Tag: DogStartleResponse
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Why Dogs Dislike Having Raspberries Blown on Their Bellies: A Veterinary Scientific Analysis of Skin Sensory Receptor Stimulation
1. Thin Abdominal Skin and Receptor Stimulation: Densely packed vibration-detecting receptors (like Pacinian corpuscles) under the belly skin can misinterpret the wind and lip friction as abnormal, noxious stimuli. 2. Sudden Stimulus and Startle Reflex Pathway: Unannounced approaches stimulate the amygdala, inducing adrenaline secretion from the adrenal glands and shifting the dog into a reflexive…