Cocker Spaniel

To dream of a cocker spaniel represents emotional protection through friendliness or companionship. Liking people and wanting to spend time with them. Keeping yourself safe by being with others or being part of a group. Trying your best to be likable.

Colt

To dream of a colt represents an ambitious and driven aspect of yourself that is immature and assertive. A sign that you need to listen and learn more before pushing ahead to fast with your goals.

Alternatively, a colt may simply reflect motivation and ambition that is growing in your life. You are ready to go, but may still have a few things to learn or need a little more practice.

*Please See Horses

Cougars

To dream of a cougar represents intuitive aggression, ambition, or doing everything you can to realize a goals.

It's awareness, keen perception, paying very close attention to someone or something in your waking life. Often something or someone you don't trust. You may also be observing or hunting for weakness before you make a move.

Cows

To dream of a cow symbolizes mothering, nurturing feelings, or a desire to be cared for. It can also reflect your nurturing instincts or mothering of others. Someone in your life that you feel is wonderful or extra supportive of you emotionally. A loving family life.

Negatively, a cow may be a sign that you are too needy emotionally. Jealousy of yourself for having to be perfectly supportive and loving to others without getting anything in return.

To dream of a red cow may represent dependency issues with someone who makes you feel good or who cares about you. You may have "mommy" issues. An imbalanced need to be nurtured. Arrogant women who pretend to care about you to feel sexual power.

To dream of a brown cow represents feelings of nurturing to relieve problems. Help, love, and concern for your well-being that helps to solve or heal problems. Feeling that someone is so amazing that they care about everything you are feeling in a way that helps you. Mothering that instills confidence and security.

Example: A young man dreamed of seeing a red cow nursing a baby cow. In waking life, he had serious dependency issues daydreaming about an ex-girlfriend loving and nurturing him even after he had long broken up with her.

Example 2: A young woman dreamed of seeing a cow hit by a car in an accident. In waking life, her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer. In this case, the dead cow may have reflected her feelings of losing a significant source of nurturing, support, and emotional care due to her mother's illness being a distraction to caring about the dreamer.

Coyotes

To dream of a coyote represents feelings about behavior that is cunning and adaptable about surviving without wanting to say what it's up to. Cunning adaptability, opportunism, and a hidden agenda. Resourcefulness and ability to adapt to different circumstances with agility and intelligence that isn't talking about it. You or someone else who is taking an opportunistic approach to a situation in your life.

Positively, dreaming about a coyote may represent successfully navigating and adapting through the complexities of a situation using your wit and resourcefulness to get around a problem while not talking about yourself too much. You might be skillfully avoiding or mitigating problems, potentially taking a non-traditional or unconventional approach to achieving your goals while surviving is more important than what people think about you. Emotional protection that doesn't care about what anyone else thinks of you deserving to survive. Taking things without asking to survive. A willingness to lower standards to survive at all costs. A willingness to put your own needs first to survive while being aware of how much people don't trust you.

Negatively, seeing a coyote in your dream may represent deceit, trickery, or manipulation either by you or directed toward you. You could be wary of someone in your waking life who seems untrustworthy about a sleazy truth being revealed. Alternatively, the coyote could symbolize aspects of yourself that you view as deceitful or unreliable. This might be a wake-up call to assess the actions and intentions of people you are beginning to lose trust in. Behavior that doesn't say what it's up to because it's planning to steal. Feelings about "scumbags" who will take anything they can get. Behavior that is quiet about taking things without asking.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing baby coyotes grow into adults. In waking life, she overheard a woman saying that wished her boyfriend would dump his kid so she could have him all to herself. In this case, the coyotes may have reflected the woman's perception of the other woman's cunning and self-serving intentions. The transformation of baby coyotes into adults could symbolize her realization that what initially seemed like a minor or naive wish was actually a calculated and adaptable strategy to monopolize her boyfriend's attention. The dream captures the essence of cunning adaptability, opportunism, and a hidden agenda.

Example 2: A woman dreamed of staring at a coyote. In waking life, she witnessed a vicious argument on the Internet where one person said things that she thought were extremely cruel and ignorant. This person never returned to the message board where the argument took place after making her final comments. In this case, the coyote may have reflected the woman's feelings about the cunning adaptability, opportunism, and hidden agenda of the person making the cruel ignorant comments and how they may be planning to get the victim back with violence without saying they were.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of seeing coyotes playfully walking around her. In waking life, she suspected that her husband was enjoying cheating on her and feeling good getting away with it. In this case, the coyotes may have reflected the cunning adaptability, opportunism, and hidden agenda that she believes her husband possesses, as he seems to be navigating the marital betrayal with a certain level of enjoyment and ease.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of seeing coyotes. In waking life, she felt that her boss liked to lie to her face and get away with it. In this case, the coyotes may have reflected her perception of her boss's cunning, deceptive, and opportunistic behavior. She may believe that her boss is not only lying but also feels confident and smug about not getting caught or held accountable. The dream captures the essence of cunning adaptability, opportunism, and a hidden agenda that she feels her boss maintains, successfully maneuvering through professional relationships without revealing his true intentions or facing consequences.

