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+4 Why Do Dogs Kick Their Legs When You Pet Them Today Update. Stephen Harris of the University of Bristol in the UK posits that dogs are trying to deposit their scent not mask it. When you scratch or tickle your dogs belly it irritates him much the same way that the wind or a bug might.
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Its the Scratch Reflex. When your dog moves her leg when you scratch her its called a scratch reflex. When your pet kicks in response to a scratch it looks pretty funny to us right.
+8 Another theory is that the dog isnt trying to get a scent on them but to put their scent on the ground. Full Update
Dogs who lick their paws and legs may be attempting to relieve the awful itch of skin allergies or bacterial or fungal infections or the joint pain from arthritis which can settle in. The scratch reflex is an involuntary response that protects dogs from fleas ticks and other sources of irritation says Popular Science. Your scratching makes your dog subconsciously think that your fingers are an itch or a pest they need to scratch. The pheromones are released and kicked around the territory during the backward paw scratching.
