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Hi, My dog also does this too. Don't worry, its common! It's just the way a dog lies down. Like humans lie down different ways! Hope this helps you! If you are looking for a more anatomic answer, sorry but I cannot help you!

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12y ago

The simplest answer is: For locomotion. Dogs, like all other mammals, need legs to be able to walk and run, especially in tasks such as finding food (a dog's legs are usually long and slender and perfectly adapted for running down prey), patrolling territories, for chasing, fleeing and jumping.

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The underbelly of a dog is its most vulnerable area. By exposing it to you, the dog is displaying complete trust and absolute submission to the alpha animal of the family (its owner).

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13y ago

There are a few reasons for this:

1) It makes them sneeze.

2) It makes their spines ache.

3) Their bodies are shaped to lie on their stomach.

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13y ago

dogs are not humans and they have less joints in the upper leg area than the average human

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DOgs lye on their back because they would like their owners to pet them and they have high specnitial coonos

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12y ago

so you will rub their belly.

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