Dog resting head

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   Hi everyone,

Our terrier x has in the last few months stared resting his head on 
chairs or anything of a similar height and even leans against them at 
times, sometimes he'll even lightly sleep.

Other than that he seem fine, has a good diet and is lively and playful,
 so I'm just wondering if anyone has heard of this before or if its just
 a little quirk.

Thanks

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jackj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Doggie Friend Joined: 09 February 2011 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote jackj Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Dog resting head Posted: 09 February 2011 at 5:04pm
	Hi everyone, Our terrier x has in the last few months stared resting his head on chairs or anything of a similar height and even leans against them at times, sometimes he'll even lightly sleep. Other than that he seem fine, has a good diet and is lively and playful, so I'm just wondering if anyone has heard of this before or if its just a little quirk. Thanks

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SixStar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List BIS IrishDogs Champion Joined: 22 September 2007 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 3314	Post Options Post Reply Quote SixStar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 February 2011 at 8:53pm
	I'd say it was just a little quirk, my Greyhounds do it too

Pepper Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Joined: 27 September 2005 Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Points: 9799	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pepper Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 February 2011 at 9:32pm
	yeah i would say its just a quirk too... prob too stubborn to sit and rest in case he misses out on something!


jackj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Doggie Friend Joined: 09 February 2011 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote jackj Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 10 February 2011 at 12:50pm
	Yeah I thought that it was probably just that, Thanks for the replies.

LB Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Dog Joined: 16 April 2009 Location: Meath Status: Offline Points: 1403	Post Options Post Reply Quote LB Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 February 2011 at 10:06am
	how old ? if he is old he may find it hard to lie down and then have to get back up again.
	The morning howl is driving me mad!

jackj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Doggie Friend Joined: 09 February 2011 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote jackj Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 February 2011 at 12:05pm
	He's about 5 and a very playful dog so That shouldn't be any problem, although he does seem to sleep a little more lately than he was but I kinda put that down to the miserable weather.

dee o gee Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Dog Joined: 18 June 2009 Location: Sligo/L'kenny Status: Offline Points: 717	Post Options Post Reply Quote dee o gee Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 12 February 2011 at 3:29am
	My terrier does it the whole time too, especially in the car. He loves having a little pillow to rest his head on. Just a little quirk I'd say. It's quite funny watching him trying to get comfy until he finds something to rest his head on! They say in cavaliers it can be a sign of syringomyelia, I think you can actually buy special beds with head rests made into them especially for SM cavaliers.