Golden Retriever

To dream of a golden retriever represents emotional protection that feels good listening to every single thing that's needed for you so that you always like trusting never embarrassing yourself.

Example: A woman dreamed of golden retrievers. In waking life, she lost a male friend who suddenly stopped visiting her, and felt that he wasn't honest about the reason for it. In this case, the golden retrievers may have reflected her emotionally protecting herself by listening to every single detail about what the former male friend did or said so that she always trusted herself never embarrassing herself being his friend if he was fake about being a real friend.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of driving a car and swerving to avoid hitting a golden retriever. In waking life, she was a business owner who was worried about the future of her business. In this case, swerving to avoid hitting a golden retriever may have reflected her feelings about avoiding an argument or conflict with someone who was always offered trust and protection for her business so that she didn't embarrass herself by going bankrupt.

Labrador Retriever

To dream of a Labrador Retriever dog represents emotional protection that feels good listening to every single thing that's needed for you without having to speak about it.

A Labrador Retriever dog may be common for people with issues with needing to find work for money.

Example: A man dreamed of 3 Labrador dogs. 1 black, 1 brown, and 1 yellow dog. In waking life, he was trying to make a difficult choice about where to live in order to get a job. In this case, the 3 Labrador Retriever dogs in the dream may have reflected the man's feelings about investigating all the details of the 3 possible new home locations first to determine which was best for his family without needing to discuss it with his family in order to protect them from being frustrated or worried about moving.

Pet Food

To dream of pet food represents thoughts or feelings about your ability to nourish or sustain something that brings you comfort, joy, or emotional support. Your understanding of what is needed to keep a certain aspect of your life 'fed,' encouraged, in balance, or well-taken care of. Pets are often symbolic of emotional or relational needs and the food may represent the emotional or psychological sustenance needed to maintain these relationships or aspects of yourself.

Positively, dreaming about pet food could symbolize a responsible attitude toward emotional needs or interpersonal relationships. You are aware of what needs to be done to nurture something or someone valuable to you. It may also signify that you are in a nurturing phase of life, giving attention and care to those who depend on you, including aspects of your own emotional well-being.

Negatively, dreaming about pet food may point to an emotional issue that is being exacerbated. Wasting your time saying you like something about your life in order to feel better about yourself. Wasting your time feeling good caring about someone ignorant or undeserving of that care in order to feel better about yourself. Feeling burdened or overwhelmed by the responsibilities of caring for someone else or keeping an aspect of your life balanced. You might feel like you are not up to the task, or perhaps that you're 'feeding' something that is not good for you, such as a bad habit or a toxic relationship.

To dream of cat food represents feelings about nourishing, sustaining, encouraging, or "feeding" illusions of confidence about something that isn't as tough as it says it is.

To dream of dog food represents feelings about nourishing, sustaining, encouraging, or "feeding" behavior that is emotionally protective. Encouraging emotional self-defense. Encouraging a loss of self-control over instincts and urges.

Example: A woman dreamed of buying herself a cat and always forgetting to feed it to the point of looking so skinny that she began to worry about it. In waking life, she was an unemployed stay-at-home mom experiencing relationship troubles. In this case, the neglected cat food may have reflected her feelings about forgetting to encourage herself to look for a job after telling her boyfriend she would because getting a job scares her that she'd have to stop taking care of her child herself and reenter the workforce after an extended period as a stay-at-home mom.

Refer to the themes section for animals for a more in depth look at animal symbolism.

Pitbulls

To dream of a pitbull represents emotional protection that is projecting a sense of danger for any misgivings. A strong show of assertiveness to keep others in line. Making boundaries and the consequences of violating those boundaries very clear. A constant sense that "if you f*ck with me I will kick your ass." Making it understood that jealousy will never be tolerated and embarrassment will occur if someone doesn't listen to you. Confidence that doesn't scare at all.

Negatively, a pitbull may reflect tendencies to be overprotective. It my also represent your feelings about someone who you feel is more powerful than they are intelligent. Alternatively, it may reflect your own arrogance that keeps others feeling threatened to keep them in line.

Example: A woman dreamed of a pitbull trying to help her defend herself from an attacker while she personally felt unable to scream or speak. In waking life she was a grandmother that was having arguments with her daughter-in-law over getting to spend time with the grandchildren. She tried to get aggressive in the arguments chastising the daughter-in-law for not respecting family enough, but it didn't work.

Pug

To dream of a pug dog represents emotional protection that is mature and experienced, and doesn't need to explain itself, yet still manages to be endearing. Emotional protection that wants you to like being a grown up that doesn't think anything about it being awful. Emotional protection is grown up or older than you thought about what it's saying and doesn't want you to take anything personal. Emotional protection against an argument with someone more experienced or mature, who wants you to enjoy something and act your age, while being kind to you. This emotional protection wants you to listen to its advice and not to hold any grudges against it. Emotional protection that wants you to see what you are doing isn't grown up, listen, and not hate anything about it.

Negatively, dreaming about a pug may represent overdoing emotional protection that is mature and experienced, and doesn't need to explain itself, yet still manages to be endearing to the point it causes a problem or is ignored.

Example: A young woman dreamed of a dog coming close to her face, but it was called away by a woman who said it was a mix of a pug. In waking life, she had a disagreement with her theater teacher and was planning to discuss class conduct with other teachers. The pug in the dream may symbolize the dreamer's feelings about confronting her teacher face-to-face, while the teacher is protective of their professional identity and does not want the dreamer to feel terrible. The teacher may want the dreamer to enjoy theatre class while accepting the harsh truth about rules or class conduct.

