Weird dog...

[calibrax]

A few months ago my parents got a rescue dog. His name is Toby and he has a few odd habits, one of which is sleeping like this :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvOJbwjnFmk

He doesn't even move when he wakes up, he just lies there on his back and looks around. I've owned a few dogs over the years and I've never seen one that sleeps like this! It's quite amusing though... does anyone else have a dog that does this?

[fiveus]

i think it's quite normal.my doberman sometimes has a little snooze in that position

[Mrs Grumpy]

All perfectly normal

[missdiane]

I've had dogs that sleep like that, the cat does it as well

[mrmaggit]

Guzzi sleeps like that. Snores sometimes too!

[tonym911]

Our spoodle Boots does it. Not in these pics tho

[ShadownINja]

Put a blanket over him with his paws hanging over the top and take a pic.

[bexVN]

Our Whippet Jimmy sleeps like that a lot. It's normal.

One of my cats used to do this as well not so much now he's older and arthritic

[Morningside]

My Cavalier sleeps like that. So does are friends mini Poodle.

[chrisga]

Yep our Springer Jess has been known to sleep on her back too. Toby looks very cute though, and good on your parents for picking a rescue dog! Any more pics?

[Catz]

My Flattie spends half her day upside down. So ladylike!

[Chocmonster]

You can add my Terrier Milly to the sleeping on her back list too!

[Jasandjules]

Yes, two of ours do that, a dog and a bh.

[calibrax]

chrisga said:

Yep our Springer Jess has been known to sleep on her back too. Toby looks very cute though, and good on your parents for picking a rescue dog! Any more pics?

A couple of pics of Toby...






Every dog we've had has been a rescue dog. Last one was called Benji, and he was a loony, used to like chewing rocks... he had cataracts, kidney troubles, arthritis and everything, but he was just the cutest dog ever...

[Rouleur]

Both are gorgeous.

My Springer sleeps on his back a lot and spends a fair bit of his time upside down licking the contents of a Kong, or maybe mouthing a toy - he's very good at holding things between his paws for long periods >proud dad<

[Moo27]

Great video, comical little bugger!

[Anthony Micallef]

Here's one of Fred.

[Animal]

"They all do that, sir!"

[calibrax]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

What do you think OP ?

still weird ?

I still think it's weird, yes! but it's apparently a lot more common than I thought!

Animal said:

"They all do that, sir!"

Ah, but they don't... none of my previous dogs have done it!

[RB Will]

Standard BSD position. Mine has done it since I got her at 6 weeks old