Welcome to

          shorthairs.net
  Login  Register Thursday, May 17, 2012     
Forums > General > General Discussion
Subject: howling
Prev Next
You are not authorized to post a reply.

Author Messages
dmelpoldUser is Offline


Posts:7
05/18/2010 9:17 PM  

  My GSP  "Osker" will sit in the backyard and throw his head back and howl with a up and down fashion in perfect harmony with the sirens of fire trucks and ambulances. Police cars are no problem of course he cant howl that funny sound. Is this normal or does the pitch hear his ears or something all together different
DesertRoseKennelUser is Offline

MH
MH
Posts:1033
05/18/2010 10:35 PM  

Try that times 7 - which is what happens at my house when the fire trucks go by  I always know they are coming a couple seconds before my human ears can pick it up. Totally normal GSP behavior.

Jean
"Our dogs are bred to be champion hunters who sleep on the bed"
www.desertrosekennel.com
pixie beeUser is Offline

MH
MH
Posts:4118
05/19/2010 5:51 AM  
We live in the city,if my dogs went off when something passed it would be an all day serenade.
My dogs have never paid attention to sirens, what's really cool is that they poop in the gutter as sirens are passing along side them. I get nervous sometimes they're so close.


"Time with my dogs clears my mind, renews my faith, and lets me see the world as it is. My only regret loving dogs as I do, is the misery of their early departure." Robert G. Wehle
Texas BelleUser is Offline
Austin, TX
MH
MH
Posts:6936
05/19/2010 9:32 AM  
So far mine do not pay attention to the sirens, but there was one American Express commercial that every time it came on TV would set Belle off howling. The first time I thought something was wrong. Had the TV on and was in the other room getting a snack during commercials and I heard her start howling. I raced back into the TV room and she had stopped (the commercials had changed). So I figured what the heck, but didn't think any more about it. Then it happened again and this time I got into the room and she was still howling. Still couldn't figure it out until about the third time when I made the connection to what was on TV. Then it was funny. It was actually the music in the commercial. I don't know if she liked it or hated it, but she howled every time.
Bev Quarles, the Pointer Sisters (Belle and Halo), the Outlaw GSP (Johnny Ringo) and the little Princess (Fauna)

Yellow Rose GSPs

hit-fri DSC_0203 DSC_0006DSC_0044 Fauna BIS Jan 20110001 croppedDSC_0027

"A dog has the soul of a philosopher." - Plato
lfbUser is Offline
UK
MH
MH
Posts:183
05/19/2010 10:58 AM  
It the phone ringing that sets my two off! Quite comical (briefly).
dieterthegspUser is Offline
Cape Breton, NS, Canada
MH
MH
Posts:559
05/19/2010 12:52 PM  
The only time I ever hear Dieter howl is when the train goes by and blows its "louder" horn.
Photobucket

Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend.

Videos
liver1User is Offline
Litchfield Park, AZ
MH
MH
Posts:86
05/20/2010 5:23 PM  

Bev, Karl Malden mkes everyone howl My Olivia noever howled until we got the new pup. The pup is a bit of a whiner when playing and Olivia has started howling in response. Thankfully one good "Stop that" and we are back to a bit of Ottmar on the stereo.
You are not authorized to post a reply.
Forums > General > General Discussion > howling


ActiveForums 3.7
 Private Message Count
Minimize
You must be logged in to use this module.
Print  
UsersOnline
Membership Membership:
Latest New User Latest: geriorta
New Today New Today: 0
New Yesterday New Yesterday: 1
User Count Overall: 2777
People Online People Online:
Visitors Visitors: 71
Members Members: 0
Total Total: 71
Online Now Online Now:
 Print   
Home  |  Events  |  Blogs  |  Photo Gallery  |  GSP Forum
 Terms Of Use | Privacy Statement | WHC DNN Site 
Copyright 2008-2011 by Rick Petersen