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Dreaming of dogs: meaning in Korea

In Korea, a dog in a dream speaks of loyalty, of someone looking after you and, if it bites, of friction with someone very close.

What they say in Korea 개꿈

Here is a fun detail: in Korean, gaekkum (개꿈), literally "dog dream", also means "a silly dream with no meaning". If someone tells a strange dream, another person laughs and says: "That's just a gaekkum." Even so, the dog has its own reading. A friendly dog that follows you is read as a loyal person who will back you up, or as an unexpected helper at work. If the dog protects you from something, it is said that someone is guarding your interests even if you have not noticed. A dog that barks a lot is usually tied to gossip or to news that arrives with a lot of noise. The reading depends on how you felt looking at it.

Depending on the details

if a dog bites you

It is read as a clash with someone you trust: a friend, a coworker or a relative. Not a breakup, but an invitation to speak plainly before the misunderstanding grows.

if the dog is white

A calm white dog is considered a good omen. It stands for an honest person coming into your life, or help that is clean, with no hidden agenda.

if you adopt or feed a dog

Caring for a dog in a dream suggests you are building relationships that will return the affection. A good time to invest in your circle of friends and colleagues.

And luck?

A Korean would say: if it was a gaekkum, laugh and get on with your day; if it was a loyal white dog, call that friend you never see.

In other traditions

In Western readings the dog almost always stands for friendship and loyalty. An aggressive dog is read as betrayal or inner conflict, and a lost dog as the feeling of having neglected an important bond.