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Man gently wakes his dog up from a bad nightmare
This sleeping dog looks like he’s running from something. Watch how relieved she is after its owner breaks her free from her nightmare
Johndel Callora
04.15.21

Having a nightmare is horrible. The stress that your brain is emitting from your brain while sleeping is something we all want to get out of.

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We are not the only ones who experience nightmares Our beloved furry friends also get bad dreams.

This sleeping doggo experiences a nightmare.

Marley is a 9-year-old Labrador retriever, and a video of her dreaming has gotten viral on YouTube. In the video, you could see her sleeping on the sofa

. For some reason, she seems to be struggling with something. Even though she’s sleeping, her face looked restless and she seems to be whining the whole time. The worried owner then grabs a camera and records his dog’s sleeping face.

Marley looks like she’s escaping from something.

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Aside from Marley’s eye-twitching, you can figure out what nightmare she’s having after seeing her legs move. Marley seems to be having a nightmare about being chased and she is trying her best to escape.

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The owner figured that he couldn’t just let her dog be in that horrible dream any longer, so he decided to free her from it. With a gentle touch on the dog’s face and a slight tickle on the ears, Marley was able to escape from her nightmare.

Upon waking up, Marley shows how relieved she was.

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After breaking free from the terrible nightmare, the first thing that Marley saw was her worried human. She gives him a big smile as if she’s telling him how thankful she is for helping her get out of her dream.

The owner continues to stroke her fur to relieve her from the stress she was just in. There’s nothing better than having your best friend there for you to soothe you from a very unpleasant experience.

The 17-second video blew up on YouTube.

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His owner, username Plastic Ivory, was famous for his Five Nights at Freddy’s (FNAF) gameplay series. But aside from gaming and creating music, he also happened to love dogs.

After he shared the video of Marley having a nightmare, he was just surprised at how it flooded with views just after a couple of months. Today, the video has reached more than 20 million views on YouTube! To commemorate that achievement, Plastic Ivory uploaded another video in January, thanking his fans and new viewers.

Aside from that, he also shares what Marley is like.

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The 12-minute video was an accumulated series of clips of Marley on a daily basis. She’s quite an active dog, and sometimes she acts more than a puppy than a dog her own size. You can see her being very active while playing outside, and even when he’s indoors, her level of excitement is the same. Every day will always be a good day with a very lovable dog like Marley.

How do you know your dog is dreaming?

There are plenty of signs to look at to know that your dog is dreaming or not. While they’re sleeping, check their eyes if they’re twitching. If they do, that means that they are currently in REM sleep, the stage of sleep where dreams usually occur. You could also hear them grunt or whimper depending on what they’re dreaming.

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Sometimes waking them up from a dream is bad, especially if it’s a bad dream. But, if you do have the urge to wake them up, make sure that you do it gently. That said, your dog might just wake up happy and relieved.

Check out the sweet video of the pup below.

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