If you’ve ever sat and watched your dog nap, you must’ve noticed the small bursts of activity that happen during their sleep.

Dreams are a puzzling and magical phenomenon – where else can you fly through the clouds, live out your wildest dreams and explore strange fantasies? It’s not just us humans that have a dream state.

Owners will likely not see their dogs having dramatic dreams throughout the dog's adult years, Dr. Coren said. The more intense dreams will happen in their senior years, but that will depend on the ...

You could be the owner of your dog’s dreams. If you’ve ever wondered why your dog might kick, twitch or whine while snoozing, experts believe it’s because they’re dreaming just like humans do. One of ...

Dogs are a sleepy species. Adult dogs require more sleep than humans, averaging about 12-14 hours a day. Puppies require even more sleep as they grow. Sometimes there’s nothing cuter than a sleeping ...

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Cody Cottier is a freelance journalist for Discover Magazine, who frequently covers new scientific studies about animal behavior, human evolution, consciousness, astrophysics, and the environment.