No, its not your tuning--Homer the singing dog

[Jonathan Finger]

Julia, I too have a GSD named Attila.  He's a wonderful companion to the 
choir just like yours!  If we all sit around and start whining/howling 
he joins in.  He even mimics pitch, and pitch movement.
Here in Colorado we have coyotes all around us, and at night the like to 
try to get him going by cackling and howling out in the field.  
Interestingly he knows their trick, and rather than running out to greet 
them he becomes very quiet and patrols the yard.
They are truly great dogs, and a joy to be around.

Jonathan Finger RPT

KeyKat88 at aol.com wrote:
> Greetings ,
>  
>         We had a German Sheperd that did the same thing. We live in 
> the city, and our Shep howls to fire and police sirens. He also howls 
> if a room full of people howl. I dont think it is a reflection on your 
> tuning that the Shep doesnt howl when you tune as opposed to people 
> singing or howling.
>  
>      I really think that because this species of dog is so closely 
> related to the wolf, and wolves are pack animals, that they howl as a 
> result of being with a group of people (to them, its a pack, I 
> guess)  that sing (or howl, as we discovered one time) Sheps 
> are extremely intellegent and loyal. Thats why they are used in search 
> and rescue and police work. (Can you tell its my favorite breed of 
> dog?) They are pack animals by nature.
>  
> JUlia Gottshall
> REading, PA
> In a message dated 10/2/2006 1:36:09 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
> remoody at midstatesd.net writes: