Does your pet get the zoomies? There is a science behind it.

[@74Spyderman]

It’s for safety. Sometimes there’s a large buildup of cuteness that approaches dangerous levels and the cute safety valve vents it all at once to relieve pressure. It’s science.

[@bob7975]

These are animals who originally chased prey to survive. They don't have to catch their own food anymore, but they still feel the need to let off steam.

[@jollyandwaylo]

Cows do it too so there goes the chasing prey idea.

[@shirlenapatterson3306]

Dog just don't do it cats do it too😆😂

[@dereksmith6316]

woof woof woof woof translate cats aren’t real pets or man’s best friend only we are! dont trust cats! 🐶🐾🐾

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

Cats are fascinating to watch when they have zooms. The sheer acrobatics is hilarious!

[@Hayseed1976]

Cows and horses get these burst also.

[@OleensEmbroidery]

Usually at 2am

[@TangledNana]

Our orange cat gets them!😂

[@garcia207]

I thought dogs having the Zoomies meant that they are a Happy Happy Happy Boy, Happy Happy Happy Boy.

[@billyyank5807]

No,means they need exercise!! 😂

[@colorbugoriginals4457]

that too!

[@TangledNana]

@@garcia207 it does, don’t listen to the naysayers, a dog who is not happy, will not do zoomies! Zoomies =happy!

[@orbitingeyes2540]

My dog always gets zoomies after a bath. 😂

[@Caligirl-1111]

Yes my dog does also or if lots of family comes over he doesn’t know what to do with himself. Lol

[@Mr951rude]

Our pug does this every time

[@wukilla8ee]

100% I've had a few dogs & they all got the zoomies after a bath

[@lightfast1]

I think Zoomies are pure un-inhibited joy

[@susanearhart7585]

I love it when my guy zooms! I call him Indy Stardust, and tell him hes keeping the earth on it's rotation!😂

[@theresamealer3314]

How cute 🌎💫

[@Av-vd3wk]

It’s called PLAYING.

[@TangledNana]

@@Av-vd3wk it’s playing in Overdrive, 🤣

[@peacewillow]

thank you

[@UmmYeahOk]

And “there is a science behind it.” 😂

[@SpaceRanger187]

right. This whole acting like animals are just so fking dum and don't understand anything is annoying. Anyone that owns a pet and actually knows and cares about animals. Understands they aren't just dum pieces of meat that are alive just there for your attention

[@allimimi]

😂😂😂 exactly!

[@TheAutumnWind_RN4L]

My dog only has the zoomies from 7:30 AM until 10:30 PM with random breaks for eating, marking, massages, and naps.

[@MultiChillidog]

yep, know exactly what your talking about (LOL)

[@guntrader5652]

My Chug has done them since day 1. I love it when she does it because she’s happy.

[@lydiamcpherson7925]

My poodle, Lacey Dew, does it after going to the bathroom. My other poodle, Molson, does it when he wants to play. It's funny to watch them do the zoomies!! It seems like they are really happy when they do it!!

[@sarina76667]

All animals do this even humans. We’ve just convinced ourselves to control it as adults or use the energy for something “more productive” than play. My tortoise gets the zoomies. She does laps around the house and has turned a cardboard box into a ramp that she uses as a treadmill. Tortoise zoomies don’t last a few minutes either. She’ll keep it up for hours in 15 minute intervals to one minute rests. Hey whatever works.

[@Silkytoaster]

that’s the cutest thing - a Tortoise doing zoomies . I have a 24 yr Red Footed tortoise and I have never seen her walk faster than a brisk plod . 😂

[@sarina76667]

@@Silkytoaster I didn’t say their zoomies are particularly fast. But like Russian tortoises are originally from The Steppes in places like Kazakstan. Arid, but temperate and rocky. In the wild they can go up to 4 miles a day just to find food, so when they want to move they’re just going to keep going. They can climb, they can bulldoze through stuff, dig tunnels that can rival a sulcata… she’ll spend a good hour trying to climb up the wall. It sounds like Stomp is in my house. Russian tortoises need a lot more room than people think or they start going crazy. And then immediately climb under or on top of whatever mess they’ve made and fall asleep for 15 hours.

