Many dogs, after taking a bath, feel like a switch has been triggered. They will keep running quickly in the room, or keep rolling on the bed, sofa, or blanket to rub their bodies. Is it strange for the owner to see it behaving like this? I have clearly cleaned it, so what is it doing?

Dogs are reducing stress

We know that dogs have several "calming signals" that allow them to reduce stress. One of the most common is "shake it." You will see that even if the dog is not wet, it will still shake off as if it is wet. This indicates that the dog may be in a state of tension and is trying to calm itself down through this behavior.
Because most dogs don’t like bathing very much, they will feel stressed by taking a bath. Then this kind of shaking can help dogs get rid of stress.
Out of trust in their owners, dogs will accept their owners bathing them, allowing their owners to wet their bodies, scrub them, and may accidentally get some soap bubbles into their eyes, but they will not Fight or run away, but this process is uncomfortable and stressful for them. Therefore, after it has been washed and experienced a stressful event, the dog will "shake it off" by shaking its body.

The dog is joking

Once the pressure is relieved, a cheerful dog may continue to amplify the incident because it finds it funny!
When the dog relieves its stress, it will become very happy. It may chase and run around the room, or even get excited and call the owner to interact. This is a sign that dogs are more excited. We may see such a scene before the dog eats or plays.
This is a great release of energy for dogs, and we shouldn’t be surprised that some dogs may do this after pooping.
Even if some dogs like to take baths, they will still shake them after washing. Just because it's fun and fun.

The dog wants to get rid of the "stinky smell"

We bathe the dog with shower gel. We think it is happy, smells good, clean and comfortable. However, a dog's sense of smell may be 10,000 times better than ours. When we can all smell the fragrance, in the dog's nose, it may already be a pungent and strong smell, not the "scent" we imagined. The dog will not be used to such a smell, and hopes to get rid of the smell wrapped around its body by shaking it. It got used to its own smell. We bathed it to wash away the dirt, but it also gave it an "unusual" smell. It tries to get rid of the new smell and smell "normal" again.

So, when we bathe our dogs, we should not use particularly fragrant shower gels, but try to choose some light-scented ones, so that the dogs will feel more comfortable.
Bathing a dog is not a bad thing, but if we want the dog to accept it more calmly, we can add some tips to the daily bathing habits of the dog.
1. Inform the dog in advance (although it may not understand) and encourage it to shake after taking a bath;
2. If the dog is tired, we can do it as soon as possible before it becomes anxious. Complete the bathing action for it and blow dry it;
3. Before you put the dog outside, make sure your dog is completely dry, because it will go to "get rid of the smell" again Movements, all kinds of shaking, all kinds of rubbing, if it is still wet, the bath will be in vain. But we can let it continue to do what it likes.