The Shake-Off! What Does It Mean?

The shake-off. Some say it's a dog shaking off the stress, but how accurate actually is it? What is a shake-off? What does it actually mean? Well, there was a study called the Dogfield Study where they walked dogs of all ages, breeds, and sizes whilst having a device attached to them that tracked the dog's pulse rate. What they found after a significant increase in pulse rate, so something that's either quite exciting or quite stressful, they would shake off, and after every shake-off, the dog's pulse rate actually dropped. Isn't that interesting? This is something natural dogs do for their homeostasis. So the saying "they're shaking off the stress" is pretty accurate. And if you want to learn more about your actual dog, why not follow this page?