A Dalmatian will always want to be briskly leading the way at the end of its leash. Life will be a lot simpler and your dog will be happier if you buy a long leash and learn to walk faster. A Dalmatian will always prefer to sleep in bed with you when faced with other alternative like sleeping outside, or on an old blanket in the utility room. You eventually learn how to occupy a tiny postage stamp section of the bed as your dog learns how to fill up the rest of the available space by lying flat on his side with his feet stretched out ready to pummel you during the next dog dream. I have no complaints about dog dreams though, even if Spot's elaborate nighttime adventures often threaten to push me off the edge of the bed.
People tend to think that dogs only dream of chasing or being chased.
I'm sure that Spot has chased his share of cats and rabbits during the wee hours, but I think there's more to it than that. I can tell from the subtle changing rhythms of dog paws on my back during the night that Spot is sometimes climbing hills. He runs, jumps and at times tentatively pauses, as if contemplating an unknown object in his path. Often there is muffled and oddly quiet barking that accompanies these adventures in dreamland. I often dream that I can fly.