Why do dogs howl? What do they want to tell us?

Such a question was asked by everyone who has ever heard these sounds penetrating to the bone. So why do dogs howl? Each of them is to a greater or lesser extent a master of the execution of mournful "songs". By the way, undoubted leadership in this matter is confidently kept by Dobermans, Huskies and some other breeds. It is known that dogs make such audible signals as barking, growling, howl. All of them have only one goal - communication between relatives. That's why dogs howl - they talk. It's no secret that our domestic daughters come from wolves and jackals. It's no surprise that anatomy, physiology and behavioral features are similar. So, barking is an effective way to "speak out", it is loud, and it will be accurately heard. However, it is energetically expensive, the dog uses this signal to express strong emotions: joy, aggression, rapture, fear. In the latter case, it serves to urgently warn others of the danger. Growling characterizes the threat. The howl is of particular importance. This is a rather loud, but not requiring so much effort, signal, intended for communication at long distances. In addition, he is strikingly variable in the vocal sense and can express a lot.

People tend to mystify various things that they do not understand. Therefore, the question: "What does a dog howl?" - often answer: "To trouble." And even at all: "To the deceased". Some scientists explain the instinctive fear of people in front of canine howling: the roots should be sought in the distant past. In ancient times, when a dog, that is, its ancestor - a wolf, was not yet tamed, a man often had to defend himself against the pack of these predators. Apparently, the threat in the ever-echoing approaching pack is so deeply imprinted in our genes that people are still experiencing anxiety. Not yet proven the fact that if the dog howls, then its host is threatened by various unpleasant events. Natural cataclysms, such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, tsunamis, which are often apprehended by animals, are an exception. If we talk about the imminent death, then experts have the opinion that shortly before it changes in the person's biochemical processes in the body and, as a result, the smell. It is something that the animal perceives, expressing its anxious feelings howling.

Why do dogs howl today, our long-time domesticated pets? The reasons are absolutely the same, however, one must bear in mind that the dog can howl with pain, hunger and cold. Only after eliminating physiological problems, one can talk about psychological. It is noted that the pet howls, having remained in the apartment alone, hearing the sounds of the sirens of ambulances and firemen, to the music. In the first case, feeling lonely, the dog sings simply because he needs to be sure: somewhere near there is someone from the relatives. We, incidentally, may well not hear the answer of his friends. The ear of a dog is a perfect instrument, perceiving sounds of a much wider range than ours. Hearing the signals of the sirens of emergency vehicles, the dog interprets them as a howl that warns of danger, and, whining, passes this signal on. Cynologists study the reasons that make dogs "sing" to music. It is known that wolves in a pack howl not only alone, but also in a group, so they also pass on information to each other.

Having learned, why dogs howl, you can penetrate into the problems of your own pet. Having understood it, it will be possible to wean the dog to howl, it is extremely disturbing to others and hinders them.