Dog myth, busted
“Weird dog, sleeping upside down.”
Belly-up while unconscious = maximum trust. It's a compliment.
A dog showing the world its belly while asleep feels completely safe, no instinct says that's acceptable unless the home has earned it. (It's also peak cooling mode on warm days.)
The donut, the superman, the lion pose, the whole catalogue is decoded in sleeping positions.
One minute of science
Sleeping belly-up exposes the throat and stomach, the most vulnerable parts of a dog. A dog that starfishes on its back in your living room is telling you it feels completely safe there, and it is also dumping heat through the thin belly fur. What the other positions mean.
An official passport for your very good dogWalks, milestones and health records, one cute book.
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