Zoomies are hilarious to watch.
Have you ever been relaxing and all of a sudden your dog takes off like the Rita, Queen of Speed roller coaster skidding around the house at 100mph for absolutely no reason?
Well TeamDogs has done some digging to find out what triggers our dogs to burst into a fit of sudden zoomies.
According to Petplan , zoomies, which are also known as FRAP (Frenetic Random Activity Period) attacks, are random bursts of high activity and energy that usually don’t last long.
Owners tend to see a theme to the behaviour, either noticing a bout of zoomies around the same time every day or as part of some other regular routine. The behaviour is usually outgrown, but you may still get an episode of the zoomies from time to time…
Zoomies before bed
Many pet owners observe puppy zoomies before bed, this is likely due to pent up energy that your puppy is trying to release before settling down for sleep.
Zoomies after a bath
Some dogs will run around wildly in a rush of adrenaline after bath time. This adrenaline rush may be a combination of many factors from relief to simply trying to dry off.
Zoomies after eating
For food obsessed dogs, the anticipation of mealtime combined with the energy provided by the food creates a recipe of hyperactivity.
Nutrition and behaviour expert and host of A Dog’s Life podcast, Anna Webb said: “Zoomies is the ’term’ for when a dog simply zooms around full of the joys of life!
“Normally these are puppies that may display a Zoomie after a walk as it’s the excitement of absorbing the experience.
“A Zoomie is a perfect opportunity to join in with a toy and turn it into a mutually beneficial / bonding exercise where the joys of a pet parent comes into its own. Dogs are fun loving so tapping into having fun together with proactive play always pays dividends!”
