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Why Do Dogs High Pitched Whine. The purpose of this whine is to communicate that what youre doing is causing pain. There are also quite a few medical conditions that can cause a dog to whine and cry. Hoarseness wheezing or changes in pitch can point to serious unaddressed illnesses. Dogs may also whine when theyre scared.
Young puppies whine to get attention and food from their mother in the same way that babies cry. Perhaps he will whine at the sight of your picking up your keys. Its also a key indicator for overall health. These are by no means the only reasons that a dog makes high -pitched sounds. And if theyre female it might be a false pregnancy. In the wild dogs use their whine to signal when play has become too rough.
Loud sounds or high pitched sounds sound like explosions or ringing in their ears.
So the high pitched howling and whining is a form of pack communication. But unlike whining at home where it can be down to a number of stimuli such as wanting another treat to be let out for a wee or to communicate that hes bored or in pain whining in the car can typically be narrowed down to just two causes excitement or anxiety. Strangely enough some dogs produce the high-pitched whining sound during times of enthusiasm and excitement. These are by no means the only reasons that a dog makes high -pitched sounds. How serious your dogs whining is. Even far off fireworks sound very close to dogs and most animals are scared by fire and loud noises.