wow... I thought it was going to be just the typical thing dogs/cats do in their sleep where they just kind of twitch a bit... that was awesome!

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LMFAHS. That was so awesome.

Upvote for the air running.

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BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! High-larious!

Wow!!!! I too thought it was going to be the typical thing our lab likes to do...but DAMN! That's crazy! Our dog has recently started sleeping with his paws against the wall, and has been pawing the wall in his sleep as if he's pawing the door asking to go out, or come in. But is sound asleep on his side.

Still, that's nothing compared to this crazy video!

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Curses! Foiled by the wall again! Almost had that damn squirrel!

Never seen anything like this in my life... Wow. That's comedy gold.

That looked like a doggie nightmare.

There are people who have certain genes switched off so that they aren't paralyzed in their sleep like most of us are so they act out their dreams, sometimes violently.

Makes me think this dog has the same condition.

THAT'S a dog you don't let sleep on the bed.

That mailman isn't getting away this time!

yike, zombie dog

Haha! The running while sleeping was great, but the icing on the cake was getting up and running into the wall. Classic!

From this day on, I'm gonna personally kill a dog/cat everytime a dog/cat video makes it into the Top 15.

And you're all responsible!

this is REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD).

muscle tone is usually suppressed/switched off during the vivid dreams of REM sleep, but in RBD it's not, so the dreams are acted out. it seems to be caused by a problem in the lower brainstem, but the condition is not well understood. development of RBD predicts the later development of other neurodegenerative conditions such as Parkinson's, even years later.

people with RBD act out their dreams and may injure themselves or their bedmates in doing so. safety is a real concern. the condition usually improves with a sedative medication called clonazepam, which probably works by minimizing REM sleep so the person doesn't dream as much.

RBD has been described in dogs and in fact was depicted in disney movies before the scientific description was made.

here's a nice article about REM sleep, RBD and some associated sleep disorders.

lmmmmmaaaaaaaoooooooooooooooooooooo

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he was being chased by

http://www.videosift.com/video/Ugly-Bat-Boy-The-Ugliest-cat-you-ever-Raw-video


who cat-rologically projected into his dogmind.

Relatively well known comic Mike Birbiglia has RBD. He's told some pretty interesting stories about it. In fact I think his 1-man broadway show, Sleepwalk with Me, is mostly built around these stories.

http://sleep-medicine.advanceweb.com/article/feature-sleep-on-stage.aspx

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