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Sirens remind dogs of their ancestors
Howling is to keep members of the pack in touch
Dear Matthew Alice: Why does my dog howl when he hears sirens? What is he saying? — Jake, San Diego
Loosely translated, it’s something like, “I’m over here, strange fellow canine. Follow my voice and we’ll get together and roam around with all the other dogs, and we’ll chase cats and root through garbage and have a grand old time.” I’ve taken certain liberties, but that’s the crux of it. Dogs, descendants of pack animals, are naturally gregarious. One instinctive reason for howling is to keep members of the pack in touch with one another. It’s supposed by dog experts that the sound of a distant siren is reminiscent of the ancestral wailing and sets modern-day poochus domesticus to baying in response. Some doctors of dogology say this also explains why a pet left alone launches into baleful moans and howls; it’s simply lonely and is trying to find a friend. A minority viewpoint holds that the dog howling at the siren is saying something like, “Ouch, oooh, man! Owww!” because the sirens hurt its ears.
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Sirens remind dogs of their ancestors
Howling is to keep members of the pack in touch
Sirens remind dogs of their ancestors
Howling is to keep members of the pack in touch
Dear Matthew Alice: Why does my dog howl when he hears sirens? What is he saying? — Jake, San Diego
Loosely translated, it’s something like, “I’m over here, strange fellow canine. Follow my voice and we’ll get together and roam around with all the other dogs, and we’ll chase cats and root through garbage and have a grand old time.” I’ve taken certain liberties, but that’s the crux of it. Dogs, descendants of pack animals, are naturally gregarious. One instinctive reason for howling is to keep members of the pack in touch with one another. It’s supposed by dog experts that the sound of a distant siren is reminiscent of the ancestral wailing and sets modern-day poochus domesticus to baying in response. Some doctors of dogology say this also explains why a pet left alone launches into baleful moans and howls; it’s simply lonely and is trying to find a friend. A minority viewpoint holds that the dog howling at the siren is saying something like, “Ouch, oooh, man! Owww!” because the sirens hurt its ears.
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