A dog can wake up very quickly from this position. I think his bones are made out of bendy straws.Īt first, one would think that this would be the deep sleep position, but according to Wendy Ness at Love to Know, this is actually a common napping position. Leroy can be found sleeping like this on the couch all the time. I never knew that! Curled up in a ball sleeper Two, by not being all curled up in a ball, none of his muscles are tense, and so he is able to be completely relaxed. One, his stomach is exposed to the air so he is able to keep cool. There are two main reasons why this tends to be where the dog gets his most relaxed dream sleep. Certainly one of the funniest of all sleep positions, your dog is on his back with all his legs up in the air. This is the position where they go into a deep sleep. I actually stared at him for 10 minutes the other night trying to figure it out. Leroy can be found in this position at night, in his dog crate. Most of the time when the dog is sleeping on his side or sleeping on his belly with all four paws out, he is simply dozing – although, sometimes he can go into a deep sleep on his side. There are 4 different types of dog sleeping positions. Cute and cozy, but how do they bend that way?ĭo these different dog sleeping positions mean anything?Īccording to an article at, yes they most certainly do. I have no idea how a 150-pound dog can make themselves look flat as a pancakeĬurled up in a ball. All private parts fully exposed and airing out? Here a few positions that I can find Leroy sleeping in throughout the day:īack. They are just so darn adorable when they sleep and I am amazed at how many different sleeping positions that they have.

Recently I have been taking a lot of pictures of the dogs sleeping.

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