[@adb888]

As a human, I can confirm - when I was younger, I'd have the sudden urge to do something slightly physically taxing - exercise, dancing, or something else.

[@sarina76667]

@@adb888 I continue to do this and I’m 45…with ADHD. Usually it happens if I go grocery shopping right after work. My Adderall is wearing off and I catch the PA system music…. And I suddenly slip into what I call “Muppet Mode”, especially if I’m waiting in line. My arms get a bit floppy and my hands start keeping rhythm on my thighs. My head starts flopping and my torso bounces to the beat. My roommate is required to supervise my shopping so I don’t come home with a bunch of stuffed animals because impulse buying is a thing. Yup grocery zoomies.

[@Bearwithme560]

@@Silkytoaster "A brisk plod". Love it!

[@j.rileyindependentproductions]

Forgot to add to the list of causes of zoomies... "after poops".

[@ScottSmith-mw6lo]

Or after a bath.

[@aslrunner]

My dog gets pre-poop zoomies. He runs around the yard like a crazy man then skids to a stop and pops a squat.

[@jillr759]

Mine does it pre poop!

[@jillr759]

@@aslrunneryep mine too!

[@dorothyclemmer5099]

Mine does it pre-poop occasionally. He's 7.

[@garylefevers]

My cat gets them around sundown then the middle of the night. 😂

[@inaccessiblecardinal9352]

My dog gets pool zoomies when swimming and diving sometimes. He'll forget about the fetch toy and just swim as fast as he can all around the pool for a few laps. Hilarious.

[@gretchenkiley6615]

My pup got the zoomies and spins the minute his paws touched the surf at the beach last year 😃🐾💦 I took it to mean celebration and joy!!

[@TangledNana]

I love when our dog gets the zoomies! 😂😂😂

[@Here4TheHeckOfIt]

Very important story 😂 Love it! Cats do something similar only it's acrobatic moves.

[@jeannefoster5594]

Nah… mine chase each other around.

[@kaluca]

Parkour 😂

[@tangojuli209]

Scientists: zoomies sounds too fun. We need a long elongated sciency term so we can study this and sound serious.

[@DataBeingCollected]

The phenomena of “wine talk”, or Oinoglossia.

[@mmedved5567]

If you watch the video it's called a frenetic random activity period.

[@Katatawnic]

​@@mmedved5567 Yes, that was the OP's point.

[@newdimension4731]

CATS do it too

[@Rooberries]

Yeah, especially after they poop

[@daynasafranek7807]

They mentioned pets, but only spoke of dogs…. I guess they never will figure out cats. 😅😊❤

[@LichtAnker.]

When they get fresh air. 🙂

[@jeffreyhughes7107]

@@Rooberriesamen

[@comingatchu]

One of my two cats gets the zoomies, too. It’s usually after using the cat box.

[@mmedefarge]

Same here. When they feel good and light, also cats at sunrise, especially if they were former street kitties.

[@ashleylala4293]

It must be a relief to crap out some of that toxic food. My friend used to work in the Walmart deli. Guess what happened to all the spoiled meat? Cat food company came and picked it up...

[@toebeans3985]

@@ashleylala4293😮😮😮

[@sparkysmom7149]

Its called HAPPINESS!!! DOGS BEING HAPPY!❤

[@kyledock4470]

Oh okay so anytime? Thanks, I can always count on the news to bring the heavy hitting facts 😅😂

[@thewatcher5271]

Good Video! There's Nothing Random About The Zoomies Over Here. Pluto Gets 'Em Every Time He Takes A Dump! Thank You.

