In general, dreaming about a pet mean that you are longing for attachment and companionship, or that you need to take on more responsibilities, stands for egotism, deceit or pride.
If you dream of a dog, it mean that you crave loyalty and protection or that you are a loyal friend, a message for a fear of reliving your childhood. If you dream of a cat, it mean that you strive for independence and freedom, or that you are a skilled and cunning person, stands for a conflict or a fear that you are facing in your life. If you dream of a rabbit, it mean that you crave gentleness and tenderness or that you are a rather reserved person, a message for anticipation or opportunity.
For example, dreaming of a school of fish mean that you will get lost in a crowd or that you are feeling overwhelmed by your emotions, a signal for your drive, energy. If you dream of a bird, it mean that you want to spread your wings and explore new horizons, a clue for your hunger for life.
If you already have a pet and have a dream about it, it mean that you have a particularly deep emotional connection with your pet, or that you are trying to learn something about yourself by applying your pet's behaviors to yours convey their own personality, a portent for your possessive nature.
In many cases, it help you connect with your needs and desires and find out what's really important to you, a portent for flexibility in how you see things.
A pet in a dream often signifies companionship, loyalty, affection, and emotional support, refers to in some aspect of your life. It represent a desire for connection, comfort, or responsibility, you want to be more rely on others so much. If the dreamer already owns a pet, the dream simply reflect their attachment and love for it, symbolises an emotional outlet to help ease your mind. Alternatively, it indicate some anxieties or worries about the pet's well-being or behavior, your anxiety about a work related issue.
The type of pet and its appearance also provide some clues to the dream's meaning, stands for your climb to the top of the social ladder. For instance, a friendly dog symbolize protection, friendship, or playfulness, while a fierce dog represent fear, aggression, or danger, hints recognition and honor. A cat suggest independence, intuition, or feminine energy; a bird signify freedom, spirituality, or a message from the divine; and a snake stand for transformation, temptation, or hidden fears, an indication for your intellect.
In some religions or cultures, pets are considered sacred or powerful symbols, a hint for some sort of failing relationship. For example, in ancient Egyptian mythology, cats were revered as protectors and goddesses, unfortunately draws attention to forgotten knowledge or previous chapters of your life. In Hinduism, cows are seen as sacred and a source of nourishment, hints your lack of spirituality. In Christianity, dogs are sometimes associated with loyalty and faithfulness, while black cats have been seen as signs of bad luck or witchcraft, a signal for your display of dominance in some situation or relationship.
The attitudes toward pets and their roles vary widely across cultures, a premonition for your quest for the grander things in life. Some cultures view pets as family members or working partners, while others consider them as pests or food sources, points at the need to hold some situation or relationship together. Therefore, the meaning of a dream about a pet also depend on the your cultural background and their attitudes toward pets in general, a premonition for your easy going attitude toward a relationship.
In terms of psychology, dreaming of a pet reflect the your emotional needs or conflicts, a metaphor for social action. It represent a longing for affection, intimacy, or acceptance, a hint for a relationship that has gone sour. Alternatively, it indicate some unresolved issues related to attachment, trust, or aggression, hints some good news. For example, dreaming of a pet that runs away mean that the dreamer is afraid of losing someone or something they love, points at there is a price you need to pay to attain your goals.
Think about the emotions and sensations you had in the dream, and try to connect them with your daily life experiences, states the role that you are playing in your real life, whether it be the role of a parent, sibling, co-worker, etc. Consider the type of pet and its behavior or appearance, and reflect on what it symbolize for you personally, you have come to terms with a completed the healing process. Look up some cultural or spiritual meanings associated with the pet in your dream, and see if any of them resonate with you, signifies internal struggles. Ask yourself what emotional needs or conflicts the dream reflect, and try to address them in waking life, a harbinger for your desires for a more gratifying emotional life. Talk to a therapist, friend, or animal lover about your dream, and use it as a starting point for self-exploration and growth, represents money concerns about making ends meet.
If the pet is a beloved animal, it symbolize loyalty, companionship, and unconditional love, points to lightheartedness. Seeing your pet happy and healthy in your dream indicate that you feel satisfied and content with your life, sadly your tendency to keep your thoughts, ideas or feelings inside instead of expressing them.
However, if the pet is sick or injured in your dream, it reflect your own anxiety or fear about your health or the health of someone close to you, points to focusing in on what you are saying or thinking. Alternatively, it a sign of your feelings of guilt or remorse about neglecting your responsibilities or not taking proper care of yourself or others, refers to your supportive or nurturing associated with feminine qualities.
If you don't have a pet in real life, dreaming of one indicate a desire for companionship or a need to nurture and care for someone or something, an indication for temporary setbacks and delays. On the other hand, if you have a phobia or fear of a particular type of animal, dreaming of that animal as a pet represent an unresolved fear or anxiety that you need to confront and overcome, symbolises your energies.
