Crawling on your stomach on the floor in a cross pattern is hard work.
Crawling put stomach on the floor.
Often just when your back is turned your baby will choose that moment to start crawling or scooting across the floor.
Crawling engages virtually all of the muscles of the body from the arches of your feet to your abdominal and neck muscles all of which are used in the process of moving your body forward across the floor.
The army crawl during a storm to the further reaches of your bed or under the bed helps with the fear some dogs have of storms with thunder and lightning.
There are several reasons.
Aside from people training in the military few of us have spent any time past our first year of life utilizing this movement.
What is to be gained by doing it and why does your baby need this essential first form of locomotion.
Until then you can encourage your baby to get ready to crawl with these.
Certain breeds of dogs love tunneling and getting to crawl under the blankets is a natural behavior for them.
Dogs enjoy crawling under the covers and being close to you in a warm cozy spot.