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Howling Dog
Someone who adopted a dog from the rescue a while ago has a problem. They
have a dog that has a strong urge to howl "loudly and continuously" at sirens. Unfortunately for them, they live a mile away from a fire station. They've tried citronella and static correction collars, and it just makes the dog yelp or run while howling. About the only thing I can think of is to teach the dog to 'quiet', but that'll only work when someone is home. Do you think that teaching the dog an alternate behavior when he hears the sirens is likely to work in a case like this? Suja |
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On Wed, 17 May 2006 10:51:40 -0400, "Suja"
wrote: Someone who adopted a dog from the rescue a while ago has a problem. They have a dog that has a strong urge to howl "loudly and continuously" at sirens. Unfortunately for them, they live a mile away from a fire station. They've tried citronella and static correction collars, and it just makes the dog yelp or run while howling. About the only thing I can think of is to teach the dog to 'quiet', but that'll only work when someone is home. Do you think that teaching the dog an alternate behavior when he hears the sirens is likely to work in a case like this? What breed or breed mix is he? Some dogs are more hard-wired to howl than others (I live in a house full of hard-wired howlers). If he's one of those, an alternate behavior would be less likely to work. It's worth a try, though. Mustang Sally |
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Howling Dog
"sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message: What breed or breed mix is he? German Shepherd. Big whiners, but not exactly known for their howling. Suja |
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On Wed, 17 May 2006 11:50:01 -0400, "Suja"
wrote: "sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message: What breed or breed mix is he? German Shepherd. Big whiners, but not exactly known for their howling. But very biddable, so I'd try "quiet" first, then an alternate behavior. Mustang Sally |
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On Wed, 17 May 2006 12:11:18 -0400, sighthounds & siberians
wrote: On Wed, 17 May 2006 11:50:01 -0400, "Suja" wrote: "sighthounds & siberians" wrote in message: What breed or breed mix is he? German Shepherd. Big whiners, but not exactly known for their howling. But very biddable, so I'd try "quiet" first, then an alternate behavior. We've got one of those GSD fire truck howlers and the fire station is less than a mile away. She learned "knock it off" just fine. If she howls when I am not here, it is during the day when people are usually not all that upset about noise. She has come to the point where she doesn't even start the howling, unless she is really dying to talk to the sirens, in which case she howls ever so quietly. It's pretty funny, actually, so I don't intervene when she does the quiet howl. -- Paula "Anyway, other people are weird, but sometimes they have candy, so it's best to try to get along with them." Joe Bay |
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On Wed, 17 May 2006 11:50:01 -0400 Suja whittled these words:
German Shepherd. Big whiners, but not exactly known for their howling. My GSD was the only one of my dogs that howled at sirens, and the only one to howl on command. -- Diane Blackman There is no moral victory in proclaiming to abhor violence while preaching with violent words. http://dog-play.com/ http://dogplayshops.com/ |
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Howling Dog
"Paula" wrote in message ... She has come to the point where she doesn't even start the howling, unless she is really dying to talk to the sirens, in which case she howls ever so quietly. It's pretty funny, actually, so I don't intervene when she does the quiet howl. Finn and I used to do our little "Morning Howl" back when he was still around. As he got sicker, I started forgetting (mostly because he was up a few times a night and I was exhausted by morning). I didn't even realize I'd been forgetting until I woke up one morning to him howling softly to himself on his bed. It looked almost exactly like he was humming to himself. He started doing that more and more often. He even had a favorite commercial he always hummed along to. I loved it! I miss that boy fiercely at times. Tara |
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On Thu, 18 May 2006 04:51:24 GMT, "TaraG"
wrote: "Paula" wrote in message .. . She has come to the point where she doesn't even start the howling, unless she is really dying to talk to the sirens, in which case she howls ever so quietly. It's pretty funny, actually, so I don't intervene when she does the quiet howl. Finn and I used to do our little "Morning Howl" back when he was still around. As he got sicker, I started forgetting (mostly because he was up a few times a night and I was exhausted by morning). I didn't even realize I'd been forgetting until I woke up one morning to him howling softly to himself on his bed. It looked almost exactly like he was humming to himself. He started doing that more and more often. He even had a favorite commercial he always hummed along to. I loved it! I miss that boy fiercely at times. With sighthounds and Siberians, we are a howling house. Matty the Greyhound loved to howl; all it took to get him started was me saying "Matty, wanna sing?" Unfortunately, he had kind of a high-pitched screeching howl, but we still loved it. It's been 29 days since we lost Matty, not that I'm counting. Some days I miss him so much I can feel it physically. Mustang Sally |
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On Thu, 18 May 2006 09:00:27 -0400, sighthounds & siberians
, clicked their heels and said: It's been 29 days since we lost Matty, not that I'm counting. Some days I miss him so much I can feel it physically. Oh Sally - I know what you mean. I'm so sorry for you. Time does help, but it's never easy. Franklin howls to certain TV shows and the coffee grinder. It's ummmm - interesting. I'm sure that some day, when he's gone, I will miss that and not be able to handle watching Law and Order anymore. It will be on, at least in reruns, forever, so I'm doomed! -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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sighthounds & siberians wrote:
With sighthounds and Siberians, we are a howling house. Matty the Greyhound loved to howl; all it took to get him started was me saying "Matty, wanna sing?" Unfortunately, he had kind of a high-pitched screeching howl, but we still loved it. It's been 29 days since we lost Matty, not that I'm counting. Some days I miss him so much I can feel it physically. I know how you feel - it's been just a little longer than that since we lost Gordo. Gordo loved to "sing," and he had a very sweet soprano voice. All I had to do was screech out, "Gordo, do you want to sing for mo-meeeeeee?" and he'd pick up and give me an aria. Oppie would occasionally join in with his baritone. Alas, Chile and Dylan looked on the whole singing thing with a bit of disdain. I know it's not a male vs female thing, because Lena, my parents' chi, loved to sing, in the most gawd-awful raspy tuneless alto. But to us it was beyootiful. FurPaw -- Don't think of it as getting hot flashes. Think of it as your inner child playing with matches. To reply, unleash the dog |
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