Bentley gets them a lot. I know in humans swallowing of air can cause it so I'm just guessing it's due to excitement. For him it usually coincides with him being devilish. So I figure in his excitement he's just swallowed a lot of air.
Just this morning he woke up and started to devil me by jumping on my head to wake me up. My usual defense is to cover my head until he settles down. After rooting for a minute he laid down on top of my head. Just as he settled down I felt the hickup tremors start. Told him that served him right. lol
When any of the kids or myself get the hickups now we call it "the Bentleys."
I figure they subside in a few minutes and he seems to not be bothered by them so I just pay it no mind. But yes, it's cute as anything especially when he gets them in his sleep.
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