A dog's howl is either cute or startling. Reasons why they're howling may be because they are lonely, have anxiety or it's just a primal instinct.
researchers observed 68 purebred dogs as they listened to recordings of wolf howls. The dogs were from 28 breeds, including 17 “ancient breeds” such as Alaskan malamute, Akita inu, Pekinese, Shiba Inu, Shih Tzu and Siberian husky.
About 58 percent of the dogs responded to the recordings with some sort of vocalization. Dogs from ancient breeds were more likely to vocalize or howl than domestic dog breeds. Dogs from more modern breeds were more likely to bark. The authors hypothesized there was a lingering genetic relationship between the ancient breeds and wolves when it came to howling.
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