Curious to know if any other cockers do this?.........

[SJP]

.....lie down with their rear legs "spatchcock style".  Lola has done it since we got her and I notice in an old pic that Livercake's Jarv does.  Also when she greets people out walking she goes totally flat and almost "swims" up to them!  Bizarre.

[jann]

  Yes, many do, including Flo    there was a post on COL sometime last year about this

Apparently it's a sign of good breeding, so I'm told 

[Tracy S]

Louie does it

When he greets people though, it's not long before his on his back with his legs in the air

(no pride at all )

[SJP]

Lola does that!  Straight over on her back - a real tart !

[Helen]

he still does it....we think he is a spatch-cocker   in fact i don't think he's comfy unless he's in that position.   i have heard that it's a sign of 'good' hips.  I hope so!

[Elisa]

Another 2 spatch-cockers here too 

[lmk]

Oscar is only ever comfortable when he's lying like that! We were told when he was a pup that he'd grow out of it quite soon... he still does it aged 13 and a half 

[Helen]

Oscar is only ever comfortable when he's lying like that! We were told when he was a pup that he'd grow out of it quite soon... he still does it aged 13 and a half 

awww i just love your eternal puppy, I so hope my boy is like Oscar when he reaches 13

[Ellie]

Yeah, Daisy does this.  Makes me feel like tickling her toes, like when you see feet hanging out of beds!

She also lies totally flat when greeting other dogs out walking.  Lulls them into a false sense of security and then leaps up like a whirling dervish and dances about when they reach her.

[Saffie]

Saffie use to but since about 5-6 months old now prefers to lie on her back with her little paws bent and looking like a ski ramp. So much fluff and most of the times a muddy belly too!

[White Bryony]

Maddie does it all the time 

She also walks across the room pulling her back legs outstretched behind her - she looks so funny 

But Woofie never does anything like it

http://i173.photobucket.com/albums/w76/lisan1968/Photo-0032.jpg

[Saffaroo]

Yes, another one here    Saffy does it all the time!!! it's always remarked upon if we have visitors, but I thought it was a doggy thing anyhow - some can, some can't, some do and others don't  we love to see her lie like this - and on her back as well - like an upside down spatchcock    - she's not a wanton little hussie is she 

[Waggy One]

Cookie is a spatch-cocker, she looks like a little bear-skin rug and she also does the slinky-along-the floor stuff when she's meeting new dogs 

Beau used to be a spatch-cocker but grew out of it at about six or seven months - too cool for that now he's a big boy  although when he's in a deep sleep he lies on his back letting everything hang out 

[Max X 2]

Max does it too which never fails to raise comments/laughs from other dog owners at agility & training class. 
This week it was a case of "aw just look at those paws".     

I've heard a lot of staffies do it too.

Yep & the rest of the time he's on his back showing all 

[donna26]

oll does it too