THE DREAM - A black friendly dog who is very big and fond of me and I lead him outside and go to give him a bath but the dog really likes me and I love dogs so I am very happy to see him although I do not know whose dog it is.

GUESSWORK The dreamer had been very confused about a relationship recently. She believed that her boyfriend did like her. But he was somewhat closed emotionally.

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ASSOCIATIONS AND SYMBOLIC MEANINGS
1. Dogs can symbolise people. They are symbolic of loyalty and closeness. A dog could signify a close relationship.
2. The bathroom is a symbol of emotional cleanliness. It can refer to attempts to clean up an emotional relationship and so make it better.

DREAM ANALYSIS In guesswork the dream was linked to the dreamers relationship with her boyfriend. Its easy to see how the dream deals with the following themes:
- a close relationship which features fondness
- A wish to clean up an emotional relationship or to clean up emotions

If you weave together the different themes then you find that the dream could easily capture this following thought that the dreamer felt -"I am pleased with my boyfriend but sometimes I would like him to be a bit more open."