L Bow

THE L BOW

The stance above is called the dog bow position. I never knew it was good until I had a dog.  Whenever I encountered a dog and he went into this position I thought oh no, I am in for something bad, maybe death.   The following link talks about it http://www.pets.ca/dogs/tips/play-bow-posture-pet-tip-105/  
I  now know it is a good thing.  It is an invite to play. 

PLAY WITH ME

Of course, if you do not want to play it can be a bad thing, as a dog with "play" in its mind will not stop.  From the first month I had Liam, I always said it in my head as the doggie bow position, bow rhyming with crow.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bow
this is one of those words that is a noun, verb and is pronounced bow like crow and bow like wow. Bow- wow.

Now for our story. There is competition for Liam's LBow- a new phenomenon going on-tebowing. I know this because football is ALWAYS on in this house, because I read the NY Times best seller list with the eponymous best selling book "Tim Tebow"  find out about him here  http://www.timtebow.com/and because The Tebow has been discussed on many talk shows. The following link will fill you in on its popularity and give you visuals.
http://tebowing.com/

AM I TEBOWING?

Liam has been watching and practicing tebowing. He is not bending in the same places. The L Bow has the two front legs on the ground and back up

IS IT BOWING IF NO ONE IS AROUND?

while the Tebow has one leg on the ground bent at the knee.

As I was researching the proliferation of this trending position.  SNL spoofed it. 
I am wondering about the different meanings of bow as well as the different pronunciations.  I am now thinking that the dog bow (L Bow)  is really pronounced bow, like wow and does in fact mean - to bend or incline the body in submission, reverence, acknowledgment of applause, or invitation to play


Up until Tim Tebow started his "bow" I had always thought Liam was imitating a bow, like the bow with its arrow or a bow used to play a musical instrument.  The shape was the bow- meaning -something bent into a simple curve. I look at Liam's position and the L Bow is Liam in a simple curve.

What is it?   how to know if it is bow (crow)?

or now bow (wow)?

LIAM IS THINKING ABOUT GOING INTO THE BOW

Woof, Woof