If you own a pet in your dream, your unconscious is drawing your attention to your ability to look after someone or something more vulnerable than yourself. It is also a symbol of unconditional love, and being sensitive to the distress and needs of others. Alternatively, it may also represent an aspect of your character or personality that you feel you should use in a particular situation.
If a woman dreams of baby pets, this may signify her desire for children; if adults of either sex dream of baby pets, it may be relating to their feelings of dependency and how they feel about not being fully in control.
If children dream about pets, this may similarly refer to their feelings of being dependent, but will generally represent their desire for unconditional love from their parents or carers.
If the pet you dream about is familiar to you, the interpretation will very much rest on the nature of your relationship with that particular pet.
Dreams in which you are caring for your pet or shopping for pet supplies show that you are paying attention to your emotional needs or making sure you get what you need. But if a pet appears starving, uncared for and without food or water, this suggests that you are not taking enough care of your own basic needs for affection and attention. Perhaps you are too busy and have forgotten your needs, or perhaps you are so wrapped up in caring for the needs of someone else that you have neglected your own. To dream that you are saving the life of your pet suggests that you are successfully acknowledging certain emotions and characteristics represented by the animal. The dream may also stem from feelings of inadequacy or feeling overwhelmed. Dreams which feature pet shows or competitions can suggest pride in your achievements and emotional confidence, Strange and unusual pet
In general, when dreaming of strange or unusual pets that would most typically be found living in the wild, any negative associations with that particular animal, insect or reptile are replaced by positive associations. For example, the general associations with wild rats are extremely negative but if you dream of a pet rat, the associations are quite different. Pet rats in dreams suggest vulnerability, instinctive intelligence and the caring feelings. In dreams, wild snakes conjure up images of worries, fears and poisonous words and deeds; but if you dream of a pet snake, this can indicate healing and enlightenment.
Any exotic or unusual pet is like a small part of untamed nature and in dreams they can represent personal growth, untapped creative energies and a sense of new-found respect, wonder, curiosity and excitement about life and the adventures it sends your way. Take the Madagascar hissing cockroach, for example, which is kept by some people as a pet. The very name sends a chill up the spine of some people but those people who keep such cockroaches as pets are fascinated at the elaborate rituals these creatures have developed to defend territory, produce offspring or simply to identify themselves. So if a hissing cockroach or any other scary creature-turned-pet such as a tarantula or Bengal tiger appears in your dreams and you are happy to care for it, this is a sign that you are conquering your hidden fears.
See also ANIMALS; INSECTS AND ARACHNIDS; REPTILES, FISH AND AMPHIBIANS.
but they can also suggest the potential for arrogance.
Animals symbolize the untamed and uncivilized aspects of yourself, so to dream that you are fighting or struggling with your pet suggests that you are trying to reject or hide your need for affection and companionship in waking life. To dream of talking pets suggests that you are listening to some form of superior or mystical knowledge. What the animal is saying to you will usually be some form of wisdom, particularly if the pet is very old, like a tortoise.
Alternatively, a talking pet denotes your potential to be all that you can be.
It is common when a person is infatuated with someone.
If you dreamed about a pet who has died, this is your subconscious mind’s way of mourning the loss.
If the pet died a very long time ago, part of you may be wishing to go back to that time, when things may have seemed simpler.
To dream of eating your pet suggests that you are scared by your own animal feelings and desires. It may also represent your wish to have certain animal qualities - such as gracefulness, boldness, and so on.
For more meanings, see “Pet Food” and “Pet Store”
1- Whereas in the waking state we mav not be aware of our need for love and affection, when a pet appears in a dream we are reacting to a natural drive in ourselves to give or receive love.
2- On a subliminal level we may be aware that someone else has control over our liv es. We can only- do what is expected of us. Conversely, if we own a pet in a dream we perhaps need to question our ability to look after something or someone more vulnerable than ourselves.
3- Unconditional love which is without dependency often comes from our pets. They are often sensitive to our immediate emotional distress or pain.
The dream will indicate what one is doing with this side of one’s nature. Feelings of being like a pet, only being able to do what the person you are dependent upon wishes; receiving or giving affection. Baby pets: if in a woman’s dream, may signify her maternal drive, her desire for children; one’s own dependent self and feelings.
See animals.
Unconditional love or acceptance.
Innocence or other childlike qualities.
Dependence.
Your own inner child.
Your pet being in trouble or sick can represent a feeling or fear of neglecting a responsibility such as taking care of yourself or something in your life; your love for your pet and desire for their well-being.
See also the specific type of animal.
See also: Animal; Petting an Animal
This dream could represent a desire to be treated like a pet—to be “petted”— or to have someone else become dependent on us like a pet.
See Dog, Cat, Bird and Fish.
2. Steadfast, loving affection and companionship.
3. Return to simple pleasures, a more innocent time.
2. Friend. Gal. 4:8-9; 5:16-21; 2 Pet. 2:1Also see dog and cat.
See specific animal.