really fast running

• 11-13-2007 1:51 PM

  poodlemom Joined on 08-01-2006 Posts 93 Points 5

  really fast running Reply Contact this is the second time i've noticed charlee running really, really fast, oblivious to everyone and everything around him.  all of my dogs at one time or another have done what i call the "crazy-puppy-run."  however, they can be distracted from it.  charlee just keeps going.  it starts out as if he were stung by a bee.  he jumps up and starts running.  it lasts for maybe two runs around my house, then he will come back to where he started as if nothing happened.  has anyone else seen anything like this?  i'm hoping that it's only charlee's own interpretation of the "crazy-puppy-run!"  he was reccently diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy, so i could be overreacting.

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• 11-13-2007 1:59 PM

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  Jewlieee Joined on 03-23-2007 MI Posts 7,237 Points 4,590	Re: really fast running Reply Contact That's called the zoomies or the doggy-500. Totally normal doggy behavior - especially for young dogs.
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• 11-13-2007 10:11 PM

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  janet_rose Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW area, Texas Posts 3,940 Points 330	Re: really fast running Reply Contact poodlemom: he was reccently diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy, so i could be overreacting. The zoomies is very normal and I doubt it has anything to do with the epilepsy. The term "idiopathic" means "unknown cause".  Have you considered diet as a "cause" of the seizures?  See this post: http://community.dog.com/forums/p/31413/409803.aspx#409803
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• 11-16-2007 4:48 PM

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  kpwlee Joined on 06-17-2006 North Carolina Posts 6,339 Points 535	Re: really fast running Reply Contact  best guess is its the ZOOMIES - my boy does them several times a day - extreme joy seems to be the trigger!  And an overload of energy
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• 12-20-2007 2:27 PM

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  Foxysox Joined on 11-21-2007 Posts 193 Points 60	Re: really fast running Reply Contact I love the puppy zooms!!!!
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• 12-20-2007 3:01 PM

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  dgriego Joined on 05-19-2007 New Mexico Posts 1,795 Points 1,100

  Re: really fast running Reply Contact Foxysox: I love the puppy zooms!!!!  I also love them, but they can be hazordous if said puppy is in the 80+ lb category! Owned by: Gunnar the Bee Eating Vizsla and Hektor the Pig Dawg Dogo Argentino "I had learned not to care. I blew a few smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though. ..." -- Barack Obama

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• 12-20-2007 4:51 PM

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  Foxysox Joined on 11-21-2007 Posts 193 Points 60	Re: really fast running Reply Contact No kidding! Maven's just starting to develop the puppy zooms and get good at it... zips around the yard like a fool. tries to jump over stuff and get high centered... good times!
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• 12-20-2007 5:29 PM

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  GraniasBard Joined on 07-24-2007 Posts 133 Points 0	Re: really fast running Reply Contact If you want to see SERIOUS zooms, you should see a young Italian greyhound! XD
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• 12-20-2007 10:11 PM

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  Foxysox Joined on 11-21-2007 Posts 193 Points 60	Re: really fast running Reply Contact I used to have a whippet named Kudos, he could really roll! We'd go horseback riding and he would rip around us as hard as he could! Brought us so much joy! One of the best dog's I have ever had! Kale is likely top dog,with Kudos... awww they're a dead heat!
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• 12-21-2007 9:23 AM

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  ottoluv Joined on 11-27-2006 So Cal Posts 3,003 Points 525	Re: really fast running Reply Contact   I LOVE ZOOMIES!!!  Otto still occasionally gets them, but Oliver never ever has :(  I wish he would because it's soooooo funny to see them run full speed flinging their legs out.  Silly chizillas. Here I am stuck in the middle with you I practice societal sanctioned assault
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• 12-22-2007 12:01 AM

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  Indy05 Joined on 06-19-2007 Texas Posts 366 Points 0	Re: really fast running Reply Contact I love the doggy smile my dog has on his face when he has the zoomies!
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• 12-22-2007 10:31 PM

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  Maxs Mom Joined on 09-26-2006 Livonia, MI Posts 1,827 Points 105

  Re: really fast running Reply Contact Teddi does "zoomies" (or I should say did). In our house we call it the Teddianapolis 500! I hope when she is fully healed we get to enjoy them again. She really makes us laugh. Even my other dogs just stop and watch her go. My girl Belle has had 2 ideopathic epileptic seizures. I hope she never has another one, they are scary to watch. My sympathies if you have had to experience these.

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• 12-22-2007 10:40 PM

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  Luvmydane Joined on 10-02-2007 Posts 133 Points 35	Re: really fast running Reply Contact I'll have to try and get a video of Athena's zoomies she is a riot with those LOooong leg's.  :)
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• 12-24-2007 1:14 PM

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  ron2 Joined on 09-10-2007 far north central Texas Posts 11,389 Points 595

  Re: really fast running Reply Contact Nothing to worry about. My dog, Shadow can run well over 30 mph and he perfected the zoomie before he perfected cornering. It used to be that he would get one paw planted and the rest of him spun and slid around (the Batman turn) until he was pointed in a new direction. I used to fear that he would rip a dew claw. But he has since learned to corner.   The way you treat your dog in this life determines your place in heaven. - chukchi proverb

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