Why do dogs howl when they hear sirens or bad singing?

Answer 1

Dogs use howling for many things - to locate other dogs, to communicate with other dogs over long distances, and to express emotion. Dogs will usually howl WITH other dogs if they hear other dogs howling, which is a form of connection between them, and communication. Dogs often consider people, especially their owners, to be a part of their 'pack' and so they will howl along with you if it sounds to them like you are trying to howl. Dogs can also howl when in pain, so make sure you aren't hurting Fido's ears!

Answer 2

It's instinct. I think they are actually trying to mimic or sing along. Dogs are pack animals, so they like to do the same things that other pack members are doing (that you). So, when you start to sing, they just want to join in. They're not in pain. They're not making any judgement on the quality of your singing. They're simply joining in. So, for singing, they're not really responding to BAD singing. They're responding to singing. Dogs don't hear music like we do, so they're not responding because they don't like it.

If you've ever been camping or in the country where there are wolves, you'll know that one may start to howl, and others will join in (often miles away). That may go to explain howling at a siren. Personally, none of my dogs have ever responded to sirens, but I've heard some dogs do quite often.

Answer 3

They have a much better sense of hearing than that of humans. If you heard a siren and it was amplified by 50 times wouldnt you howl, I know I would. Now as for bad singing.....I cringe anyway, I dont need the 50x amplification :)

Answer 4

Bad singing? I don't know. Sirens...because the frequency of the siren is similiar to the sound of other dogs barking that we humans can not hear. They respond to what they hear by barking, trying to communicate with these dogs.

Answer 5

i do no longer think of that's by using soreness of their ears. we live close to a hectic highway the place the sirens bypass by ability of a minimum of as quickly as an afternoon, if not extra, and our 2 canines hear a siren and run like loopy to get outdoors interior the process the doggie door to howl with the siren. If it harm their ears, I doubt that they had run accessible the place that's even louder!

Answer 6

Try playing the bagpipes around dogs who are not used to hearing that sound! Dogs love to join in with any sound they feel they can imitate, so they howl along with that sound. Bottom line, unless the sound is hurting them or scaring them, in which case they try to hide, they are indeed 'communicating.'

Answer 7

The sound actually "hurts" their delicate sense of hearing. As humans, this is difficult to understand but a good way to relate this sense is to think about how you feel when you go from darkness to a glaring light.

Answer 8

some dogs are very sensitive to some sounds and sirens are very loud. my dog that I used to have did not like thunder or lighting either. singing dogs just don't like the sound of it period..

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Because the loud noise hurts the dogs ears.