A couple of quesitons...

cjdaisy · 10-23-2010, 09:50 PM

Does anyone else's basset sleep the way that is shown in the picture attached? I'm just wondering if my little girl was just odd, or was this kind of a common occurance?

ALSO!

Teething has been horrible for my Daisy Mae! Is there any suggestions that could make this time a little easier for her?

Mr. Woofus · 10-23-2010, 10:41 PM

Hahahaha, that's a common way for them to sleep. Woofus sleeps in all sorts of positions

MollyMcFrecklesMom · 10-24-2010, 07:36 AM

Mine does it too. They make us laugh, even when they're asleep

cjdaisy · 10-24-2010, 08:54 AM

Whew! I was really worried. I am a first time basset owner, so I was REALLY concerned that she has been sleeping with her hips all splayed out.

vb3 · 10-24-2010, 10:01 AM

There are times when my dog is asleep that I have to check to make sure he is still breathing. Rosco likes to curl his neck in the weirdest positions and it looks like he might have actually broken it sometimes.

Belle's Daddy · 10-24-2010, 11:02 PM

This is rather common. Look at my photo album....Belle's Daddy to see some strange sleeping positions.

Nitrosmom · 10-25-2010, 10:23 AM

Nitro sleeps on his back ALL the time. When he was smaller we could see air bubbles passing through his intestines It looked like he had an alien in his belly!

Kirska · 10-25-2010, 01:22 PM

Anabelle sleeps like this too. I imagine bassets sleep like this more than other dogs because their short legs have less of a tendency for gravity to pull them down.

Dogs cool off by cooling their bellies so they might do it to get cool if their bed is warm.

LuciaB · 10-25-2010, 04:18 PM

Yep, same as the other comments. Cannoli loves to lay on her back with her legs in the air.

jaleely · 10-26-2010, 05:09 AM

Ditto! When my parents first saw bowser they got all worried that something was wrong with him because of how flopsy and weird he slept! (they used to breed beagles when i was a kid) so they were like "what is WRONG with him??" lol
I have the funniest pictures of him.
And yeah bassets tend to run "hotter" than other breeds, so they're cooling off their belly, and probably trying to get comfortable because of those big chests.
Tooo cute!

10-23-2010, 09:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
cjdaisy Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 22	A couple of quesitons... Does anyone else's basset sleep the way that is shown in the picture attached? I'm just wondering if my little girl was just odd, or was this kind of a common occurance? ALSO! Teething has been horrible for my Daisy Mae! Is there any suggestions that could make this time a little easier for her? Attached Thumbnails

10-25-2010, 01:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
Kirska Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 933	Anabelle sleeps like this too. I imagine bassets sleep like this more than other dogs because their short legs have less of a tendency for gravity to pull them down. Dogs cool off by cooling their bellies so they might do it to get cool if their bed is warm. __________________ Mom to Anabelle and Lila, rescued ladies and Harley, Corgi/Beagle/Basset/?? mutt "Saving just one dog won't change the world, but it surely will change the world for that one dog." - Richard C. Call

10-25-2010, 04:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
LuciaB Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arkansas Posts: 558	Yep, same as the other comments. Cannoli loves to lay on her back with her legs in the air. __________________ ~Lucia~

10-23-2010, 10:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mr. Woofus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 146	Hahahaha, that's a common way for them to sleep. Woofus sleeps in all sorts of positions

10-24-2010, 07:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
MollyMcFrecklesMom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Southeast PA Posts: 1,182	Mine does it too. They make us laugh, even when they're asleep

10-24-2010, 08:54 AM	#4 (permalink)
cjdaisy Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Louisiana Posts: 22	Whew! I was really worried. I am a first time basset owner, so I was REALLY concerned that she has been sleeping with her hips all splayed out.

10-24-2010, 10:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
vb3 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 523	There are times when my dog is asleep that I have to check to make sure he is still breathing. Rosco likes to curl his neck in the weirdest positions and it looks like he might have actually broken it sometimes.

10-24-2010, 11:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
Belle's Daddy Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Marble Falls, Texas Posts: 9	This is rather common. Look at my photo album....Belle's Daddy to see some strange sleeping positions.

10-25-2010, 10:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
Nitrosmom Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 65	Nitro sleeps on his back ALL the time. When he was smaller we could see air bubbles passing through his intestines It looked like he had an alien in his belly!

10-26-2010, 05:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
jaleely Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Ventura, CA Posts: 942	Ditto! When my parents first saw bowser they got all worried that something was wrong with him because of how flopsy and weird he slept! (they used to breed beagles when i was a kid) so they were like "what is WRONG with him??" lol I have the funniest pictures of him. And yeah bassets tend to run "hotter" than other breeds, so they're cooling off their belly, and probably trying to get comfortable because of those big chests. Tooo cute!

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