It's pouring! Doncha just loveeeeeee chilly days like this? Me likey! Err actually only at times when my plan for the day is to drown myself in books. Wokay. I have nothing to blog bout so this entry is deemed as redundant.
The continuous howls of a dog from the next apartment is pissing me off big time. My dad is amused.
"Adek! Ade hantu! Ade hantu! while giggling to himself. Urghhhhh. That particular dog loves to howl irregardless of the time. Be it 8.45am, 2.15pm, 5.05pm, okay u get the gist. So I decided to do some research.
As cited on
Pets.families.com , there are a few reasons to why dogs howl.
Howling to ease loneliness: in the wild, a pack of wolves that is spread out through the forest will communicate with a variety of noises. A long, ringing howl will send the message that a dog is not alone -- especially when other dogs answer.
Howling to show joy: Scott, one of our Computer Bloggers, has a yellow lab named Boomer who howls out of sheer happiness. His howl is more of a WOO-OO-OO WOO-OO-OO sound, but his tail wags mile-a-minute when he does it.
Howling as a greeting is related to howling for joy. Every dog has their own special way of greeting you. Barking, howling, butt-wiggling, kissing, jumping... they are communicating their happiness.
Howling as an alert: lately, if my Lally Bee is barking at something and she feels I'm not paying enough attention, her bark will change to a howl. WOO. WOO. WOOOOOOO! She seems to be saying, "This is serious, Mom, pay attention!"
Howling to music: dogs have approximately the same hearing range that humans do, but they can detect much smaller changes in tone. Their hearing is much more sensitive -- like a person with perfect pitch, compared to someone who is tone deaf. If a musical howler like Miko didn't want to hear the birthday song, he could have just left the room. By joining in, he was taking his place in the pack as they raised their voices in song.
Hmmm howling to music? I don't think that's true cos usually when someone plays a piano or whatsoever, the dog doesn't howl! Hmm maybe it was out for a walk? Maybe it was at the pet grooming centre? Okay now i get it! Dogs have a ear for music. So guys, if a dog keeps howling, play him some tunes on the guitar or piano. If you happened to be not musically inclined, you can resort to a recorder. Don't tell me you have forgotten the notes to Mary Had A Little Lamb your music teacher taught you in elementary school?!
Anyone remembered Ms Theresa? I can't seem to recall her surname. She was my music teacher back in elementary school. I still remembered we had to greet her in the tune she played on the piano! If you happened to sing it in the wrong tune, happy standing! She would continuously play the tune until you got it right. She is nice though. Always in cute vintage dresses ehemn despite her age. Hahhhh. I still have the vintage stamp she gave us during children's day. Who knows Im able to make a few K out of that in years to come. Okay whatevs dream on.
Wow. I started off the entry with nothing to blog bout and tadaaaaa! OKAY I BETTER SHUT THE FUCK UP.
Off to the supermarket for some grocery shopping with my parents.
P.S. Do you keep feeling hungry these few days? In case you didn't know, cold weather makes you hungry.
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