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1. jhowrflowr
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   I don't know if you can help me with this, but I would appreciate any input. For the last 6 weeks, my 10 year old lab has been howling in her sleep at least once or twice a week. She has never done this before and rarely howls when awake. Nothing in our or her life or environment has changed. Is this nothing to worry about or should I take her to see someone?

   Posted: 2007-09-23 19:08:20 #

2. LB2007
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   Maybe she is having nightmares? Poor thing

   Posted: 2007-09-23 20:00:00 #

3. snickdog
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   Hi,

   Dogs DO dream, and like people, some 'talk' in their sleep. One of mine 'chuckles' in her sleep on occassion; I'm sure you've seen your dog's feet twitching like she's running while sleeping, as well.

   It's nothing to worry about, but you may want to take note: do these occassions happen on days where she's had a lot going on? Verbal/physical signs of dreaming occur more often with some dogs after a super-busy or stressful day.

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   Posted: 2007-09-24 15:48:07 #

4. jhowrflowr
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   Thanks, Jo!
   Nala is a happy and active labrador. She's always been a busy sleeper with the twitching, but in the last ten years, she's never uttered a noise. I'll keep a note of her days' activities and see if anything correlates.
   Thanks again!

   Posted: 2007-09-24 18:54:26 #

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