a dog question

[jeremys]

when my sister plays her clarinette, my dog howls. is he trying to match the notes or is it hurting his ears or what?

either way, its hilarious

 

[Y_lifter]

I used to think it is because it is hurting his ears..
But then I thought "Why would he just sit there howling away in pain and not get away?

I think it is some other Dog communication thing from the past pack animal senses..

 

[flexygrl]

http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/safari/wolf/video/clips/wolf2_hiwmp.html


Watch this video. According to the women the theory is that they howl as a way to get their pack together. Wolfs howl in the wild and as you know dogs are decendants of wolves.