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maddie my baby · 07-19-2009, 06:35 AM

My maddie does this as well, its so cute.

lexipoo · 07-19-2009, 07:00 AM

Lexi does that too. She will run so fast sometimes it takes her breathe away. It is the funniest thing to watch she will fluff and fluff then go in circles get up...fluff and fluff and go in circles. Sometimes she will bark at you if she heres you laughing

Hugs Cheryl & Lexi

livingdustmops · 07-19-2009, 08:05 AM

Almost all dogs do this. It is thought that they go in circles to pat down the grass when they lived in the wild and then they will dig it to mound it up.

yorkie_mama22 · 07-19-2009, 10:36 AM

Stormy used to do this, she would dig around, spin and lay down. If it wasn't comfy enough she would do it again and again til it was JUST right, I would always have a good giggle! I'll miss it thas for sure

mscat · 07-19-2009, 11:49 AM

Suzi likes to dig before finding a good place to rest

she dig so hard in the same spot too, i'll watch her with raised eye brows thinking, ok, what are you trying to accomplish?

silly Suzi , often times her favorite place to sleep is right at the bottom of my feet. thats my girl, she is nevertoo far away from me.

cslat1 · 07-20-2009, 07:20 AM

I had no idea so many Yorkies are doing this. Calleigh does this mainly at bedtime. It's something she started when she was about a year old. She's now two. It's funny to watch all right.

harleyyorkie · 07-20-2009, 07:27 AM

I watched a show on animal planet about this. They said dogs do this out of instinct. If they were in the wild, it's to #1 make sure nothing is underneath them (bugs, snake etc) and #2 they make "the nest" bigger so as to fool other predators into thinking they are bigger than they are, to discourage an attack while sleeping. Smart little guys, huh?

momimi · 07-20-2009, 11:39 AM

Mimi does this to, bedtime or nap time. so cute!

sarahheartmaddy · 07-20-2009, 11:46 AM

Maddy does this as well. It is so stinkin' cute!!!!

nesha · 07-21-2009, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexipoo

Lexi does that too. She will run so fast sometimes it takes her breathe away. It is the funniest thing to watch she will fluff and fluff then go in circles get up...fluff and fluff and go in circles. Sometimes she will bark at you if she heres you laughing

Hugs Cheryl & Lexi

that is so cute you should post a video for us to see hehehe.

Dara311 · 07-21-2009, 11:16 AM

Have you ever seen a dachshund do this!? my doxie lucy does it all the time, and boy is she fast as anything! Fiona does it once in awhile!!!!

twahlstrand · 07-23-2009, 05:33 PM

It is the funnyist thing to watch my Oscar has done it ever since we brought him home not so much now he is 7 months old it has tapered off now it is only sometimes. I have not see my Keysha do it once yet she is 3 months. I did some reading on puppies before we got them and it seems that it is inbread in them from when they were wolfs in the wild it is nesting, very interesting.

nesha · 07-23-2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harleyyorkie

I watched a show on animal planet about this. They said dogs do this out of instinct. If they were in the wild, it's to #1 make sure nothing is underneath them (bugs, snake etc) and #2 they make "the nest" bigger so as to fool other predators into thinking they are bigger than they are, to discourage an attack while sleeping. Smart little guys, huh?

useful information to know thanks

vlccairo · 07-24-2009, 01:19 AM

Samantha has always done this. It amazes me how much is hard wired with dogs. When she was a puppy she tried to eat the flowers in the rug. When that didn't work, she tried to dig them up. Sometimes she stalks me, which always cracks me up.

clm56 · 07-24-2009, 01:50 AM

~A couple of mine will lick their paws first and then make their bed. I quess its eqiuivalent to us taking a shower and making our bed...lol...so cute to watch!!

07-19-2009, 06:35 AM	#16
maddie my baby Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: gerogia Posts: 292	My maddie does this as well, its so cute. __________________ Gina maddie milo krypto2 skin kids

07-19-2009, 08:05 AM	#18
livingdustmops Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 6,728	Almost all dogs do this. It is thought that they go in circles to pat down the grass when they lived in the wild and then they will dig it to mound it up. __________________ Cindy & The Rescued Gang Puppies Are Not Products!

07-19-2009, 11:49 AM	#20
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	Suzi likes to dig before finding a good place to rest she dig so hard in the same spot too, i'll watch her with raised eye brows thinking, ok, what are you trying to accomplish? silly Suzi , often times her favorite place to sleep is right at the bottom of my feet. thats my girl, she is nevertoo far away from me. __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

07-20-2009, 07:20 AM	#21
cslat1 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Citrus Heights, California USA Posts: 1,315	I had no idea so many Yorkies are doing this. Calleigh does this mainly at bedtime. It's something she started when she was about a year old. She's now two. It's funny to watch all right. __________________ Carol & Calleigh Proud member of YAP, THE PINK CLUB,The Spoiled Rotten Club,The Crazy Club Welcome Waggin'

07-20-2009, 07:27 AM	#22
harleyyorkie Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2009 Location: Sunny South Posts: 470	I watched a show on animal planet about this. They said dogs do this out of instinct. If they were in the wild, it's to #1 make sure nothing is underneath them (bugs, snake etc) and #2 they make "the nest" bigger so as to fool other predators into thinking they are bigger than they are, to discourage an attack while sleeping. Smart little guys, huh? __________________ Elizabeth Harley Rita Scooter Bandit Peanut

07-19-2009, 07:00 AM	#17
lexipoo Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 1,892	Lexi does that too. She will run so fast sometimes it takes her breathe away. It is the funniest thing to watch she will fluff and fluff then go in circles get up...fluff and fluff and go in circles. Sometimes she will bark at you if she heres you laughing Hugs Cheryl & Lexi

07-19-2009, 10:36 AM	#19
yorkie_mama22 Currently Suspended! Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 2,275	Stormy used to do this, she would dig around, spin and lay down. If it wasn't comfy enough she would do it again and again til it was JUST right, I would always have a good giggle! I'll miss it thas for sure

07-20-2009, 11:39 AM	#23
momimi Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: clinton, maryland Posts: 49	Mimi does this to, bedtime or nap time. so cute!

07-20-2009, 11:46 AM	#24
sarahheartmaddy BANNED FOR TAKING MONEY AND NOT SHIPPING PRODUCTS SOLD!!! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,827	Maddy does this as well. It is so stinkin' cute!!!!

07-21-2009, 11:16 AM	#26
Dara311 YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,515	Have you ever seen a dachshund do this!? my doxie lucy does it all the time, and boy is she fast as anything! Fiona does it once in awhile!!!! __________________ Mom to Fiona Marie

07-23-2009, 05:33 PM	#27
twahlstrand Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 112	It is the funnyist thing to watch my Oscar has done it ever since we brought him home not so much now he is 7 months old it has tapered off now it is only sometimes. I have not see my Keysha do it once yet she is 3 months. I did some reading on puppies before we got them and it seems that it is inbread in them from when they were wolfs in the wild it is nesting, very interesting. __________________ Live, Love and Laugh Often Tammy, Oscar and Keysha

07-24-2009, 01:19 AM	#29
vlccairo Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cairo, Egypt Posts: 192	Samantha has always done this. It amazes me how much is hard wired with dogs. When she was a puppy she tried to eat the flowers in the rug. When that didn't work, she tried to dig them up. Sometimes she stalks me, which always cracks me up.

07-24-2009, 01:50 AM	#30
clm56 YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: in the beautiful USA Posts: 259	~A couple of mine will lick their paws first and then make their bed. I quess its eqiuivalent to us taking a shower and making our bed...lol...so cute to watch!!