[@davidhalley9795]

My first beagle would get them after his evening walk. It was great because he’d tire himself out before bedtime.

[@natashaj9169]

Yeah mine mainly gets them after a walk.. I think it's because they are happy.

[@donnastokes-manning6175]

I have a brother and sister who actually take turns getting them. The sister not often but the brother? Nearly every time I stand up. He is a trip. And he smiles.

[@RoccosVideos]

Dogs are the best. I love when they do this. It's so adorable. It was fun to learn the science behind it.

[@ACockatielsSong]

My pooch usually gets crazy before bedtime, then konks out!

[@terryhenderson424]

Cats often get the zoomies too.

[@LeydenAigg]

"The Zoomies", or what I call Romp Mode is what dogs do, when humans would be laughing out loud. Dogs have a sense of humor, just like we do. When they find something so funny that a person would be laughing, The Zoomies is the canine version.

[@aawrnnc]

I love to see zoomies. It just seems so joyful 😊

[@Dogsnark]

My cat is 17 and he still gets the zoomies. He pulls off jumps that often amaze me. Now I know why he does that. Thanks for the video!

[@KathrynReynolds-wv2wz]

It's a really good thing the average person doesn't get the zoomies. I really don't fancy spending weeks in traction as a result of it!! 😸

[@peacewillow]

might take care of that obesity problem humans seem to have, tho.

[@waded2678]

Lol traction

[@yankeejade]

My dachsies used to do it, too funny and too cute, their rear legs always had to catch up with their front legs. 💗💗

[@Forsaken_Soul]

Layla puts here butt down then spins in a circle like a top before taking off! 😂

[@KatarinaS.]

Our cats tear up and down our long hallway and around the living room before and after using the litterbox or sometimes just because they're feeling frisky, and our rabbits used run circles around the living room as well. I've seen horses and donkeys and goats do it, too. Heck, my grandkids do it! I think most living things do. It's basically "getting the wiggles out".

[@LePetitChatNoir79]

My cat does this after she poops. 😁

[@pmabrouk]

yes, to knock off waste products!

[@AquaNikki]

So do I 😂

[@patriciapatriciagray-thorp9574]

My late dog Archie would get the zoomiies....so hilarious❤❤❤

[@angelinasouren]

Cats do it too. Perhaps only if you have two, but I've had them fly around the house like crazy, just for fun, jumping from the couch to chairs and so on. Hilarious. They FLY. I actually have always loved doing this too and I hate that I currently can't. You need a nature area or a large grass expanse. Now I need to wait and see if this scientific explanation works for me too because I am not done watching yet. Nope. It's just exercising. Dogs aren't supposed to be living with us is why, just like we aren't supposed to be sitting on a chair and then couch all day. You can do this kind of thing in place, if you're a human, and it's invigorating. But it's hard(er) if you're in bad shape.

[@Msspinnerb8]

My cat zooms mornings and evenings.

[@_asphobelle6887]

My one cat have zoomies too, mainly in the middle of the night but sometimes in the morning too, or after a play session.

[@canar7]

controlled zoomies? seriously let the dog have their enjoyable moment.

[@iashakezula]

My chihuahua mix dog is 13 year old now and when we are at backyard after he does his business, and he sees me , all of a sudden he pause ,ears perks up and looks at me with a side glance and I know that he is excited wherein I also react to those quick movements/poses and then he zooms around very quickly and happily as I chase him around 😊

[@decafmocha211]

Love the zoomies !

[@barbarabonnette2705]

Scooties happen when I am most happy……PS my person is helping me right this ! ❤❤❤❤

[@PaiviProject]

Our dog does do zoomies when daddy comes home. So fun ❤

[@goodvibes9050]

Let dogs be dogs. Everyone want to put definition on everything. Zoomies is a good sign

[@SoberOKMoments]

Both cats and dogs get what we in our family have always called "the zips."

