Canine REM's
2004-Jul-26, Monday 01:37 amHuh. While winding down toward bed tonight, I was able to watch BJ up close and personal for a while, while he slumbered as deeply as anyone can.
The whole paw-twitch thing happened, of course, but then, I watched his other muscles convulse in seemingly random patterns and strengths as well, and his eyes did the twitch/movement thing as well. If I had any doubts that a dog 'dreams of chasing rabbits', they're pretty well dispelled. Sad to feel an old legend pass, but it was fairly flimsy in its own right anyway.
The whole paw-twitch thing happened, of course, but then, I watched his other muscles convulse in seemingly random patterns and strengths as well, and his eyes did the twitch/movement thing as well. If I had any doubts that a dog 'dreams of chasing rabbits', they're pretty well dispelled. Sad to feel an old legend pass, but it was fairly flimsy in its own right anyway.