[chiclet]

A few weeks ago, whilst walking my pup, a dog up ahead of us lay down on the sidewalk and when we got to this dog, it jumped up and jumped on mine and had him on his back in short order. Since then, a few times he has layed down, head to the ground and waited for the dog to arrive. He will do this with dogs he knows and then jump up to greet them when they get to him. I am not positive, but he seems to be more likely to do this when the approaching dog is really excited. They are also quite far from them when he does this.

Any idea of what is going through his head?

[harley_quinn]

Maybe he likes the reaction? Wow I found that really strange haha

[cigwyllt]

It sounds like the classic play position - head down, bottom up, "Plaaaay with me pleeeeeease!"

[Josh Smith]

Play position, as was stated, or more likely a submissive position since it started with a dog showing dominance over your pup.

Josh

[chiclet]

Definitely not a play bow. It is more like how a herding dog flattens themselves on the ground.

[german sheep]

You give the answer to yourself

It is more like how a herding dog flattens

it comes from the hunting instinct to make itself as small as possible to deal with the situation in a positive way. Jump on the rival and triumph.

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