animals in dreams

Last night I had this profoundly odd yet hope-inspiring dream that I found a turtle skeleton that came back to life, put on flesh, and took a great liking to me.  I'm floored as to what that means, but while I was trying to get some help with that, I did find this series on animals in dreams.  (The link is to part 1. Parts 2 and 3 are linked at the bottom of the article.)