or have to put their paw on you all the time?
or dip their paw in their water bowl?
or throw their body weight into whatever desk/wall/table they're next to as they lay down?
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Quirks
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montecarlogirl87
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Quirks
does anybody else's dutch lay with their back legs splayed out like this?
or have to put their paw on you all the time?
or dip their paw in their water bowl?
or throw their body weight into whatever desk/wall/table they're next to as they lay down?
or have to put their paw on you all the time?
or dip their paw in their water bowl?
or throw their body weight into whatever desk/wall/table they're next to as they lay down?
Tareena and Shylah and Shota - Orlando, FL
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Owned-By-Hendrix
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Re: Quirks
I get the paw on me a lot. I also get the slam body weight into floor as they go down and the cocked hip. He can down nice and straight but he prefers to show attitude at all opportunities.
I'm actually sporting a fat lip currently from H getting so excited and putting his paw on my face to use as a leap off point..... Yeah....
I'm actually sporting a fat lip currently from H getting so excited and putting his paw on my face to use as a leap off point..... Yeah....
Kay, H, and The SO
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(Tyson's Soul Twin)
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Raven
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Re: Quirks
How old is Shylah again? I've only seen back legs go frog-style in pups and young dogs.
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montecarlogirl87
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Re: Quirks
3-4-ish? best vet estimate since she was a rescue
I had a gsd/collie that did the same thing her whole life
I actually joke that Shylah is the reincarnation of my two previous dogs...she's crazy, lays like, and looks like a shepherd like Missee...but she's quiet, super smart and black like Dayzee
I had a gsd/collie that did the same thing her whole life
I actually joke that Shylah is the reincarnation of my two previous dogs...she's crazy, lays like, and looks like a shepherd like Missee...but she's quiet, super smart and black like Dayzee
Tareena and Shylah and Shota - Orlando, FL
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racingiron1
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Re: Quirks
Hilde used to do frog legs a lot before she was 1yr, but now I only see it if she's really tired/hot from exercise. Paw on me happens a lot. No paw in water bowl, but she does throw her weight when she's really ready to get some serious ZZZs--often it's against one of her humans.
Eric, Elizabeth, & Hilde
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karenz
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Re: Quirks
Xander doesn't do the frog legs with his back legs but does spread his front legs out. If he is sleeping he is usually upside down. I also get the paw alot. And he doesn't dip his foot in his water bowl but does dunk his toys in the water bowl. Last night he put 3 of them in his bowl. And when he is really tired he dramatically throws himself on the floor with a huge plop.
Karen & Xander
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montecarlogirl87
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Re: Quirks
any other dutches sometimes curl their paw under when they lay down?
Tareena and Shylah and Shota - Orlando, FL
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karenz
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Re: Quirks
Yes, Xander does. But of course that's only when he's not laying upside down.
Karen & Xander
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montecarlogirl87
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Re: Quirks
Shylah (and Shota) like rolling upside down too... especially for belly rubs! lol... but it almost never fails... Shylah will start sneezing!
Tareena and Shylah and Shota - Orlando, FL
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karenz
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Re: Quirks
montecarlogirl87 wrote:but it almost never fails...Shylah will start sneezing!
That is to funny!
Xander falls sound asleep upside down. It's so funny looking.
Karen & Xander
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k9lexi
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Re: Quirks
Lexi curls her paw glad to see others do too I was beginning to wonder if something was off with it !
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montecarlogirl87
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Re: Quirks
same... I know curling the back toes is not a good sign... started to worry there might be something wrong... turns out she's just a normal-crazy dutchk9lexi wrote:Lexi curls her paw glad to see others do too I was beginning to wonder if something was off with it !
Tareena and Shylah and Shota - Orlando, FL