Dogs often dream about their lives just like humans and have nightmares too

Twitching and moving animals do when they are asleep are signs they are thinking about places they have been and things they have experienced Dogs dream too (Image: Kiwis via Getty Images)

Dogs dream about their daily lives just like humans, boffins say. The twitching and moving pet pooches do when they are asleep are signs they are thinking about places they have been and things they have experienced.

Science writer Beki Hooper said experts have looked at the brain activity of animals to determine if they dream. They believe they do and frequently re-visit experiences while snoozing.

Beki told BBC Wildlife magazine: “Most of us have watched a dog, cat, rat or bird twitching in their sleep and these movements are likely to indicate dreaming. But the absence of movement does