Do zoomies mean a dog is happy?
Cecil Wolf
2025-06-10 06:05:24
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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. A stressed dog will be more tense and wide-eyed, and its tail will stay low and tucked even when stopping or pausing. Typically, dog zoomies won’t last very long and will be over almost as soon as they began, and your dog will plonk themselves down for a much-needed rest. The reality is that we don’t exactly know but zoomies are generally caused by a build-up of excess energy or stress which is then released in one short burst. 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.