with these floofs, so dreaming about them is pretty typical. Take your pick! Why do I dream about dogs?ĭogs are a common, noticeable, and visible part of many people’s everyday lives. I don’t follow any one particular school of thought when it comes to dream meanings, so this is simply a ~smorgasbord~ of interpretations of dreams about dogs. If you’ve been dreaming about dogs recently, you might be worried about what this means for your furbaby…or you might be hoping it means a new pup is about to come into your life. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play You never know, it might yield some fascinating messages or insights about how you truly feel about something. You can then ~join the dots~ from your dream to what is going on in your actual daily life. This action might give you an idea or the meaning, or you might want to consult a dream dictionary for more detail on symbolism. Identify how you felt consider all the elements of your dream (sights, smells, sounds, people, emotions, etc.) and then note which were strongest or most recurrent. Simply record your dream as soon as you wake up in as much detail as you can. To get at the meaning of your dream, you can try analyzing the random imagery, characters, and narrative of your dreams. ![]() That’s right-even the experts disagree.ĭespite dream interpretation’s connection to psychotherapy, it still remains an art, not a science. Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung, on the other hand, argued that dreams aren’t a method of disguising our desires but rather a way of communicating them. Freud asserted that dreams disguise latent desires that the dreamer may not want to express openly. ![]() In fact, the grandfather of psychology himself, Sigmund Freud, argued that the imagery and events in a dream symbolize the dreamer’s unconscious desires in his pioneering book The Interpretation of Dreams. So much so that the interpretation of dreams is even associated with some forms of psychotherapy. We have evidence that for thousands of years, humans have closely studied the content of their dreams. But what do these dreams mean? Well, that’s the big question. We spend up to a third of our lives asleep, which is a lot, right? So it follows that we dream a lot too. ![]()
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