My dog also howls when she hears the sirens. I work at Doggie Daycare, and when one dog starts to howl, all of the other dogs also join in. They all sit in a circle and howl and/or bark if they are not so good at howling.
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My dog also howls when she hears the sirens. I work at Doggie Daycare, and when one dog starts to howl, all of the other dogs also join in. They all sit in a circle and howl and/or bark if they are not so good at howling.
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The answer is that the dogs are responding to a higher frequency than we "humans" can here. Not all sirens produce this higher pitched sound but most do. The sound is about the same as a "dog whistle". Blow a dog whistle and you may have the same results.
I don't think it "hurts" their ears but it may bother them a bit if they have infections. I've never seen dogs get vicious as a result of hearing this noise so I don't think the howling response is terriotorial. It may just fall along the lines of "yawning". You see someone yawning and you will do it a few minutes later.
Same with howling.
Scooby, Shaggy the "Dogs", Ms. Thang the "Cat" and introducing Measley Weasle "The Ferret".
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