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I've never had a dog in a place with carpeting before, so maybe it's all dogs...is it me, or do tripawds tend to get electric shocks more? Has anybody else noticed this? Just little zaps. 
I don't know if his only rear leg drags a little on the carpet, building up a little more of a charge...is there anything I can do about it? Rub him down with a dryer sheet or something? Hah!
Sorry I don't know how to stop the shocks. Emily was a rear leg amputee and did not seem to have an electrical shocks from the carpet. Good luck.
Debra & Angel Emily
Debra & Emily, a five year old doberman mix, who was diagnosed with an osteosaecoma. She had a right rear leg amputation on May 19, 2009. On November 10, 2009 she earned her wings and regained her fourth leg.
I would bet it is because of the carpet. As a long hair dog, Oslo has always gotten static after walking on carpet. I use a detangling spray (made for dog furs) on him and it helps a lot.
Suzanne
Great question, but we have never heard of this before. I would imaging that tripawds dragging their feet could indeed cause more static buildup. Or maybe Koda just has an electric personality! 😉
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You could try using a humidifier to get some moisture into the air of your home. Although I kinda llike the dryer sheet idea, he'd sure smell good!! 
rockyandme said:
You could try using a humidifier to get some moisture into the air of your home.
Ok, putting on the PhD hat for the moment, from a purely theoretical basis your assumption has basis. A TriPawd will shuffle their feet slightly more that a QuadPawd thereby building more static within their furr (all other things being equal.) How many of us have shuffled our shoes across the carpet during winter to build a "good" charge to "nail" someone. (During my younger MidWest days.) The humidifier should work. Living just east of the San Francisco Bay, we actually have to use a dehumidifier to remove moisture from our home during the winter. Thus, we do not have the static electricity problems which is caused by very cold air entering a warmer home. The total amount of moisture in this air does not change as it warms, but since warmer air can hold much more moisture, the relative humidity drops. You could also use a grounding strap for the dog - a copper wrist band with a wire to ground. We do that when we assemble Nuclear Weapons - where static electricity could have an explosive result.
Bob & Cherry
During our Sunday scenic drive to the U.S., everytime Tazzie reached over with his nose to sniff my hand, there was a little shock. This has never happened before but happened every time that day, enough for me to mention it to the other person present. I have no idea why he appeared to be radiating electricity given we never got as far as radiation. Maybe there was a short or something in the car, but I saw your post the very next day after this happened. Let me know if you crack the mystery.
Suzanne, I'll pick up some detangling spray on my next shopping trip. He's got remarkably short hair, but that stuff makes hair shiny and smell good, so I like the idea!
S'true, Admin, Koda's got a zippy little personality for sure 
Rockyandme, I was thinking about getting a dehumidifier, now I have an another reason to try and convince my boyfriend that it's not a silly purchase. Sometimes it's hard to convince a young man that a humidifier isn't just for girls!
WOW, Bob & Cherry, that sure does explain it. We're in Oregon, and it's been below freezing the past week, so there's been a lot of cold air blowing into our dry air-from-the-heating apartment. He's such a patient dog that he'd probably let us rig a grounding strap on him, but we'll just try the aforementioned humidifier first.
Koda, that's okay. As far as Tazzie is concerned, there is usually something exciting about to happen and certainly he was having an adventure that day. But it sounds as though you are right to try the humidifier first.
Apologies Susan, obviously I did indeed miss it. *hugs*
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