28
Jun
Dogs Howling At Sirens. You were enjoying the company of your loved ones suddenly you hear a sound of a siren in distance followed by a grim howl just beside you. As most people know dogs are the descendants of wolves. Wilson the Beagle and Kota the Jack mix get all worked up as an ambulance drives by with sirens blaring. Dogs and wolves have better hearing than we do and they can hear high-pitched noises in the distance.
This led to the development of another theory this time focused on the dogs evolutionary past. When one wolf howls he will reveal his location. Sometimes they might sense something off and might try to warn their humans. While you definitely see this in some breeds more than others all dogs carry that wild ancestry with them. Every first Saturday of the month the city tests the tornado sirens at 100 pm. If your dog turns to howl when they are in stressful situations they may be howling at the sirens due to fear.
One reason why your dog may be howling like a siren is that he thinks other dogs are approaching so he is howling to mark his territory.
One dog howls and other dogs are quick to join the chorus as if they are all singing along. It is tough to determine if the howling is a simple whining or a warning signal from some danger. They use this as a form of communication. One dog howls and other dogs are quick to join the chorus as if they are all singing along. Because sirens produce high-pitched sounds which dogs may interpret as howling they are likely responding to those sounds as if they too are howls. Dogs start to howl sirens because they realise the sounds are not theirs.