Dream meanings · 6 old dream books
Dream about dogs: what 6 old dream books say
4 books that give a direction agree it is badCounted from 28 entries about this symbol · books that give no direction (such as Miller) don't count as a vote
🇨🇳 China · Zhougong Jiemeng
a dog barking at its masterbad — Loss of wealth; ill-omened. (犬吠主人失財凶) · direction from 吉/凶 in the original
a dog barking at someone — A ghost has come begging for food. (犬吠人鬼來求食)
Source: 周公解夢 · Public domain (Wikisource · {{Pd-old}})
🇺🇸 Western · Miller (1901)
Bulldog — To dream of entering strange premises and have a bulldog attack you, you will be in danger of transgressing the laws of your country by using perjury to obtain your desires. If one meets you in a friendly way, you will rise in life, regardless of adverse criticisms and seditious interference of enemies. See Dog.
Dogs — To dream of a vicious dog, denotes enemies and unalterable misfortune. To dream that a dog fondles you, indicates great gain and constant friends. To dream of owning a dog with fine qualities, denotes that you will be possessed of solid wealth. To dream that a blood-hound is tracking you, you are likely to fall into some temptation, in which there is much danger of your downfall. To dream of small dogs, indicates that your thoughts and chief pleasures are of a frivolous order. To dream of dogs biting you, foretells for you a quarrelsome companion either in marriage or business. Lean, filthy dogs, indicate failure in business, also sickness among children. To dream of a dog-show, is indicative of many and varied favors from fortune. To hear the barking of dogs, foretells news of a depressing nature. Difficulties are more than likely to follow. To see dogs on the chase of foxes, and other large game, denotes an unusual briskness in all affairs. To see fancy pet dogs, signifies a love of show, and that the owner is selfish and narrow. For a young woman, this dream foretells a fop for a sweetheart. To feel much fright upon seeing a large mastiff, denotes that you will experience inconvenience because of efforts to rise above mediocrity. If a woman dreams this, she will marry a wise and humane man. To hear the growling and snarling of dogs, indicates that you are at the mercy of designing people, and you will be afflicted with unpleasant home surroundings. To hear the lonely bayin
Greyhound — A greyhound is a fortunate object to see in your dream. If it is following a young girl, you will be surprised with a legacy from unknown people. If a greyhound is owned by you, it signifies friends where enemies were expected.
Hounds — To dream of hounds on a hunt, denotes coming delights and pleasant changes. For a woman to dream of hounds, she will love a man below her in station. To dream that hounds are following her, she will have many admirers, but there will be no real love felt for her. See Dogs.
Lap-dog — To dream of a lap-dog, foretells you will be succored by friends in some approaching dilemma If it be thin and ill-looking, there will be distressing occurrences to detract from your prospects.
Mad Dog — To dream of seeing a mad dog, denotes that enemies will make scurrilous attacks upon you and your friends, but if you succeed in killing the dog, you will overcome adverse opinions and prosper greatly in a financial way. See Dog.
Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted — Gustavus Hindman Miller (1901) · Public domain (Gutenberg)
🇸🇪 Sweden · folk dream book
Dogmixed — Symbol of fidelity; if it sleeps: be without fear; if it runs or barks: beware of yourself or your relatives; if it growls at you: slander on your account; if it fights another dog: beware of ambush; with a cat: quarrel; together with a bitch: loose love affairs · direction as read by the translator
Source: Den tillförlitligaste Drömboken (svensk drömbok) · Public domain (Gutenberg)
🏛️ Greek · Artemidorus (1881 German ed.)
hunting dogs hunting, catching prey, or ready to go huntinggood — Gain from abroad. · direction as read by the translator
hunting dogs returning to the citybad — Lack of business. · direction as read by the translator
well-fed house dogs wagging around their mastergood — The housewife and household tend diligently to domestic work; great security of property. · direction as read by the translator
sick house dogsbad — Illness for the wife and household, and damage to property. · direction as read by the translator
house dogs turning wild, barking or bitingbad — Hostility from scoundrels and great losses. · direction as read by the translator
strange dogs fawning on onebad — Deceits and plots by depraved men or women. · direction as read by the translator
Source: Artemidoros aus Daldis — Symbolik der Träume (German ed., 1881) · Public domain (printed 1881) · 2 more in this book
🇷🇺 Russia · Sonnik (1787 · 1811)
A borzoi hound, going hunting with itgood — A sign of acquiring property. · direction as read by the translator
Guard dogs of one's house, strong, healthy and affectionategood — Guard dogs signify our wife, servants, household and property; if strong, healthy and affectionate, our house, wife and property are in good condition and safe from everything · direction as read by the translator
Guard dogs, weak and sickbad — Expect harm and misfortune to all of these (house, wife, household, property) · direction as read by the translator
Guard dogs, angry and barkingbad — A sign that our household does not love us but hates and despises us · direction as read by the translator
Strange dogs fawning on onebad — One must beware of deceit and schemes by evil people · direction as read by the translator
Strange dogs biting and barking (white, black, dark, spotted)bad — White dogs foretell open discord and quarrel, black ones secret, dark ones cunning; spotted dogs make these cases still harder. Such dogs stand for unimportant people of strong, shameless and proud character · direction as read by the translator
Source: Сонник, или Истолкование снов (1787) · Public domain (printed 1787) · 4 more in this book