hi , just curious why my little dog ......?

Question

while out walking sometimes stops , puts one of his front paws up and looks about , whats with the front paw ,lol do other dogs do it or is it just something olly does?? ,have a good night xx

he is a cavalier king charles spaniel.

Answer 1

Hi Lorraine! My Yorkie used to do it a lot when he was curious or if he was really concentrating on a something he had seen or heard. My Cavalier has never done it though...she is too lazy, lol. Whatever the reason is though it's still soooo cute. Take care, Smudge (Tracy) xx

Answer 2

When a dog smells something like another "critter" he will lift one paw and sniff the air. We call that "pointing". Some dogs can be trained to do this to show hunters where their game is.

Answer 3

he is probably worried or scared, or sometimes dogs just do it for no reason. my dog sometimes runs with one of her back legs up. or when she feels guilty about something that she did which she knows she shouldn't have done she will bring her front paw up and put her tail between her hind legs.
Hope this helps!!! :)

Answer 4

My male dachshund does this all the time. He'll go outside and stop and look at me with one paw up. He does it in the house too...he'll just stand there looking at me, wagging his tail, with one of his front paws up. I think it's adorable and cracks me up.

Answer 5

if he is a hound, he is pointing. Some dogs point cuz they were trained to hunt. And when they smell something, such as a bird, they are to stop and point in the direction it is. Nothing serious, just instinct. lol

Answer 6

its just curiosity. i have a three year old pitt bull and he does the same thing all the time. its totally normal. they tend to do that when their senses are heightented. olly might be smelling something in the air or might see something that you dont

Answer 7

CUTE my little girl Holly is a maltepoo and she does this also,,,it looks like she is standing at attention..I think that is their stance to be ready to go after something if they need too,,,I think its funny

Answer 8

bless your pup sounds so cute ,did i tell you my mum as 1 he dont do that lol but hes getting on a bit now xx

Answer 9

My dog does this when she's nervous or scared. He probably doesn't want to be outside.