Crabs

To dream of a crab represents am irritable or pessimistic attitude. A "crabby" personality. You or someone else that is in bad mood or talking down about everything. Feelings about yourself or someone else being a choosing to never respect anything positive or uplifting. An attitude that ruins other people's good mood. Feeling that someone is makes you jealous that you can't enjoy yourself with a positive attitude.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a crab in her hair. In waking life she was trying to emotionally deal with multiple deaths in her family with a positive attitude and one family member kept annoying her with a pessimistic attitude.

Example 2: A little girl dreamed of a crab. In waking life she didn't like someone being pessimistic to her and embarrassing her that she is little for a mistake.

Crawfish

To dream of crawfish represents tenacity or determination. A very persistent serious woman or child. Feeling that someone is clearly angry, but not physically dangerous. A persistent attempt to demand something. Feeling angry or annoyed that you need to respect your right to own something. You or someone else that has no respect for anyone else until you have been respected first. Family feuding over sharing or property.

Negatively, a crawfish may reflect a determined attitude to achieve a goal that is annoying or off-putting to others. Feeling like a jerk if you ask or demand for something too much. Feeling annoyed by needing to defend your right to deserve something.

Crawfish may also share the same symbolism as lobsters, but with a slightly more passive or less dangerous feeling.

*Please See Lobsters

Crocodiles

*Please See Alligators

Cubs

To dream of a cub represents an aspect of yourself that you are motivated to care about. It may also reflect some area of your life that is becoming a problem. Consider the animal for additional meaning.

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

Dalmatians

To dream of a Dalmatian represents emotional protection that encourages you to care about other people's feelings. Noticing that you aren't perfect so that other people will feel good for you or do something for you. Pressuring others into giving you things by demanding extra honesty. Helping yourself by asking others to put more effort into helping friends and family. Heightened sensitivity about feeling quality sharing being important if the person being asked to share is more successful than you are. Doing everything you can to get what you want by telling someone else they aren't doing enough to be respectable. Helping yourself by asking others to set a perfect example.

Positively, it can reflect supportive behavior, or attempts to get along well with others. Not fearing asking for extra help. Asking others to be more giving or respectful to others feelings if they have more than you. Agreeableness, people pleasing, or doing everything you can to keep someone happy. Pushing others to improve safety or be extra helpful to people with less.

Negatively, a dalmatian dog in a dream may reflect feelings about pressuring others into giving more to family and friends to selfishly get something. Pressuring others to be more honest or give things away from free. Pressuring others to me more mindful of others needing extra attention. Dalmatians could also reflect situations where you or someone else is asking too much from other people when it comes to being honest. Showing off being a more respectable person than other people. Making people who more successful or powerful than you feel guilty if they want to choose allowing you to lose. A snobby attitude about setting a good example. Making other people feel that they aren't honest if they don't want to give you support you with special attention.

A dalmatian dog may also represent a tendency to overlook your own feelings to care about the needs of others. You may resent people or feel like a doormat. Fearing that people will not like you. Feeling that people with less than you expect too much from you.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a dalmatian with its paws in the air begging for attention. In waking life he was a professional who had become bothered with too many people taking advantage of a free offer he had made available. He put up a sign to tell people the free offer wasn't available anymore and people began to try harder to pressure him into giving them free help anyway to get around his sign by making him feel he wasn't professional if he didn't.

Deer

To dream of a deer represents an aspect of your personality that is unaware or naive. A deer may also reflect how you are unprepared for a problem. You might be "too nice" about something or aren't being savvy enough.

A deer is a sign that you need to become better informed or that you don't realize a potential danger. A deer also reflects innocence, gullibility, or vulnerability to aggression from others. You are too open to being victimized.

Example: A man dreamed of seeing a deer eating grass. In waking life he had been warned about a coming disaster and ignored it.

Doberman Pinscher

To dream of a doberman pinscher represents self-protection that is intentionally mean or negative. Yelling at someone or calling someone names while intending to hurt them. Being aggressive towards someone until they give up or go away.

Dogs

To dream of a dog represents feelings about behavior that is emotionally protective and helps you maintain confidence and security. Behavior that is emotionally protective of never having to say whatever it's doing is a problem. Your efforts to shield yourself from difficult emotions. The type, size, and color of the dog all reflect how you choose to protect yourself from difficult emotions or confront problems.

Positively, a dog reflects emotional self-defense or protectiveness to keep confident. The ability to confront challenges and negative situations while maintaining self-assurance. Never fearing anything because there is always a reason to encourage you to stay self-assured. Choosing to confront a person or negative situation while keeping confident. Something in your life you can rely on in yourself or in others to keep insecurity at bay. Repeating something to yourself to help fend off fear, jealousy, or other people's harsh words. An emotional barrier you put up to protect yourself. Sensing danger or a protective attitude about confronting dangerous people or situations. Loyalty, taking sides, or being emotionally protective of friends, family, or work.

Negatively, a dog may represent emotional protectiveness that is excessive or creates problems with self-control. A loss of self-control over instincts and urges. A loss of control over sexual urges.

