# Do dogs particularly like it when you scratch them and their legs involuntarily move?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 21, 2019, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-particularly-like-it-when-you-scratch-them-and-their-legs-involuntarily-move/842085 "2019-10-21T15:01:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-particularly-like-it-when-you-scratch-them-and-their-legs-involuntarily-move/842085/21 "2019-10-23T13:01:13Z")

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> [@Jackmannii](#):
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> I always figured accessing the leg kick spot in dogs when rubbing their bellies produced the same sort of “pleasure” a human gets when the doctor hits their knee with a reflex hammer.

> [@Hermitian](#):
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> Wait, what? We are supposed to like that?

> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#):
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> I totally do. It’s the only reason I go to the doctor. Maybe it’s like catnip: doesn’t work for everyone.
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> OP I’ve done things to dogs that they didn’t like, or at least that caused them to express a keen interest in my stopping. Never had an objection to the belly scritch/kick start reflex.

> [@Hermitian](#):
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> I hope I am not opening a dark chapter in your life where you don’t leave your room, neglect your social responsibilities, and are stuck in an endless loop of self-gratification, but…
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> Do you know that you can do that reflex thing to yourself?

> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#):
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> That’s disgusting.

> [@swampspruce](#):
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> Only with the lights off…

lol, y’all have made my morning! 😃

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2019, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-particularly-like-it-when-you-scratch-them-and-their-legs-involuntarily-move/842085/22 "2019-10-23T13:13:08Z")

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Interesting this thread comes up today. Last night I noted our dog is the first we’ve had that does NOT appear to have a ‘sweet spot’ that when scratched will result in leg twitching.

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