What causes my dog's breathing to quicken during sleep? Is it dreams?

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Sometimes Harley’s breathing starts to quicken while he’s sleeping. He is usually laying with me, so I pet him and he calms down. I don’t think it’s a health problem, but I was wondering if he’s dreaming or something else. Pet's info: Dog | Dachshund miniature | Male | neutered | 5 months and 19 days old | 10 lbs

Dr. Dayna, DVM, CVA · Accepted Answer

Dogs dream just the way we do, so increased respiratory pattern and sometimes vocalizing happens as well. As long as it is transient and goes back to normal then I would not be worried. Best of luck and thank you for using Pet Coach.

What causes my dog's breathing to quicken during sleep? Is it dreams?

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