Why does a German Pinscher twitch while sleeping? The dog twitches while sleeping and makes a "whining" sound from its mouth. What is going on? Why does the dog twitch while sleeping?

If you are a parent raising a pet dog for the first time, you will definitely be nervous and scared when encountering this kind of thing, worrying whether the dog will suffer from some serious disease. In fact, sleeping twitching in dogs is not a big problem.

1. Calcium deficiency in the body: We know that dogs need sufficient calcium nutrition to grow. Calcium is a nutrient that maintains bone development and growth. The growth period of dogs generally takes 1 to 2 years, which is much faster than the growth period of humans. Therefore, dogs grow rapidly and continuously. Even when they are sleeping, dogs are still developing and growing. If the body is deficient in calcium and other nutrients, a reaction is bound to occur while sleeping, and convulsions are inevitable.

2. Dogs twitching while sleeping are actually having sweet dreams: You know that when we humans are sleeping and having sweet dreams, we occasionally make sounds, snore and other different manifestations. Of course, dogs also have sweet dreams, dreaming about happy play, dreaming about their “sweetheart”, etc. Then the dog may have symptoms such as convulsions, teeth grinding, and snoring while sleeping.

Parents do not need to worry because dreams cause convulsions in dogs; but if sleep convulsions occur due to calcium deficiency, parents should pay attention.