She isn't alone in reporting this phenomenon. Dogs go crazy after a bath for a range of reasons from relief, to happiness, to an instinctual desire to return to a more familiar scent. Whether you call it a FRAP, the crazies, or the zoomies, the bottom line is, post-bath hyperactivity is a thing.
Why are dogs happy after a bath?
It's an instinctive action to help your pup dry herself off and avoid the chills. It might be easy to assume all that commotion after a bath is about happiness, but biologically speaking it might simply be an effort to stay warm.
How Do dogs Act after a bath?
"Rolling around, shaking off and bouncing off furniture after an invigorating bath may be a canine instinct to keep his protective fur dry and warm," she added. "He may also find the sensation of being weighed down by water to be unpleasant." Your dog may also want to get the stink off. And by stink, we mean shampoo.
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