Dogs have been close human companions for millennia and one would expect—according to the continuity hypothesis of dreaming—that dogs are also quite common in dreams. Previous studies showed that the percentages of dreams that include dogs range from about 1.5% to 5%, but studies relating waking-life experiences with dogs with dreams about dogs have not been carried out. In total, 1695 persons (960 women, 735 men) completed an online survey that included questions about dreams and waking-life experiences that included dogs. The findings indicate that dogs show up, on average, in about 5% of remembered dreams, but this percentage is much higher in the dreams of dog owners and persons with close contacts with dogs. Moreover, the active time spent with a dog and the proximity during sleep is also related to a higher percentage of dreams that include dogs. Although dreams including dogs are on average more positively toned than dreams in general, about 11% of the dog dreams included threatening dogs. Persons who had negative experiences with dogs in their waking lives reported more threatening dog dreams. The results support the continuity hypothesis and it would be very interesting to conduct content analytic studies with dream samples obtained from dog owners to learn more about the variety of interactions between dreamers and dogs.

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梦见狗：在线调查

几千年来，狗一直是人类的亲密伴侣，根据做梦的连续性假设，人们期望狗在梦中也很常见。先前的研究表明，包括狗在内的梦的百分比在大约1.5％到5％之间，但是尚未进行有关梦到狗的觉醒经历的研究。总共有1695人（960名女性，735名男性）完成了一项在线调查，其中包括有关梦和包括狗在内的清醒生活经历的问题。研究结果表明，平均而言，狗在记忆中的梦中占比约5％，但在拥有者和与狗有密切联系的人的梦中，这一比例要高得多。此外，与狗度过的活跃时间以及睡眠中的接近度也与包括狗在内的更多梦境有关。尽管平均而言，包括狗在内的梦比一般的梦更为积极，但约有11％的狗梦中包括威胁性的狗。在醒着的生活中对狗抱有消极经历的人报告说，他们梦dog以求的威胁更大。结果支持连续性假说，对从狗主人那里获得的梦样品进行内容分析研究，以了解有关梦者与狗之间相互作用的更多信息，将非常有趣。在醒着的生活中对狗抱有消极经历的人报告说，他们梦dog以求的威胁更大。结果支持连续性假说，对从狗主人那里获得的梦样品进行内容分析研究，以了解有关梦者与狗之间各种相互作用的更多信息将非常有趣。在醒着的生活中对狗抱有消极经历的人报告说，他们梦dog以求的威胁更大。结果支持连续性假说，对从狗主人那里获得的梦样品进行内容分析研究，以了解有关梦者与狗之间各种相互作用的更多信息将非常有趣。