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Jun
Why Do Dogs Howl At High Pitched Sounds. Animal behaviorists and researchers point out that howling can be heard by the keen ears of wolvesand dogsfrom long distances hence making it the preferred choice of communication. High pitched sounds on your TV or from a musical instrument can also produce a howl. This is why your dog might always howl at sirens. The most commonly held belief is that howling at sirens is a holdover from your dogs ancestors.
To understand why dogs howl we must look at their ancestors the wolves. Wolves communicate to one another through different kinds of noises and vocalizations but howling is one that they are most known for. As social pack animals dogs may be interpreting a sirenor other high pitched sounds such as a flute clarinet or a particular TV theme songas communication. In wolves it is more common than in dogs unlike what happens with barking which is proper to the dog but not to the wolf. However if they do not show any other signs of distress such as cowering running away or hiding their howling is likely caused by one of the other reasons mentioned above. If your dog simply howls along to songs or sirens he just cant shake that instinct.
To a dog that sound is coming from another dog off in the distance howling and he is just being polite by answering the other dogs call.
These are by no means the only reasons that a dog makes high-pitched sounds. Wolves communicate to one another through different kinds of noises and vocalizations but howling is one that they are most known for. In wolves it is more common than in dogs unlike what happens with barking which is proper to the dog but not to the wolf. If your dog simply howls along to songs or sirens he just cant shake that instinct. Animal behaviorists and researchers point out that howling can be heard by the keen ears of wolvesand dogsfrom long distances hence making it the preferred choice of communication. Dogs howling at passing sirens is a way in which they communicate and make you aware of danger.