We have a shih tzu male dog named Felix who will be 7 years old on April 22, 2010. We got him March 15, 2009 from a couple that was not able to take care of him. They told us that he was not a lap dog. Wrong, he loves sitting on our lap. He also gets ice cream on top of his dog food. When we got him he had 2 spots on his eyes, but now they are almost gone. He eats Iams dog food!

Also when he is sleeping he barks and growls in his sleep. It is so funny! He is barking now in his sleep while I am on this computer.

Also I play hide and seek from him, it is so funny! He cries if he can't find me!!! Do you think he is spoiled!

Also what type of dogs do you have and love to see photos!

Karen " Craftybear" Indiana, USA

Thats funny! I have one that wags her tail in her sleep.

My Cow, a Boston Terrier, barks, growls and howls while sleeping. He moves his feet as if he was walking too.

My schnauzer has taken up this GROANING thing...lay down - groan! sit down - groan! She's only two, but, from all the noise, you'd think she's 300!!! I think she been hanging around with ME too long! (groan)

I do have a shih tzu and she does that too.

Maybe it's the breed thing? Yeah, she's also 7 years old as of January this year.

We have a Shih-tzu too (Harley) and he barks and growls in his sleep too. It's the funniest thing, I tell hubby that he must be chasing squirrels in his sleep. He's such a buddy and loves laps too. He gives me the big, mournful eyes if there's a cat on my lap and no room for him.

We have a Miniature Dashund and i play hide and seek with her. First you have to hid and make a little squeek. She stops dead in her tracks and then bolts to come find you. And half the time she scares the bejebbers out of me!! Its so funny and cute!

Plus, when she wakes up and goes back to sleep she groans.
She also sorta runs in her dreams, she barks, and groans, and wags her tail! I wonder what she is dreaming of. Hmmm. :D

We have a pug - used to have a lab/saint bernard mix also. Both bark/growl in their sleep. Sometimes the lab would 'run'. Both wag their tails. It's really noticeable on the pug, as her tail relaxes until she wags it - then it curls again.

I'll try to add a picture... Hope they come through okay.

Teddy we had put down this past summer, as he was old, and having several health problems. It is so hard to lose a pet like him. He was truly a member of the family, and had protected my girls through so many things for a lot of years.

Tink runs, barks and growls in her sleep...we think that she is playing with the big boys next door....She also cries if she get told she was a bad girl....big tears on her face....then her Mommy has to kiss them off.....lol

Jones, our two year old shih tzu from Indiana, is a sleep talker -- just like yours, Craftybear.

His family giggles when Jones has finished his meal and burps! Oh, he drinks his water from from a bottle with a tube (like rabbits) and wouldn't know what to do if he came across a dish of fresh H20.

Both of mine whimper, run, wag tails. Coco, on the left, sometimes cries so much we have to gently wake him to calm him down.

I have two beagles. One sleeps like a log, but she is the main household barker, so is usually very tired. The other will growl, wag her tail, shiver, and even howl in her sleep. Funny thing is she never howls when she's awake!

Hubby and I had to go to grocery store today and run errands and when we got him our shih tzu male dog heard the door and started crying. He is so spoiled. I took him outside to potty and he played in the snow, like a snow plow, so funny and came in and was cold. So I have to take him to bathroom and dry him off with towel and use a hair dryer on him. Do you think he is spoiled.

Karen

I have a 9 year old shih tzu and she burps after she eats. She also barks and wags her tail when sleeping. Her name is Phoebe and was given to me by my daughter. She would eat all day if you let her. If I dont give her something she goes to my husband. She is sleeping by my feet right now.

I have 11 dogs of assorted sizes, and my room mate has one,,room mate's dog is part daucshund/beagle/chihuaha,,I have an English Black Lab who jerks, runs and growls in his sleep,I have a Boston Terr/chihuahua who bites me in the butt when I come home after a long absence,,lol,,as a matter of fact she bit me by accident while trying to bite one of my black lab/blue healer girls,,lol,,Lacy was trying to horn in on Bryanna's back scratching session with me,,lol,,aren't fur babies fun?,,lol I also have a 7 yr old cat who loves laying on my face at nite,,lol

My rottweiler used to do that. He also started snoring when he was just 7 months old.

I have two toy poodles, one use to be more hyper, other laid back. The one hyper makes noises and sometimes makes little barking noisies when she sleeps and has for several years, laid back one never has. They are now 15 years old and hyper is about over.

my little dog doesn't bark or growl but she murmurs like she is talking and definitely dreaming. I was concerned at first, but since she doesn't seem sad, now it just sounds funny.
She's a very smart, obedient girl and pretty much has a happy life. It's like we had a fourth child...well, she is the best behaved of the bunch. :XD:

Oh my gosh,,my Koby (my huge black lab) snores worse than I do,,lolol

We have had Shih Tzu's since 1981, they are great dogs. We would breed them every once in awhile so we could keep the same blood line. Our older one " Gabby " is 6, we have tried to breed her twice but with no luck. Last Oct. we bought a black male "you can not see him at night". Before when we would introduce a new dog it would take the older dog about 2 weeks before they would like it. Gabby hated Gus for 3 months. But now they are having a ball together. Shih Tzu's are great with kids, love them. Deenie

We have a 13-1/2 year old Shi Tzu. As she ages, she becomes more and more interested in just her 2 favorites things, sleep and food. She has the run of the house and loves to curl up on the couch or in whichever recliner is otherwise unoccupied. A few weeks ago, we replaced my husband's broken recliner with a motorized one that, with the push of a button, goes almost horizontal or almost vertical. Even when it's in the upright position, she cannot jump into it. It took her about 2 weeks to realize that every time she tries to jump into it, she ends up being flung back onto the floor. It's very rude of me, I know, but I found it quite funny. She whimpers in her sleep sometimes (very rarely) and we nudge her awake, but that's all ... no growling, etc.

