When dogs do things that us humans do - it always makes me chuckle and is almost always amusing. Our bodies and anatomy are very different, but there are way more parallels than there are differences.
Stretching feels great in the context of both loosening up as well as a natural body reaction after being in an idle position (e.g. sleeping or sitting for prolonged periods). Apollo is a dog. Dogs sleep a lot. Sleeping is typically followed by stretching. Ergo - Apollo stretches a lot.
His 2-step (front and rear half) stretch is very funny and cute to watch. It starts with him embodying the true definition of the "downward dog" yoga position. His hips go up and back as he relaxes his chest towards the ground to get a nice stretch of his front legs. Apollo carries out phase 2 by trying to elongate his body - which is already quite lengthy - as much as possible. His chest is thrust forward and his hind legs are like two heavy pieces of wood as they drag on the ground behind him for a brief moment to get the rest of his spine. The cherry-on-top finisher is usually his patented full body shake (just picture a wet dog trying to dry himself) of which you can hear him perform from one or two rooms away. The reason it is audible is because of his Dumbo-sized ears that flap/flop with vigor.
When I hear that sound - I know he's awake.
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