When looking after my brother in law's dog, I have noticed that she looks having her tummy tickled, but she doesn't seem to react in the same way as humans. So it begs the question are animals ticklish?
2006-08-23 09:54:07 · 34 answers · asked by apburke 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Well, they don't giggle but my snakes are definitely "ticklish" on their undersides. When you touch them there, they pull the muscles away. Came in handy when the python crawled in a hole and had to be pried out using those reflexes to make her loosen her "belly grip".
I don't know about my goldfish, though.
BTW Flax: I have tickled myself many times by accident.
2006-08-23 10:04:44 · answer #1 · answered by Jazmanana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, animals are ticklish. Horses switch their skin when flies land on them and walk around, dogs jump if you hit their ticklish spots. The groin and feet are ticklish spots.
Your brother in laws dog likes having her belly stroked for comfort and to make it clear she is subordinate, not because she is ticklish.
2006-08-23 10:34:40 · answer #2 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes of course as all animals have nerve endings and being ticklish is a response to being touched and realising it's not a threat so you laugh.
Animals just react differently because animals can't laugh so they twitch or move or whatever.
2006-08-23 09:58:56 · answer #3 · answered by Angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES! I used to tickle my cat all the time....he was most ticklish on the soles of his feet, and would move away everytime i touched them!! LOL!
2006-08-23 10:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by -mystery- 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I think they are anyway no matter if someone else doesn't think so. I tickle my dogs all the time under the armpit (not hard) but when I do they get really rowdy and jump around. If you saw them you would think they were too.
2006-08-23 10:07:26 · answer #5 · answered by Love not hate 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Both my cats have ticklish paws and so does my dog.
2006-08-23 20:32:35 · answer #6 · answered by Sam B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your dog likes it, I think she percieves it as a massage, because animals are usually annoyed when tickled.
2006-08-23 10:56:35 · answer #7 · answered by dori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For sure they have their spots where they are ticklish, my dog was ticklish on her side and her paws.
2006-08-23 10:04:13 · answer #8 · answered by Osh Aka Oisinmagic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course they are, my dog has a couple of places - both his hind legs and somewhere around his rib cage, but he loves it when you tickle him and he pulls the cutest expressions.
2006-08-23 10:09:30 · answer #9 · answered by bambam 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i know that dogs are ticklish but i do not know about other animals
2006-08-23 10:03:24 · answer #10 · answered by jUgGaLette!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