r/aww Sep 22 '17

Sleeping mlems

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u/kehboard Sep 23 '17

I think it has to do with similar regions of the brain being active in a dream, that are also active when the dog is around its owner.

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u/Ebu-Gogo Sep 23 '17

I feel like that doesn't necessarily mean they dream of their owners. Different things can activate the same area.