Comments on: Pup music: Howling along with Gwen Stefani http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/18/pup-music-howling-along-with-gwen-stefani/ a site for dog lovers Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Anne'n'Spencer http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/18/pup-music-howling-along-with-gwen-stefani/comment-page-1/#comment-10422 Anne'n'Spencer Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:04:17 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=15193#comment-10422 I always thought that dogs howling along with something (like a song or a siren) were doing it because it hurt their ears or made them unhappy. A friend who knows and loves her hounds gave me a wonderful insight: They're doing it to be sociable. They apparently like nothing better than a rousing chorus with a few other dogs in the vicinity. I have no idea why some dogs are more attuned to recorded or broadcast howling. Spencer will blithely ignore it, but just let a fire engine go past or the dog out back tune up and he's right there. He will also join us if we decide to incite him by raising a few "howls" ourselves. My friend pointed out that it's erroneous to think that dogs are always sad or in pain when they howl. Whale songs sound very melancholy and sad as well, and we know that they communicate for all sorts of reasons. In any case, it's fun to join dog music and human music. Most of the time... I always thought that dogs howling along with something (like a song or a siren) were doing it because it hurt their ears or made them unhappy. A friend who knows and loves her hounds gave me a wonderful insight: They’re doing it to be sociable. They apparently like nothing better than a rousing chorus with a few other dogs in the vicinity. I have no idea why some dogs are more attuned to recorded or broadcast howling. Spencer will blithely ignore it, but just let a fire engine go past or the dog out back tune up and he’s right there. He will also join us if we decide to incite him by raising a few “howls” ourselves.

My friend pointed out that it’s erroneous to think that dogs are always sad or in pain when they howl. Whale songs sound very melancholy and sad as well, and we know that they communicate for all sorts of reasons. In any case, it’s fun to join dog music and human music. Most of the time…

]]> By: bluhawkk http://www.ohmidog.com/2009/11/18/pup-music-howling-along-with-gwen-stefani/comment-page-1/#comment-10419 bluhawkk Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:35:45 +0000 http://www.ohmidog.com/?p=15193#comment-10419 Curious why one dog reacts while another does not. Curious why one dog reacts while another does not.

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