The Real Reason Dogs Kick When You Scratch Them

If you’ve ever been scratching a dog and seen them do the kicky leg thing, it’s truly adorable. But it might not necessarily be a feel-good thing.Hosted by: Stefan ChinSciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org----------Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow----------Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever:Chris Peters, Matt Curls, Kevin Bealer, Jeffrey Mckishen, Jacob, Christopher R Boucher, Nazara, charles george, Christoph Schwanke, Ash, Silas Emrys, KatieMarie Magnone, Eric Jensen, Adam Brainard, Piya Shedden, Alex Hackman, James Knight, GrowingViolet, Sam Lutfi, Alisa Sherbow, Jason A Saslow, Dr. Melvin Sanicas----------Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet?Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishowTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishowTumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.comInstagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow----------Sources:https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1113/jphysiol.1906.sp001139https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5867383/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1540657/pdf/jphysiol02560-0045.pdfhttps://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1113/jphysiol.1906.sp001139 https://www.popsci.com/article/science/why-does-my-dog-kick-when-i-scratch-his-belly/https://journals.physiology.org/doi/abs/10.1152/ajplegacy.1931.98.3.368https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00606269 https://science.sciencemag.org/content/209/4462/1261.abstracthttps://www.allergyearskincare.com/scabies-mange.pmlhttps://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1136/vr.148.20.621https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2044-3862.2007.tb00173.x?journalCode=ukvchttp://www.itchnot.com/images/_9_Scabies.pdfhttps://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-017-1258-2https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal-emotions/201903/being-touched-is-fine-some-dogs-not-othershttps://animalwellnessmagazine.com/human-touch-dog/http://www.animalplanet.com/pets/why-do-dogs-shake-their-legs/ Images:https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/a-dog-scratching-his-ear-edmiabkfgijtzqj3ehttps://www.istockphoto.com/photo/brown-dog-tick-rhipicephalus-sanguineus-on-white-fur-close-up-of-a-parasite-with-gm1216554688-354785277https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/woman-petting-dog-in-slow-motion-4gxedx6storyblocks.com/video/stock/girl-scratches-a-small-dog-on-the-grass-a-girl-is-sitting-on-the-grass-and-playing-with-a-small-dog-bbek90kwuzj6e4r37https://www.storyblocks.com/video/stock/doctor-the-neurologist-examines-the-patient-taps-with-a-hammer-on-the-knee-close-up-s7xjpl-vizjdbimia4https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/this-sure-feels-good-gm1271641116-374162601https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scratch_reflex_demonstrated_by_Irish_Wolfhound_mix.webm