Mine runs in his sleep, 50 mph at least. When he first arrived I thought he was having a seizure but nope, dreaming of chasing bunnies I guess. His picture is my Avatar and he's a Borzoi, also known as Russian Wolfhound.

Do our pets dream? I think so.

Well ladies, I have 5 dogs, but only one of them who is my funny sleeper. He's a mini dachshund Dieter he has to sleep in a fleece bag I made for him. I had a guy come to the house to do some work on our pellet stove and he started laughing so I had to see what he thought was funny. He says I have never seen a dog sleeping in a sleeping bag. I told him it either that or I find him in the leg of my jeans if I leave them on the floor or bed and then I have to help him out because he's stuck. He still likes to be in the same room as me so the bag comes along only time he's out of it is when me go out side. Plus he's only my dog he won't go anywhere with hubby.

yea, I think dogs dream,,,that's why they are "chasing rabbits" or running thru the fields,,(or running from toenail trimming day,,lol),,my koby runs, and growls in his sleep, and snores! Lord! he snores! and when I "allow" him on my bed, he's not only a pillow hog, he's a bed hog,,lol,,Koby is an English black lab,,they are larger than the American Black labs,,my Koby weighs in at about 120 pounds,,American Blk labs are around 80. I'm the crazy one with 11 dogs and 7 cats,,and my room mate has ONE dog,,lol :shock:

That's funny,,,I love all my fur babies,,,even my room mate's dog,,and that dog does NOT like me unless I'm eating,,lol,,he won't let me in my room mate's bdrm,,I'm lucky to be allowed to open the door,,lol,,This dog,,Homey, is dauchsund/beagle/chihuahua,,and he intimidates the 2 great dane(?)/shepherd(?) mix I rescued off the street last summer,,it's funny..but kinda sad cuz they are still so timid.

I ALSO HAVE A SHI SHU AND SHE IS 12. SHE BARKS IN HER SLEEP AND IT IS HARD TO WAKE HER. SHE NEVER BARKS IN THE HOUSE UNLESS WE LEAVE HER IN THE BASEMENT AND SHE WANT IN. SHE IS THE MOST LOVING THING SHE IS OUR TRAVELING COMPANION WE WERE GONE ON VACATION FOR 3 WEEKS AND SHE WAS REALLY GLAD TO GET HOME SO WERE WE.WE TAKE HER EVERYWHERE WITH US.

I have 2 adorable yorkies, and they yip and growl in their sleep. My DH says they are dreaming. LOL

I don't have any dogs. Love them but don't have any. I do have a CAT then snores louder then my husband! One night I was SSOO tired but when I went to bed the cat was snoring and I got to laughing so hard I couldn't get to sleep. And I think that all animals dream. Just what we'll never know!! :))

We actually just got a new dog last Friday. She is a 9.5yr old yellow lab named Lacie Jane. She used to belong to my son's daycare person. Her loss is my gain!! She doesn't get on the bed/furniture, mannered and calm. She just lays down at your feet. At night she sleeps in her dog bed and stays there. The dog she kept is quite the opposite. Not housebroken, no manners, etc. I think we got lucky although she would not be my first choice since I've never been that fond of labs. She just may change my tune..she's quite the good dog!

I have a long-hair dachshund and she's just like all the rest..barks, groans, growls, runs in her sleep. She'll be 14 in April but is still pretty healthy and spunky for her age. LOVES hide and seek. Loves to see what we bought when we come home from shopping. Sticks her nose in the bags to find her treats.

I have two mini doxies and they are very different in looks and temperment. Bella, aka Meathead, is a long hair blue dapple. Chloe, aka Princess, is an Isabella fawn. Their nicknames pretty much discribe their personalities.

when I had my chihuahuas one of them always had his feet running and would whimper, sometimes I would wake him up because I thought he was haveing a night mare.

That is so funny. I have a female shihtzu ,named Abbey, who turned 4 on Nov. 11 ,2009 .She just started to bark in her sleep. The other night I work up and thought that my husband was singing as he made coffee. I realized that it was Abbey who was singing. LOL She is so spoiled. Our daughters asked what did you and dad talk about before you got Abbey. We told them , you girls.LOL What would we do without our pets?

I got a Rottweiler that puts his nose down in his pan & growls at it & pushes it all over the place. Has been doing this since he was a baby. I think he is kinda off sometimes. His mama had him in the yard & when DD put him with mama she rejected him so we bottle feed him. I think she knew something. He is a good watch dog. Sounds like Hell is coming but wouldn't hurt a fly.

I have a Greyhound, she's alowed to sleep on the bed with us if we're watching t.v or naping on the weekend... sometimes she'll kick so hard in her sleep, it's like being kicked by a mule!
Here's a photo of her laying with 'her' kitty.

My husband wants one like your Bella, but like I said we have 5 dogs right now so he has to wait.

WE RESCUED A GOLDEN LAB LAST MARCH, SHE GROANS AND RUNS IN HER SLEEP, SHE LOVES TO ROLL IN THE SNOW, HAD A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT THIS AM. SHE ALSO GETS ICE CREAM, THO ONLY ONCE IN AWHILE. SHE LOVES TO GO TO DAIRY QUEEN FOR A SMALL CONE. WE LOVE HER BEYOND WORDS. SHE IS DEFINITLY SPOILED.

LOVE THAT PIC!!!