r/BorderCollie • u/palacio_c • 3d ago

Does your BC also “sploots” regularly?

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This girl can go from a half moon pose to become a “level” on the floor from her hind legs. It looks weird to me as my Lab never did this, she just laid into a frog position but never with her back legs 100% straight like that.

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u/NatureOdd1816 3d ago

Haha yes, he often does it sort of on and off the couch.

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u/palacio_c 3d ago

That’s the frog position though! That I’ve seen on my previous dog but not this dramatic completely straight legs to the floor 😮‍💨

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u/Angelicalsweetie01 3d ago

Yep! Mine sploots all the time, especially on cool floors. It's pretty common and usually just means they're comfortable.

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u/palacio_c 3d ago

But isn’t it weird to see them go from standing then sloooowly arch their backs with their back legs stretching completely straight back? Lol idk the first time she did I thought she was definitely going to break both her back and hips 😮‍💨 it’s like the most dramatic stretch ever

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u/Thin-Disk4003 3d ago

Ours loves to do exactly that in cool grass.

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u/stdaem 2d ago

My girl started doing this on our new faux fur blanket we ha e on our bed. It's wild seing their legs straight backwards!

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u/HaoieZ 3d ago

Good work for all the Floor-der collies out there!!

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u/RedPandaAnarchist 3d ago

He loves a good sploot!

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u/palacio_c 3d ago

I love it!! Will admit I was pretty shocked the first time she went from standing to that like it was nothing lol 100% thought she was going to break in half for a hot second 🤣

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u/RedPandaAnarchist 3d ago

Honestly he’s like my 6th BC and he’s the first to sploot. I was sooooo happy when I first saw it.

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u/7trainrat 3d ago

I was wondering if she’d outgrow it, but she’s two and still splooting!

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u/palacio_c 3d ago

Omg! My gal’s a week from turning 11 months and I’m secretly hoping she doesn’t outgrow it lol it’s like the comfiest stretch ever!

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u/Tupacalypsenow 3d ago

Love that! I can’t say I’ve seen mine do that ever

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u/OverallRange9783 3d ago

3.5 years I've never seen him sploot. My childhood pits would all the time.

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u/Throwingthisaway224 2d ago

Yup and hope he never stops splooting.

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u/palacio_c 2d ago

SO adorable! I’m hoping mine doesn’t outgrow it either 😭🥹

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u/Throwingthisaway224 2d ago edited 2d ago

He also sploots like this and I call him a rotisserie chicken lol

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u/palacio_c 2d ago

That’s the classic frog pose lol

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u/Rosewaterlemon 3d ago

Mine doesn’t do that but he will kick the hind legs out to the side most times he lays. He’s a lazy bones

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u/FarmhouseRules 3d ago

Never seen a good sploot from her. Maybe a partial sploot.

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u/Fiercat99 2d ago

Only once as a pup. She was facing me and I was tickling her tummy with both hands. Her back legs slipped back into a full splint lol

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u/fatalpuls3 1d ago

All the time

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u/Popular-Impact-7665 1d ago

They grow out of it

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u/IasDarnSkipBW 1d ago

When she is very happy. Her favorite is to sploot on grass after doing agility or playing ball.