[@jerryf4806]

Love the doggies🥰

[@vulcan2882]

My three dogs do this every day when I get home from work. I open the back door and count down from 5 and they're outside running before I get down to two. The kitten stays in though, he doesn't like going outside.

[@Mikinaak2023]

My cats always zoomed before or after the litter.

[@Hexnilium]

Celebratory zooms

[@cheryl9389]

Let em' zooooom😂😂😂😂

[@adb888]

Zoomies eh? That thumbnail doesn't exactly evoke that...I mean, I for sure thought that the dog was doing something entirely different.

[@claudialupper]

Same here!

[@bitshtannicajohnson6957]

*Love the cameo of Betty White and her pupper*

[@community1949]

When I was a child our dogs used to this and mom would just call them running fits - it's just them have a ball that's all.

[@theresamealer3314]

Love the place they had to "blow off" zoomies! Great idea for city dogs or ones that live in apts., to have a place to run 🐾

[@djavidianmx1832]

Cows do it too

[@KatarinaS.]

Yes, and horses and donkeys, cats and rabbits. Heck, my grandkids do it. I think most living things do. It "gets the wiggles out".

[@jeannefoster5594]

Tailsup!!

[@ashleylala4293]

They’re just getting their HIIT workout in because they’ve been listening to Rhonda Patrick videos.

[@lotstodo]

My Corgi had a Corgi friend up the street. Her mom brings her over for play dates a couple times a week and they zoom nonstop, then fall down and rest. So cute .

[@theresabrown1272]

My 16 year old cockapoo does the zoomies when I get home ! It’s adorable and reassures me that she’s still doing well.

[@mysticwolf75]

My last dog was like that. I'd often see her run back and forth like crazy in the yard, sometimes she'd do it in the house and knock things down. She was part border collie, though, so she always was a high energy dog! She lived to be almost 16 and was energetic to the end. I remember someone told me the acronym FRAP for it, but I had forgotten about that until now

[@debrakleid5752]

Cats as well. We have a 2 story townhome and it sounds like an earthquake when they are doing it upstairs. We may see one or two or even 3 of my cats zooming and they are masters at running and jumping.

[@slapshot6163]

Our cat Stella Bella Barbarella Hightail gets the zoomies at least once a day. We have a 3 story home and she can go from one landing to the next without even touching all the steps!

[@pattismithurs9023]

Every day for the past two weeks a doe and fawn come to my back garden and while the doe stands security, the fawn is allowed to race around the yard like a mad thing. It is such a delight!

[@smartphonemademe9467]

Weirdly, my 21 year old cat does this exact thing! He tears through the house jumping over and going under things... Lololol. Then... He plops down and waits for loves and kisses❤

[@jilltatter9674]

I wish my large puppy would get the zoomies sometimes. She'll only run on the beach but never zooms, never.

[@tylerarnold943]

My 60lb black lab hits another gear after a good poop. Even tries to look at her but while running. 😂

[@normagoff1916]

All my previous dogs had them. But my staffordshire terrier does it most frequently. She races and pants frantically around the house at random moments, as if chasing something.

[@JT-SE-OHIO]

A bonus feature. One of my dogs, the chihuahua gets them on occasion, after a dump, and in a couple turns he actually runs on the wall to make it. Years ago we had a cat (Tigger) that had a bad case of them several times a day. He was just a blur, running across people's laps, under furniture, around the walls, everywhere and then when you lost sight of him he would be sitting on top of the curtain rod near the ceiling cleaning his paws.

[@janeathome6643]

Cats get these too!

[@tipsysmichigander6483]

Kind of funny to hear a term you were part of coining... I am one that started the term Zoomies and the first internet emojis in the early 90's. So odd.

[@ladyrachel13]

Cats do it too.

[@debrajames3869]

We always said that he was playing with his invisible friend, Mr. X. When he "zoomed", someone always said, "Oh oh... Mr. X is here."