To dream of an angry dog almost always represents uncontrolled anger, hostility, and viciousness towards other people. Heated arguments. A loss of your temper. Angry dog may also reflect feelings about someone angry in your life that you feel has an alpha male mentality. Feelings about your own alpha mentality when you get angry or lose your temper.

To dream of being bitten by a dog may represent feelings of being attacked, bothered, or threatened by others. Feeling the effects of other's viciousness or territorialness. A clash of agendas. Difficulty with addiction. Patients in hospitals may dream of dogs attacking them to reflect fears about unpleasant medical treatment that is in their best interest.

A dog on a leash represents self-control that is managing emotions, instincts, and urges effectively.

To dream of a dead or dying dog may represent feelings of giving up or losing something that once provided you with confidence and emotional security. It may indicate a loss of loyalty, trust, or protection in your life. You may have lost something that gives you confidence or makes you feel safe.

To dream of "cutting a dog's head off" represents taking actions to stop someone else from feeling confident or to prevent them from defending themselves. A desire to undermine someone's self-assuredness or to strip them of their ability to protect themselves. Preventing someone from defending themselves or having something to rely on.

To dream of a lost dog represents feelings of losing confidence in yourself or the ability to protect yourself emotionally. Feeling that you can no longer stand up for yourself. Feeling that a situation is too dangerous to confront. Problems arguing your side of a conflict or defending yourself due to distractions or neglect. Feeling negligent with the feelings of someone who was protecting you. Distractions that have made you avoid protecting your strengths.

To dream of a brown dog represents behavior that is emotionally protective and helps you maintain confidence and security that doesn't think of something mattering ever again if it could. Emotional protection that doesn't need other people around it or to put up with other people's problems. Helping yourself out without thinking of other people's feelings.

Example: A man once dreamed of a caramel dog being delivered to him in a basket. In waking life, he was facing serious financial trouble and had just thought up a plan to get out of it. In this case, the dog may have reflected how his plans gave him the emotional security and confidence to believe in himself while using his idea to keep thinking of the future while currently being broke.

Example 2: A person once dreamed of seeing a black angry dog growling at them. In waking life, they were talking about someone they didn't like in a very angry vicious way. In this case, the black angry dog may have reflected a projection of the dreamer's fears or anxieties about being on the receiving end of someone else's anger or hostility.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of a dog biting her hands. In waking life, she was in the hospital getting surgery done on her hands. In this case, the dog biting her may have reflected her feelings about the emotional protectiveness of doctors telling her that she had nothing to worry about with the surgery on her hands causing her to worry more.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of a mean black dog trying to bite her. In waking life, she felt that her mother was being very angry, rude, and making degrading comments. In this case, the mean black dog may have reflected her feelings of being attacked and threatened by her mother's aggressive and hurtful behavior.

Example 5: A woman dreamed of her dog being euthanized or "put down." In waking life, she was fired from her company and she lost all her loyalty to the company. In this case, the euthanized dog may have reflected the abrupt and painful end to her relationship with her company, which she had previously relied on for emotional support and a sense of belonging.

*Please See Puppy

*Please See Pitbulls

*Please See German Shepherd

*Please See Doberman Pinscher

*Please See Rottweilers

*Please See Dog Poop

Dolphins

To dream of a dolphin represents trustworthiness and social altruism. Friendliness or co-operation. People or situations that you trust to be honest, to protect you, or to take you in the right direction. Dolphins may also represent bonding well with others or a selfless concern for others well-being. A dolphin may reflect people with similar beliefs or goals. Connecting well with others or feeling that a relationship has improved.

Negatively, dolphins may reflect your desire for connection with others or friendship that you don't believe is possible. Jealousy of other people connecting better with others than you do.

To dream of riding a dolphin represents optimism and getting along well with others. It may also represent your selfless concern for others or a strong sense of trust that others have in you.

To dream of a dolphin dying represents lost connections with people we liked or trusted.

To dream of saving a dolphin may represent a wish to save a good relationship or friendship.

To dream of a dolphin that is too big may represent feelings about a social situation being too friendly for your tastes. Feeling it's too much work to get along with other people. Wishing for quiet or less social activity.

Example: A woman dreamed of seeing a dolphin. In waking life she got pregnant and was pleasantly surprised when she found out that her husband was very happy about it.

Example 2: A woman dreamed that she was in a "dolphin mood." In waking life she was enjoying herself relating to people better than usual.

Example 3: A woman dreamed of trying to save a dolphin. In waking life she was trying hard to save her marriage as it was becoming very boring and empty. She was very eager to improve how she and her husband got along with each other.

Example 4: A woman dreamed of being in the ocean with a dolphin that gave birth to a baby dolphin. In waking life she was getting a divorce from her husband and was concerned about staying friends with her husband for the sake of the children.

Donkey

To dream of a donkey represents an aspect of your personality that is subordinate or in a lowly position. It may reflect your feelings about having to do whatever your told, never having opportunities of your own, or being underappreciated. You may feel that you have been overlooked in some manner. You may feel like a loser.