Sleep Wagging (Restless Tail Syndrome -ha ha)

[Stiff Knees]

Our youngest Labrador, The Yellow Peril, wags her tail in her sleep...alot. 😍 She used to do this occasionally but now does it most nap times and each night, sometimes it is just a tip wag, sometimes a full on bottom wiggling wag 🐾. She often wags herself awake and yesterday evening I had to hold onto her tail to keep it still because it was thudding so loudly I couldn't hear the tv. She is in rude health and not on meds so I don't think this is a medical thing, I just think she's a very happy soul and dreams nice dreams. Her tail barely stops wagging when she's awake. Does anyone else's dog do this??

 

[Pearlsasinger]

Not constantly but they certainly do wag in their sleep. I remember the two brown labs dreaming about swimming after their first beach trip.

 

[MyBoyChe]

Our boy springer wags the tip of his tail a lot, whilst dreaming, the girl springer does full on wagging along with little snores and grunts. The jrt just sleeps, he doesnt snore, he doesnt grunt and he doesnt wag!

 

[fankino04]

My boy "runs" in his sleep, even now with his bad back I see his legs start to go when he's dreaming lol.

 

[hobo]

I used to love watching my old dog dream which could involve tail wagging, legs running, nose twitching and talking.

 

[CorvusCorax]

Both of mine bark in their sleep.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

both of mine do it-Quarrie is apparently a beagle when he sleeps judging by the noise he makes lol.

 

[Clodagh]

NNot wag, Tawny sticks the tip of her tongue out and sucks. So cute.

 

[TheresaW]

Bo sticks his tongue out too, which I love. Luna can be very active when she’s sleeping, running, tail wagging and talking.

 

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Islay was the best at sleep tail-wagging, she used to do it a lot, it was lovely ❤️ The others do it occasionally, they also wuff in their sleep and chase things.

I’ve noticed it gets a lot more as the dog gets older, before I lost little Flick I always had her and Amy competing all night as they slept on my bed! Now it’s just Amy & little Millie who stays as still as anything. The boys sleep in the sitting room & I often hear them dreaming in the night 😊

 

[Stiff Knees]

Spot never did this and she was the happiest dog whose tail was never still when she was awake...Jake doesn't do it either but he's far more reserved...Spot was a twitcher and Jake sometimes yelps in his sleep but The Yellow Peril takes it to a whole new level...tail wagging, smiling, running, snoring very loudly and pulling the strangest faces. Spot quite often fell to sleep on her back with all four legs in the air, then one of her front legs would begin to drop and she'd sort of clout herself in the face with it, she would half wake up, growl at her leg, stick it back up in the air and start all over again, it was the funniest thing to watch. 🐾😍❤️🐾. She's very sorely missed. 😢🐾