[@user-ni66er420]

My dog does it after his bath thats the only time he does it

[@GreenGrl2023]

So cute! But zoomies are a major thing with cats, too. Every cat owner sees a lot of zoomies as well. ❤️🐾😺

[@climbjt]

Hunter Biden gets the zoomies

[@sabrinacampos857]

So adorable 🥰

[@1Awesome333]

Cats do it too...but mine add climbing the walls😮😅

[@donsicariofx]

Mine does it just after taking a dump.

[@Josefernandez35563]

Mine comes after love making

[@thomaslyne3243]

Our Dachshund did this from time to time. One day he started “Zooming”. I was lying on the floor watching TV. It was the summer, and I was wearing a tank top. He ran by me, and bit me in the shoulder. He came to a sliding stop, and looked at me panting. It was almost like, OK, what are you going to do about it? It was pretty funny.

[@alysiam1]

It’s hilarious when my pups get the zoomies 😂

[@cleanqueen75]

I call it “butt tuck and run.”

[@RaineyShiney]

We call it the Tucky-Bum... 😂

[@OO-tb4ou]

Apparently cats get it too, thanks for informing me, comment section

[@texas2step266]

We have three cats, ages 14, 12, and 4. The older ones are still active and playful, but no longer zoom. Our young ginger cat gets the zoomies daily. Some of the times seem random, but we can always count on a run at our normal bedtime. His tail will puff, he will call out with several of his squeaky meows, and off he goes!

[@JenniferJones-ry6ji]

🐕 MY LULU DOES ZOOMIES IN MY SMALL FLAT , GOOD EXERCISE 👏🇭🇲😀

[@utz3710]

Now if we can get the politicians to do the zoomies when it comes to doing what is right 👉 and their job ,instead of just putting our money 💵 in their pockets. 😢

[@dannydaw59]

My Yellow lab does this after being in her cage for 9 hours and getting fed. I dont blame her. I encourage it by saying "RRRUN RUN Run run!" and that makes her run faster.

[@erstwhile3793]

My dog always got the zoomies right after pooping. I guess that could be considered a transition? 😂

[@aaa-tb4jr]

Im convinced my dogs are buying cocaine from the neighborhood dogs.

[@jennifershanks453]

My bunny does that!

[@therealgaragegirls]

Our cats *and* our dog all get the zoomies--especially right before night-night time.

[@billybob42069]

not science… nature

[@worldtraveler388]

My above neighbor Mr. Hatfield (Hatfields & McCoys) doesn't understand, one need to take your dog OUTSIDE !!! Several times a day, even at 2am, he lets the dog run wild over my head & fuel to the fire, sometimes throws a full-sized rope toy playing with it.

[@GG-sj2wg]

That’s not what I know to be the definition of “Frap.”

[@hokeypokeypots]

Never let your dog do 'zoomies' after a meal...especially the larger breeds that are suseptable to stomach tortion, which can be fatal. I suspect that the reason for dogs doing 'zoomies' is to bring about a bowel movement...rspecially in dogs that don't get enough exercise. Just like people, dogs need a certain amount of exercise in order for their digestive systems to work properly.

[@holysmoke7043]

Strange, I just thought about running past the cat high speed as she lays on the picnic table. 😺 I get them as well.🏃

[@VUrban-yr5ch]

Bunnies and baby pigs do it too. 😂

[@tracywaters6484]

My cat does this after she has eaten. She is ready to play while we are getting ready for work

[@af4od02]

I have seen young Whitetail Deer get the zoomies. My neighborhood has a small herd of deer. Sometimes I see the young deer running back and forth just like the dogs seen in this video.

[@Gkrissy]

It’s hilarious when my dog does it. I didn’t know it was called the zoomies. Frenetic random activity period interesting.

[@neal99]

My two cats get the zumi's too

[@susansmiley2738]

I call my dog getting the skiddleoos.

[@JerymanicusNightingale]

In my fins case it precedes a vast bowel movement