Howling

[gc]

Balu, sometimes, when she hears of a siren, or a loud speaker, she howls!
I've heard that this is because she feels rather discomfort, due to some frequences which causes her ear-pain. Is this true? Is this normal to other dogs, too? Obviously the only thing I can do to 'comfort' her is to take her in the house...

[Louie]

Hi, one of mine used to howl whenever he heard the music from the ice-cream van coming into our street   does,nt do it now, but maybe it was because he just wanted an ice-cream and has given up trying now!  

[DIANNE32]

Bailey howls too when he hears certain instruments in songs (i.e saxophones), he also howls when we have been out anywhere and come home.  I think its a cocker thing!!  

[kookie]

ours howl in unison. One starts for no apparent reason, then the other two start. I understand its supposed to be a bonding thing in wolves, could it be the same. They throw their little heads back and just go for it. Sounds like the hound of the baskervilles in our house sometimes.  

[Kim]

I don't think it's pain, mine start sometimes for no reason - I think it's infectious, I can start mine off by howling myself      

[DIANNE32]

Yes i can get Bailey howling too by howling myself  

[Magic Star]

Indie howls to my daughters recorder playing  Mind you come to think of it, so do I    

[Silver Surfer (indiesnan)]

And me    

[Mightyjoe]

Oscar has a strange one that he howls to and don’t ask how I found this out. The first one is you say “Scobedoooooo” and the other is “Where Leeds Rhinos”. He looks so funny standing up un his hind legs howling.    

[Jaljen]

Once you notice the dog howl and remark upon it then it can become patterned behaviour.

It's easy to train a dog to howl just by waiting for a howl, saying "Howl", rewarding dog and repeating.

We can make Lotty howl just by howling ourselves. I'm sure Esther Rantzen used to specialise in howling dogs.

Balu may well continue howling to that stimulus. I don't think howls mean pain though. Yelps do but I don't know the exact purpose of a howl. I think it might be an answer of sorts - long-distance communication.  

[gc]

...and I thought that only mine does that...   phew... at least now I know that I didn't get a camoufladged wolf!!!  

The next door cocker just barks all the time.. she doesn't howl... and I was rather worried for mine!

Well... at least the 'bad' guys who might try to get into our house when we are not in for long time, might give it a second thought... she really sounds like a big animal!!! :cool:

 

[gc]

....I understand its supposed to be a bonding thing in wolves, could it be the same.......

It might be, yeah...

[gc]

.....Yelps do but I don't know the exact purpose of a howl. I think it might be an answer of sorts - long-distance communication.....

interesting... never thought of that...