dog spreads his legs when he lays down?

[arizona]

Ok sooo my dog kodak when he lays down spreads his back legs. like a normal dog would lay but with his rear legs spread? What is that all about? ??

[RowdyDogs]

It's most comfortable for him? That would be my guess. My dogs sleep in all manner of undignified positions.

if it is abnormal, it may be a sign of discomfort in his hips/hind end. Have you had him examined by a vet? Does he lay like that every time, or only sometimes?

Otherwise, why do you care? I don't mean that in a confrontational way--if you're trying for obedience and want a "sphinx" position, I'd have better advice. I just feel like there needs to be some more info here for me to help.

[mebully21]

its called the Froggy position. mine lays like that too. its quite normal

[frillint1]

My Smokey lays like that to. Sometime with both out sometime with one out.

[arizona]

Ok thank god I thot there was something wrong and I was the only one lol.bit to answer your question he only does it sometimes

[arizona]

Oh and mebully21.love that collar your dog has in the pic looks like the ones I make.vary nice!

[angryrainbow]

Actually, laying like this means their hips are in good shape. It is when a dog is reluctant to exercise these.. erm, positions.. That you should be worried about their hips, as a dog with dysplasia would be in lots of pain trying to lay like this.

[middleofnowhere]

"its called the Froggy position" love this scientific terminology here....