"singing" dogs
Andy Birkenhead
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You know those people who play some music and their dog "sings along" ?
My dad once told me that these dogs are howling in pain, because their sensitive hearing is being hurt.
Is this correct ?
My dad once told me that these dogs are howling in pain, because their sensitive hearing is being hurt.
Is this correct ?
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Thats strange, The Eastender's theme used to affect my Border Collie, he didn't howl, but he used to run and get his toy and squeak it manically everytime it came on
When I was a child, we had a dog called Butch and he used to howl when I played my little toy accordion, my Nan used to tell me to stop because it was hurting his ears....although I should imagine it hurt her ears too, the racket we used to make :eek:
Quite why sirens and the Eastenders music make them feel the need to socialise, I'm not sure.
That's reassuring:)
Perhaps there is a resonance in certain sounds that affect certain dogs?
Then, with Hansel, I must admit we fussed so perhaps that encourages him?
Excuse me? I didn't accuse anyone of lying!
I was just pointing out how odd it is that the Eastenders music makes some dogs want to call out to every other dog in the area.
For the record, I used to have a dog that howled at ice cream vans, but only if he was outside when he heard them.
I recall the landlord's dog would stand on the piano stool and plonk down on the keys whilst howling. It was most entertaining and he obviously enjoyed it.
I kid you not! I'm not giving up my day job.
Couldn't whether or not it is a social call depend on the context?
Humans scream for various reasons, some fun, some not so fun.
She thought he was in extreme pain and tried to comfort him.
However, we now know that he howled to the icecream van.....yep......howled his little heart out. So much so that the neighbourhood all got to know him as did the owner of the van who would stop his tune and restart it for verification that it was indeed his tune that was being howled to.
Anyway, that's only one of the very unusual traits of my dog Sabre. He was like a human being in so many ways that would sound like science fiction if this doesn't already.
Oh and BTW....he didn't howl to any other known tunes.....only the ice cream van.
our jack russell recognises the EE theme too. as soon as the drums beats start she lifts her head up and stares at the tv then when its the whislting bit at the end she tilts her head from side to side.
when we used to howl to our other dog, she woudl join in, though Ren doesnt
One of my cats used to go running outside at the ice cream van noise but I think this was because the neighbourhood kids would gather & then give Dermot a fuss (& the occasional lick of their ice cream:).