How to read your dreams
Dream symbols rarely mean the same thing for everyone. A dog can feel like loyal comfort to one person and pure fear to someone who was bitten as a child. Start with how the dream felt, then look at what's going on in your waking life, and use the meanings here as prompts rather than answers.
Many dream researchers see dreams as the brain sorting memories and emotions overnight, which is why stress, big changes and unfinished business show up so often. Recurring dreams can be a useful nudge to look at something you've been putting off.