Why do dogs howl at fire/police sirens?

[libnnc]

Does the sound from the sirens hurt their ears?

[Redstone]

1. They're harmonizing.

Redstone

[Mutley]

2. Dogs hear noises about 12 times louder than we do.

Yeah it hurts their ears.

[Road Scholar]

3. They're worried about their owner and thinking about them in

peril is upsetting to the dogs. I read this in a canine pysc 101 book.:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[DBoon]

4. it sounds like another dog, signaling that they are lonely

dogs howl when they are separated from their pack, as a way to connect with other dogs.

The sirens sound like this howl. They think the fire engine is a lonely dog separated from its pack, and answer that call with "don't worry, we are here"

[yewberry]

5. Yeah, it sounds like a howl.

Instinctive wolf response.

Arooooooo!