Do zoomies mean dogs are happy?
Iliana Bednar
2025-05-23 23:21:18
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The behaviour itself isn’t harmful although they may tell you something about how your dog is feeling. Your dog’s posture will tell you if they are having fun or stressed. In most cases, they will be joyfully happy – in which case they will be showing loose, wiggly, bouncing body language, maybe interspersed with playbows when they may hold their tail high before tucking it in for the next zoom, and with a relaxed even floppy tongue. When you get home from being out: they may be so happy to see you or it may be a release of stress at having been left. This is completely normal behaviour common to all breeds and types of dogs – although it is most common in puppies and adolescents, and generally occurs less as they get mature. But that’s not to say it’ll stop entirely – many older dogs will still have FRAPs. Zoomies are generally caused by a build-up of excess energy or stress which is then released in one short burst. If they have a build up of energy that isn’t being addressed with exercise and mental stimulation.
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