Comments on: Does anyone have a dog that howls at fire engine sirens. If so do you know why?

By: KATLIBERTY

KATLIBERTY — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:23:12 +0000

Dogs hear sirens through different frequencies than we do. In other words it isn’t necessarily a pleasant sound for them.

By: JA

JA — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:16:51 +0000

they don’t like the high pitched sound of the siren. the howl drowns it out

By: greatfate2000

greatfate2000 — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 07:32:33 +0000

it hurts their ears…heard of dog whistles…humans cannot hear them

By: akipooh

akipooh — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:56:30 +0000

each pet has its own idiosyncracies. my sister-in-law’ dog chases trash trucks, and drinks the juice from them; my in-laws’ dog barks back at his echo, etc. Perhaps the howling is in part communication to other dogs in the area that something is afoot. Who knows!?!

By: Bam-Bam

Bam-Bam — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:48:13 +0000

You are partly right. It does trigger a response, but also has to do with the fact that it is such an unnatural sound. You might get a dog to do the same thing with straight whistles, electronic keyboard, other warbling sounds. They resemble wolf or coyote calls, but are also unnatural, triggering the howling response.

By: countrygirlgf

countrygirlgf — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:20:10 +0000

Their ears are sensitive. Just like the 12 noon siren goes off. All the dogs in town will howl at the same time. Just get used to it. lol