Sprawling Puppy

Hi
My puppy (17 weeks) has a tendency to lay her legs out behind her when lying down.
Could this be an early sign of hip dysplasia ? or is it normal in puppies
She sits nicely not like a frog, and mum and dad (working dogs) had good and fair hip scores.
Thanks

 

Hi @Chris D 8

I have had two out of six Labs do exactly as you describe for their entire lives. And neither of them had hip dyslpasia.

 

PHEW !!
Fingers crossed then and thanks for the reply.

 

I've seen dogs do this all the time. My puppy does it as well.

 

Weirdly, my cat does this too! It's bizarre, but he's never had any issues either

 

Actually, there's a name for it...here you go.. https://www.reddit.com/r/sploot/

 

Great name! Very descriptive