Dogs and wolves howl. Their howling is a way of communicating messages over a long distance, and it can also be used as a form of GPS to let pack members know where they are.
Since dogs are descendants of wolves, they will howl, but it is usually just out of instinct. Have you ever heard a dog howl when they hear a siren? It happens! As social animals, when your dog hears a siren, it thinks it is another dog trying to communicate, and they howl back!
Your dog may also howl when they hear other high-pitched sounds like a clarinet, flute or even some sounds they hear on television! In this video, we meet a young German Shepherd who is enjoying a huge bone on the patio when the Dutch air raid siren goes off. The dog stops chewing and throws his head back to join in! This happens every first Monday of the month when they test the air raid sirens!
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