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Originally Posted by JANICE199
Last night Kai freaked me out howling,he stopped once i told him to.Anyone know why he'd do this?
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A dog's howl is a call to his pack, nothing sinister and nothing to do with mental illness
Just an extension of his bark. A howl travels further in the wild too and the sound waves bounce off trees etc better and give the dogs a better 'map' to find their way back to the pack. How the dogs know this though is another matter entirely!
Some dogs will howl to sounds that they associate with the 'pack' forming. I remember a TV article years ago that showed a family dog howling to the Eastenders theme tune (don't we all?!?!) - the expert explained that the dog associates this distinctive music with all of the pack/family coming together and gathering as a group. Now whenever that dog hears that music, that's his cue to call the pack together. Very cute actually
When I was a kid, I used to have clarinet lessons at home and the dog used to howl in the next room. Very embarrassing, ok, I'm no Akerbilk, but come on!!