cocker 2,655 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 it is a full moon tonight, and every time it is full moon, my dogs howl like f**ck, throughout this 24 hour period, daytime and nighttime and they will also be very restless, walking in and out of there kennels all day and night, on edge, and howling like wolves, every couple of hours, they have been like this since they were pups its not a problem, as the rest of the time they are really quiet and you dont know they are there , its just some primitive thing going on, anyone else notice this with there dogs ?? it only ever happens on a full moon during a 24 hour period, it doesnt matter if i had them out for a ten mile run behind the mountain bike, and fed them right up, shout at them lock them in, nothing stops them, come tommorow they will be totally silent again for a month, Quote Link to post
cocker 2,655 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 real constructive replies then, Quote Link to post
donkdaniel 236 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 id be reinforcing their runs if i was you sounds like a bit of ware wolf to me remember stick to the roads and use big padlocks Quote Link to post
cocker 2,655 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 it goes to show how little some of you lads know about dog behaviour, ime not asking why they do it, as its quite a common thing especially between old breeds of dogs like saluki,s huskys etc it stems from primitive hunting behaviour, which wild dogs wolves etc use to communicate whilst out hunting singularly or in packs to communicate, with each other especially on moonlit nights, Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 it goes to show how little some of you lads know about dog behaviour, ime not asking why they do it, as its quite a common thing especially between old breeds of dogs like saluki,s huskys etc it stems from primitive hunting behaviour, which wild dogs wolves etc use to communicate whilst out hunting singularly or in packs to communicate, with each other especially on moonlit nights, Yip....and i did google it and found out some stuff as you say. But i'm thinking your dogs are far from the wild wolves you talk about or the pack animals like huskies? I'm sure there will be hundreds of members coming on shortly to say they have the same problem.... Quote Link to post
cocker 2,655 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 it goes to show how little some of you lads know about dog behaviour, ime not asking why they do it, as its quite a common thing especially between old breeds of dogs like saluki,s huskys etc it stems from primitive hunting behaviour, which wild dogs wolves etc use to communicate whilst out hunting singularly or in packs to communicate, with each other especially on moonlit nights, Yip....and i did google it and found out some stuff as you say. But i'm thinking your dogs are far from the wild wolves you talk about or the pack animals like huskies? I'm sure there will be hundreds of members coming on shortly to say they have the same problem.... Quote Link to post
Rake aboot 4,936 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 My dog Ozzy,,,he barks at the moon! Quote Link to post
cocker 2,655 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 it goes to show how little some of you lads know about dog behaviour, ime not asking why they do it, as its quite a common thing especially between old breeds of dogs like saluki,s huskys etc it stems from primitive hunting behaviour, which wild dogs wolves etc use to communicate whilst out hunting singularly or in packs to communicate, with each other especially on moonlit nights, Yip....and i did google it and found out some stuff as you say. But i'm thinking your dogs are far from the wild wolves you talk about or the pack animals like huskies? I'm sure there will be hundreds of members coming on shortly to say they have the same problem.... yeah they are quite distant from wolves, but all dogs are descendent's of wolves, and salukis, being probably the oldest breed of dog or certainly one of the oldes breeds, 5000 years old, and can be traced back to 3000 bc are primitive wouldnt you agree, Quote Link to post
riohog 5,750 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 it goes to show how little some of you lads know about dog behaviour, ime not asking why they do it, as its quite a common thing especially between old breeds of dogs like saluki,s huskys etc it stems from primitive hunting behaviour, which wild dogs wolves etc use to communicate whilst out hunting singularly or in packs to communicate, with each other especially on moonlit nights, try and give you a sencible answer pal .. if they see the moon big and bright in the night sky , its something unusualll for them ,, so they howl , daytime . /and night this may sound soft .. but it may have something to do with a change in gravitational pull ..as in the tides maybe dogs sence it .. probebly just writen aload of crap but i did try ..lol Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 it goes to show how little some of you lads know about dog behaviour, ime not asking why they do it, as its quite a common thing especially between old breeds of dogs like saluki,s huskys etc it stems from primitive hunting behaviour, which wild dogs wolves etc use to communicate whilst out hunting singularly or in packs to communicate, with each other especially on moonlit nights, Yip....and i did google it and found out some stuff as you say. But i'm thinking your dogs are far from the wild wolves you talk about or the pack animals like huskies? I'm sure there will be hundreds of members coming on shortly to say they have the same problem.... yeah they are quite distant from wolves, but all dogs are descendent's of wolves, and salukis, being probably the oldest breed of dog or certainly one of the oldes breeds, 5000 years old, and can be traced back to 3000 bc are primitive wouldnt you agree, Yes but human intervention over thousands of years takes away there wild instincts. I dont doubt you, just a bit weird they would do it consistantly...........dont know enough on the subject to have a decent debate i'm afraid. Maybe somebody will put some facts up soon.....be an interesting read.... Quote Link to post
artic 595 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Cocker, I'm glad you mentioned this, and I'm with you on this. Mine however do not bark, they whine at intervals and are very fidgety around the home until it passes. Quote Link to post
cocker 2,655 Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 due to recent advances in dna testing, it has been "proven" that the 14 most ancient breeds of dog we have in 2011 show very little genetic difference, to wolves, and certainly the "least" genetic difference from wolves, from all other breeds of canine we have globally in 2011 Quote Link to post
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