I adopted Coco about 2 and a half years ago.I guess his life before that was hard,but how do I keep him from crying in his sleep?
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I don't think theres any magic thing we can do to stop our dogs nightmares, just like there's nothing we can do to stop what we dream about. When he's having one, you should gentley wake him up and reassure him that everything is ok. Then maybe snuggle with him for a little while and let him fall asleep in your arms. Good luck with your dog. :)
MY DOG HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND I LET HIM SLEEP WITH ME WHEN I HEAR HIM CRY AND SHAKE IN HIS SLEEP I SOOTHE HIM BY CARESSING HIM UNTIL HE STOPS CRYING AND SHAKING.
Beware the human assumptions being placed on a dog... some dogs make a crying sound when they are happy and chasing a prey. While your human heart wants to comfort and ease your pup out of his tumultuos slumber, don't. If the dog is dreaming of hunting or some other agression, he could take a chunk out of you with no intention of hurting you - but rather whatever he was chasing/fighting. If his dream is particularly startling, he will most likely wake himself up. Once he is conscience and makes focused eye contact with you, then stroke him gently and if needed, give him comfort. Then you don't risk startling or scaring him.
I hope this helps.
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