For adog , bath time is in effect the remnant of the mankind . Marched to the tub , they take on the trunk language of a reprobate captive . Human associate often have to physically channelize them into the water . A wet weenie is a lamentable dog .
Then — escape . The bath is over and a bounder transform , zipping around the house like aGreyhound . The detent shifts from the last of lows to the highest of highs . The only thing comparable might be a catbouncingoff the walls after pooping . So why do dogs go wild after generate cockeyed ?
Speaking with The Dodo , veterinarian Dr. Ladan Mohammad - Zadehsaidthat post - bathing meltdown are at least in part a response to the strong-arm maven of being dampish . “ roll around , shaking off and recoil off article of furniture after an invigorating bath may be a canine inherent aptitude to keep his protective fur wry and tender , ” she said . “ He may also chance the sensation of being weighed down by water system to be unpleasant . "
A dog ’s post - bath excitement is anexampleof behavior known as FRAP , or Frenetic Random Activity Periods . Some citizenry refer to this as “ the zoomies . ” basically , the domestic dog has dreaded the tub to the point that having it be over releases a shower of vigour . Their sentence has been commuted and it ’s time to unwind . All the anxiousness generated by getting irrigate down and shampooed is being lean off .
While a dog may get “ the zoomies ” ( not an actual scientific term ) to work off their excitement , it may also fulfil their keen sense of smell . Dogs tend to like to smell like dogs . Having been strap in odorous shampoo , they want to escape that new and possibly unpleasant smell by running , roll around on a story , or — given the chance — in grass .
On the whole , dogs tend to go violent after a bath because they want to feel like a dog again — free , dry , and just a little dirty .
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