Example 2: A young person dreamed of seeing a pug that they felt the need to rescue. In waking life they felt bad that they couldn't rescue a german shepherd the day before from wandering near train tracks. In this case the pug dog may have reflected their feelings about themself trying to rescue the dog as an experienced dog owner while trying to explain the need to help the dog to others as though they should accept it as the grownup thing to do to they take care of the dog themselves. The dream may also reveal how the dreamer was so focused on rescuing the dog that they didn't consider how most people may not be willing or able to take care of a stray dog.

Puppy

To dream of a puppy represents strong feelings of emotional protection towards a new situation, new area of your life, or new relationship. Someone or something very dear to you. Strong feelings of emotional protection for something you are very sensitive about. Loyalty or devotion that makes you happy.

Puppies can also reflect feelings about sensitivity about a protective area of your life that is slowly growing stronger. Protecting investments that will become stronger at a later time. Fearing or caring deeply for friends or family that will eventually have the ability to protect you. Developing a winning strategy that is not fully powerful yet.

Positively, a puppy may reflect your attempts to do everything you can to defend yourself or believe in yourself. It may also reflect how wonderful it feels to fall in love or pursue a playful love interest. Flirting.

Negatively, a puppy may reflect feelings that everyone else is a loser if they don't like something that you like a lot. Jealousy of anyone getting in the way of something you really like a lot.

To dream of a white puppy represents feelings about how honest, genuine, or perfectly clean a developing protective aspect of your life is. Developing a winning strategy that is perfectly honest or clean. Developing methods of success that are intentionally honest or perfectly focused on cleaning. Alternatively, a perfectly white puppy may reflect a developing protective aspect of your life that is ending or being removed from your life.

To dream of a black puppy represents feelings about how scary or excessive a developing protective aspect of your life is. Developing a winning strategy that scares others or is noticeably excessive. Developing methods of success that intentionally scary or excessive. Growing anger at someone. Excessive sexual interests. Feelings about a friendly person being scary or excessive.

To dream of a caramel colored puppy represents feelings about how wonderful or pleasing a developing protective aspect your life is. Developing a winning strategy that makes your life very easy. Developing methods to be successful that are not fully grown yet.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a puppy. In waking life he was facing financial ruin and only had a hobby he loved left as a way to make money. The puppy reflected his deep love and protective feelings for his hobby which he was forced to be very serious about developing into a business.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of giving birth to a puppy and thinking it was mistake. In waking life she pregnant and didn't really want to have the baby. She had actually considered having an abortion and failed to produce a miscarriage with negligent behavior. The puppy she thought was a mistake probably reflected her disinterest in caring for a child and her second thoughts about avoiding an abortion.

Example 3: A man dreamed of puppies choking. In waking life he was very upset about having to kill mice in his home as he could hear them dying in traps while he was in bed sleeping.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of having a black and white puppy in her car as she was driving. In waking life he was falling in love with a guy, but was uncertain about why he was having difficulties telling her how he felt.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of cute puppy that was actually a wolf. In waking life she was talking to her ex-boyfriend and then realized it was a bad idea and cut off all communication with him.

Example 6: A woman dreamed of seeing two puppies. In waking life she was having conflicted feelings about whether or not she should stop flirting with a guy.

Example 7: A woman dreamed of calling a puppy that would never appear. In waking life she lost her cat and kept expecting it to be found.

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Rap Music

To dream of rap music represents feeling emotions expressed that feel good showing off feeling being the best, being arrogant, or putting down others to feel good about yourself. Feelings of superiority, bragging, or an over-inflated sense of power. Winning first. Feeling good being bigger than others like nothing else matters.

Positively, rap music represents feeling good being the best because you keep proving you are. Confidence and has a strong sense of self-esteem that didn't except being little or a wimp. Feeling good about something strong because you feel nobody will be in love with your choices if you don't.

Negatively, rap music may reflect you or someone else that is too concerned with feeling good thinking they are the biggest or most powerful. Overdone thinking people are losers if they don't notice winning all the time. Faking feeling good being a winner all the time. Impotence to win that doesn't do anything except feel good being best loudest. Enjoying bragging or thinking you are better than other people.

Example: A man dreamed of the lyrics to a rap music song that he believed were crucial for a school assignment. However, he lost the lyrics and was faced with the possibility of failing the assignment. In his waking life, he was feeling arrogant and wanted to use the rap lyrics as an opportunity to humiliate his father at his funeral, as he held a grudge against him for causing him embarrassment while alive. However, he eventually lost the courage to follow through with his plan and felt defeated as a result. The dream highlights the man's conflicted emotions regarding his relationship with his father and the struggle to control his feelings of anger and revenge.

Rapper

To dream of a rapper or rap musician represents an aspect of yourself that likes to feel good arrogantly showing off. You or someone else that likes to brag or show off to others about what you have or how much more important you are. It may also reflect a person in your life that scares you that all their priorities are based on showing off.

Dreaming about rappers may also reflect competitive conflict that involved threats or arrogant displays of grandeur to embarrass opponents. An arrogant cold attitude that belittles competition every chance it gets. Feeling good bragging in public about being better than other people.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a rap star that loaned him money. In waking life he felt that a friend who had done him a favor only did it because he was looking forward to using him later on to show off to other people.

Example 2: A man dreamed of seeing angry rap stars yelling at him. In waking life he was running a very competitive business that required showing off and bragging in public to embarrass the competition that he was superior than they were.