Before I get into this, a word of warning: this topic was made mostly for fun. I'm only moderately serious.

Yes, I'm talking about you, Carnation, who is right now in deep meditation on my bed, her paws curled under her grey feline body, Her chin tucked into her long neck fur, and her eyes in tight, concentrated black slits. And I'm talking to you, my lazy, lazy hound dog lying belly-up at the foot of the couch, back legs twitching and ears apathetically flopped on the carpet. No, I'm not talking about you, my massive hoards of fish, which sink to the bottom and rhythmically flip their fins in suspended animation. Sorry.

Oops. Lost focus there for a minute.

Honestly, if any of us get massive amounts of sleep, it's our pets. Sheesh, when aren't they sleeping? Now, while I take my dog out for a walk every now and then, I don't do it as much as I should. And what about poor kitty? She had been declawed before I owned her (front claws only). She's never had the chance to hunt mice, climb trees, sneak up on birds... And we all know we can't take their brains for granted. I mean, sure, maybe they don't have a nice language center like we do, along with some other bells and whistles the human brain is known for, but they still have a pretty big cerebrum compared to most animals. How many catnaps must they go through to realize when they're dreaming? I'm sure they've already achieved lucidity once or twice, realizing that I as their owner would never let them eat off my plate, drink from the toilet, chase squirrels through the forest... Doggie/kitty dreamsigns, you know?

Pets get a lot of sleep. Pets aren't able to do anything they want in real life. Pets are pretty smart. With that in mind, is it possible that your Fido is a master at lucid dreaming?

Oh, and as a sidenote, this is my 100th post!