100_1545 Molly Sunnyside up 2 9 2011

Comment by Eunice Marott on March 28, 2011 at 1:06am

just like my aussi friend Molly we are so much alike.

Comment by Chantal McIlveen-Wright on March 28, 2011 at 6:43am

The real Irish Setter life....  :-)

Comment by martina mckeag on March 28, 2011 at 10:12am

The setter pose they all must lie  like that

Comment by Eunice Marott on March 28, 2011 at 5:10pm

yes the setter pose or is it just the females

Comment by Sherry Miller on March 28, 2011 at 5:16pm

Oh I can promise you it is also the pose for the male Irish Setter also......as all of my boys would nap like this.  Used to wonder if because they came from pretty good sized litters that perhaps they were used to napping with feet up to keep them from being stepped on? or because of lack of space in the puppy box? 

Comment by Eunice Marott on March 28, 2011 at 5:42pm

i thought it was just the females being hussies... Looks like your Molly is lying on a single chair like that, ours likes to spread out on the double seater. 

Comment by Chantal McIlveen-Wright on March 29, 2011 at 8:10am

Well Ladies, to my little knowledge, I do not know one single Irish Setter (and I guess all setters) who does not sleep that way.... males and females. Afghan, Borzoi and Alsatian too, for sure. So I guess tall dogs need to rest their spine that way??? or do they need some "sunnyside" ventilation?? (love the expression Sherry), or is it the surrender position to sleep safely??? what are your guesses Ladies?

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