Albert purposely comes between the coffee table and couch in the evening to roll over when I'm laying there so I will rub his chest. If I don't notice he's there right away I'll get that paw on my hand to let me know he's ready.
Does your dog sleep on its back?
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I was going to mention him since you have some great shots of him doing it.
Just some random upside-down pics....
Kaiser2016
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Before I found this forum I was reading Cesar Milan's site. Here is the article on pack position where I decided that K seemed to be a middle of the pack kind of dog. I know it will be very basic info for some of you but I was starting from scratch! 
Principle 7 for Achieving Balance: Know your dog's natural pack position
Principle 7 for Achieving Balance: Know your dog's natural pack position
He's never been a shy boy Lol
Kaiser2016
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K doesn't do that either!
Kaiser2016
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He's showing off
We all know Bacall has no shame. 
I think his couch poses are the best lol
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That's a good a guess as any. Still along the same lines as submissive. The submissive roll over is to expose their vulnerability.
Yep.
It's a great feeling when your dog rolls for both kids of the house.
Kaiser2016
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Should I teach rolling over? If he does not roll over naturally would he be comfortable with it in a training scenario?
Funny, but my first Dobe never turned over on his back; but he was a slightly different body type for a Dobe.
My subsequent two Dobes will lay on their backs with some regularity, but I have never seen them actually sleep for any appreciable length of time that way – maybe a couple minutes or so, max.
My subsequent two Dobes will lay on their backs with some regularity, but I have never seen them actually sleep for any appreciable length of time that way – maybe a couple minutes or so, max.
Kaiser2016
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K was laying on his pillow and I bent down to rub his ears. I gave him a long ear rub and he sighed and closed his eyes and suddenly his hind legs started to roll over but his chest stayed laying on the side. So maybe more ear rubs!
My previous Dobe was a danger when on his back. His hind legs were physically reactive to the touch. He'd kick if they were touched and you didn't want to be within striking distance.
Kaiser2016
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Oh damn 
I'll keep that in mind.
I'll keep that in mind.
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Anything you train your dog to do will help build trust and confidence in your dog.
Rits
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Some of these are from years ago but...Yes, nothing has changed.
She's creepy and will sometimes lay there with her eyes open but not moving...
Doing a morning workout together with Dad.
When we first adopted her she was very shy. A few days later she felt comfortable enough and we found out then that she was a back sleeper. Woke her up with the flash, lol.
Getting belly rubs here.
On the other hand, I've never seen Java sleep on her back. She prefers doing her best cat/doberman expression and tucking herself up into what we like to call a "dooberball" (doberball, Doobs is Java's nickname, lol)
Basically, this but better. (Yes, that is indeed an actual CAT bed. Our cats'!)
When she's exhausted the most she'll do is lay flat out on her side, sometimes legs out too.
She's creepy and will sometimes lay there with her eyes open but not moving...
Doing a morning workout together with Dad.
When we first adopted her she was very shy. A few days later she felt comfortable enough and we found out then that she was a back sleeper. Woke her up with the flash, lol.
Getting belly rubs here.
On the other hand, I've never seen Java sleep on her back. She prefers doing her best cat/doberman expression and tucking herself up into what we like to call a "dooberball" (doberball, Doobs is Java's nickname, lol)
Basically, this but better. (Yes, that is indeed an actual CAT bed. Our cats'!)
When she's exhausted the most she'll do is lay flat out on her side, sometimes legs out too.
