Aside from people training in the military few of us have spent any time past our first year of life utilizing this movement.
Crawling put stomach on the floor.
Dogs enjoy crawling under the covers and being close to you in a warm cozy spot.
There are several reasons.
Certain breeds of dogs love tunneling and getting to crawl under the blankets is a natural behavior for them.
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.
In fact in one of her many studies on crawling babies karen adolph phd associate.
The child is learning that they have two legs two arms two feet and two hands because they can feel these parts moving against the floor.
Crawling on your stomach on the floor in a cross pattern is hard work.
Until then you can encourage your baby to get ready to crawl with these.
Crawling is defined as any form of prone progression any way of moving in which the tummy is toward the floor.