is my dog strange?

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dont really know how to put this but i have a 9 year old lurcher and when they strech with theyre bum stuck in the air if you know what i mean he has jus sat like that for about 5 mins
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Recon he just finds it comfortable, does he usually do it? Our JRT lies in funny positions, tends to look like she has been hit by a car, legs all over the place.
 
no its the first time ive seen him do it but he does lie in daft positions like hanging his legs down the stairs and his legs sticking up in the air and things lol i have a pic of him asleep up against the wall but dont know how to get it on lol
 
It can be a sign of abdominal pain as it releives pressure on the intestines. It's called a playbow ('come play with me!' bounce) or pray position.

Stetching into that position is normal but holding it for more than a stretch is NOT normal. It's used as an idicator to forgein body ingestion

If he continues to do it and is quiet or depressed or starts to whimper, take him to the vets for a check up.
 
i have fed him since and he ate all of his tea and ive just given him a bit of milk and he gulped that down as he doesnt get it very often. could it have been that he had a pain as he was hungry? it is hard to tell with him though as he quite a wingey kind of dog i think it is because he is getting a bit stiff that he winges. thanks. im worrying now lol
 
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Hee Hee. Nothing to worry about i'm sure! Lets have some Pics

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i will when i work out how to lol
does anyone know how to get them up here there in my oictures from digital camera?
 
He quite possible just had a bit of indigestion or gassy colic. Or you may find he has a little diahhroea tommorow. If he doesn't do it again and seems normal, just keep an eye on him.

Digital pictures need to be uploaded into your computer (how depends on your camera - it'll have a UBS connection cable most likely). Down size them if they're huge then you need to load them up into a internet photo hoster. Photobucket.com is good and free. Just sign up and follow the steps to upload them from your computer. Then pasteing the
 
I have had whippets and lurchers for years and I can tell you this is a position they all do, so more than others, they are very athletic dogs and quite unlike other breeds. I wouldn't worry about it at all.
 
It is a lurcher thing as others have said - one of mine used to do it for long periods of time as you have said, and there was nothing wrong with him at all
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