Should i be concerned about my dog?

Question

my dog is a dachshund about 9 years old and well i just noticed the other night when he was asleep, that he was breathing hard and his lips and eyes were twitch very fast i thought he was having a stroke, and he has done it about 3 times after i saw him do this, should i be concerned? or is this normal?

Answer 1

If he's asleep then that means he's dreaming. Just a regular old doggy dream. Nothing to worry about. My beagle does this all the time. It's funny to watch.

Probably dreaming about chasin something. Ha

Answer 2

Its normal, my puppy twitches in his sleep a lot, the first time I noticed it, I freaked out and told my friend who, of course laughed at me, and said that my puppy was having dreams, even joked that the pup was chasing rabbits or something.

Answer 3

He is dreaming

Answer 4

Hey i know he is just dreamin....my yorkie sdoes it all the time too....but u can consult a vet just in case...maybe he is sick

Answer 5

Maybe he is dreaming but if your worried I would call the vet in the morning to be sure!

Answer 6

Yep, he's dreaming.  It's totally normal.  He doesn't respond immediately because he is in a deeper state and doesn't wake as quickly.  

We always say they're chasing rabbits when our dogs and cats dream!

Answer 7

If it repeats over and over, I would take it to the vet asap

Answer 8

Your dog was in deep REM sleep.  Once a sleeping dog starts "running" or twitching, he's in the REM cycle, which is extremely deep sleep and when tests have shown there is the most brain activity.  He was probably having a great dream!