Dobie made his first Scotland start against Canada on the first game of the summer tour but it was as a winger rather than his preferred role at scrum-half.
Dobie has been used regularly off the bench by Glasgow this season and he also started on the wing in the win over the Dragons in February. Dobie says his ability able to play in two positions is good for his game but he still sees his future in the number nine short, a role he switched to late in the game in Ottawa where he scored his first Scotland try in the big win over Canada.
"It did take a while to get used to," Dobie said in The Scotsman. "Now I'm comfortable in each position on its own. Switching mid-game can sometimes be quite interesting, but it's only helping me as a rugby player, getting that different perspective out on the wing.
"They're very different in attack, but having spent time on the wing has helped me as a nine to get our wingers into the game more. Defensively, apart from set piece, they actually link up really well: the strengths of a good defensive winger are quite often the same strengths of a nine. I've got used to it a bit more in set-piece defence where you can be a bit more exposed out on the wing.
"I definitely see scrum-half as where I want to be moving forward, but it's no harm to be able to play on the wing and it's great that the coaches in Glasgow and here have the faith in me that I can play on the wing. Hopefully I can play as much at nine and have that wing role in my back pocket to use when needed.
"I want to be pushing to be involved as much as possible, and I want to be pushing for selection in the autumn squad and then into a Six Nations. I had two caps before this tour, pretty spread out, so being involved more regularly is definitely the goal for me.
"What I see as my strengths are my physicality and running game, and I suppose it's marrying that up with the skills and the basics that a nine needs."