What does it mean when I dream about them?
Dreaming about them is common. In studies, about 60 to 80 percent of owners did, and the pet usually looked healthy and happy. Whether you dream of them is linked most to how well you remember dreams in general.
A real example
A 2025 study in the journal Dreaming looked at 199 people who had lost a dog or cat within six months. 59.3% had dreamed of their pet in the past month. Those who dreamed were also more likely to sense the pet while awake (39% vs 22.5%).
News, PsyPost, 24 Apr 2025Read the original
What others said
「I dreamed of the dog I lost as a child and felt that old sadness again.」
Shared online (reworded) Asia-Pacific, Oct 2026What people do in different places
Some owners take a dream of them as a sign from themUS: one of the owner reports collected in a study
A review lists dreams as one way people cope with griefMostly US: noted in a review of 36 studies
Sources
2 posts from owners online: reworded and anonymised, showing only the platform, region and month. We keep the original links privately.
Updated 25 Oct 2026. This page updates daily from owners’ posts.