Ticklish?

jjorash · 11-11-2005, 01:08 PM

This is going to be a strange question...but is it possible that a dog could be ticklish??

Actually, my 4 month old pup doesn't laugh at all. She did NOT want me touching her paws. She would try to bite. It was really weird. I think I overdid the "I-am-going-to-win-this", but I could not understand why she wouldn't let me (or anybody else) simply look at her paw pads.

Crossfire Bulldogs · 11-11-2005, 02:13 PM

My own opinion is that dogs can be ticklish. One of my pups who now lives with GP member OhMickey is a very ticklish boy, he doesn't laugh like a human would but if you get his sides or a certain spot underneath he'll chatter and make noise in different pitches almost like playing a musical instrument. lol

princessjodi · 11-11-2005, 02:52 PM

i think dogs can be ticklish...none of mine have ever made noises though. usually there is a spot around their belly...we call it their 'itchy spot' and if you rub it their back legs twitches. maybe it is just reflexes but I dont know...

marley05 · 11-11-2005, 04:35 PM

Marleys paws are really tickleish when you touch them he watches and waits for me to touch them, then he moves his feet away when itouch him then i do it agian and he moves his feet away again. its actually quit halarious. By the third or fouth time im laughing so hard. but hes never made any noices.

Giny · 11-11-2005, 06:11 PM

Boomer's paws are quite ticklish too. I'm a mean mom,sometims while he's sleeping on me I can't help but gently rub his back paw. If I do it just the right way he'll give me a good back kick. hehe! What a horse!

Tiffany0204 · 11-11-2005, 09:46 PM

What exactly causes a dog to start kicking their legs when you scratch a certain part of them? Gizmo has an area near his brown patch that if I start lightly scratching there, the leg starts kicking like crazy.

I call it the "sweet spot" lmao. But does it bug them? I've always wondered that.

jjorash · 11-11-2005, 10:29 PM

THANKS! So I wasn't coming up with an off the wall explanation! I'll "experiment"...

annie_so_pink · 11-12-2005, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by marley05

Marleys paws are really tickleish when you touch them he watches and waits for me to touch them, then he moves his feet away when itouch him then i do it agian and he moves his feet away again. its actually quit halarious. By the third or fouth time im laughing so hard. but hes never made any noices.

Theo used to do the same thing, and it was sooooo funny!!!

Jens · 11-12-2005, 07:45 AM

I got so worried on a woodland walk in early spring when Alph was young. He started licking his paws, whining and refused to move. He was distressed and I was really worried. My boyf pointed out it was the tiny baby stinging nettles that were starting to come up. Poor Alph. My boyf also laughed and told me I was in for in interesting evening he was right. Anything Alph could do to relieve the itching - including a nice disco dance on my front door mat. It had passed by the morning but I know when to avoid that walk now! He has the fattest chunkiest pads - looks like he's walking on air cushions. Love 'em.

calgal · 11-12-2005, 09:47 AM

Over the past zillion years I've been quite aware that dogs ARE ticklish. (most anyway) and some more than others and in different areas. Wouldn't it be just too funny if they would at least smile.

OHMICKEY03 · 11-12-2005, 10:05 PM

Yes, Sonja, Mickey is tickleish. I know when we touch his tummy or any where on his legs he will make a noise and it is kinda funny sounding. He is a trip. Now it all makes sense.

11-11-2005, 01:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
jjorash jjorash Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kiev, Ukraine Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Ticklish? This is going to be a strange question...but is it possible that a dog could be ticklish?? Actually, my 4 month old pup doesn't laugh at all. She did NOT want me touching her paws. She would try to bite. It was really weird. I think I overdid the "I-am-going-to-win-this", but I could not understand why she wouldn't let me (or anybody else) simply look at her paw pads.

11-11-2005, 02:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Crossfire Bulldogs Sourmug Mom Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snuggled Between The Snorts & Snores. Posts: 7,844 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 285	My own opinion is that dogs can be ticklish. One of my pups who now lives with GP member OhMickey is a very ticklish boy, he doesn't laugh like a human would but if you get his sides or a certain spot underneath he'll chatter and make noise in different pitches almost like playing a musical instrument. lol
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11-11-2005, 02:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
princessjodi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 251 Rep Power: 71	i think dogs can be ticklish...none of mine have ever made noises though. usually there is a spot around their belly...we call it their 'itchy spot' and if you rub it their back legs twitches. maybe it is just reflexes but I dont know...
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11-11-2005, 09:46 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tiffany0204 Due in December! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Barrie, ON - Canada! Posts: 867 Rep Power: 89	What exactly causes a dog to start kicking their legs when you scratch a certain part of them? Gizmo has an area near his brown patch that if I start lightly scratching there, the leg starts kicking like crazy. I call it the "sweet spot" lmao. But does it bug them? I've always wondered that.
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11-11-2005, 04:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
marley05 Zola & Marley Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Spokane, WA Posts: 281 Rep Power: 67	Marleys paws are really tickleish when you touch them he watches and waits for me to touch them, then he moves his feet away when itouch him then i do it agian and he moves his feet away again. its actually quit halarious. By the third or fouth time im laughing so hard. but hes never made any noices.

11-11-2005, 06:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Giny poodlez Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,010 Rep Power: 108	Boomer's paws are quite ticklish too. I'm a mean mom,sometims while he's sleeping on me I can't help but gently rub his back paw. If I do it just the right way he'll give me a good back kick. hehe! What a horse!

11-11-2005, 10:29 PM	#7 (permalink)
jjorash jjorash Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kiev, Ukraine Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	THANKS! So I wasn't coming up with an off the wall explanation! I'll "experiment"...

11-12-2005, 07:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
Jens Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: UK Posts: 28 Rep Power: 57	I got so worried on a woodland walk in early spring when Alph was young. He started licking his paws, whining and refused to move. He was distressed and I was really worried. My boyf pointed out it was the tiny baby stinging nettles that were starting to come up. Poor Alph. My boyf also laughed and told me I was in for in interesting evening he was right. Anything Alph could do to relieve the itching - including a nice disco dance on my front door mat. It had passed by the morning but I know when to avoid that walk now! He has the fattest chunkiest pads - looks like he's walking on air cushions. Love 'em.

11-12-2005, 09:47 AM	#10 (permalink)
calgal My Yorkster kids! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: central ca. coast Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 229	Over the past zillion years I've been quite aware that dogs ARE ticklish. (most anyway) and some more than others and in different areas. Wouldn't it be just too funny if they would at least smile.

11-12-2005, 10:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
OHMICKEY03 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Yes, Sonja, Mickey is tickleish. I know when we touch his tummy or any where on his legs he will make a noise and it is kinda funny sounding. He is a trip. Now it all makes sense.

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