Hi, I want to know if recordings would confuse a dog, or help better prepare it for future confrontations.
I recorded the coyote's we have on our family farm and I am wondering if it's a good or bad idea to let my pup at 10 weeks hear the recording.
Also, would there be any ill effect to letting him hear other animal recordings before he actually confronts or hears them on the property?
Thank you, I had thought maybe it was better for him to learn/recognise the sounds while he was a small pup instead of when we go up (North MI) in the summer and fall. - hopefully sooner
he realy seemed to like the gunshots and fireworks on new years, so I guess he will be able to handle just about any natural noise when he gets there.
Thanks again, we will just stick to fun and a little training.
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Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004
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I downloaded wolf howls and played them back and Maggie and Max started to howl along with the recording. They also howl when they hear a police siren. If exposing them to wolf howls is a bad idea, I'll stop immediatly, we only do it for a "Hoot".
Aki Yoshikawa Webboard User Reg: 12-22-2004
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I’m with Robert on this one. The last thing you need to do is condition your dog to wolf lingo. I would rather have my dog be suspicious of strange noises such as howls comming from my yard. What would happen if your pup becomes desensitized to howling as he had grown up with it, and tries to interact with one. There are many theories but one is that it is a way they can locate each other after a hunt to reorganize. When I was living in Arizona, there were many stories of coyote imitating dog behaviors to lure unsuspecting dogs into playing. Once they were near bye they would have to fight for their lives to get away. As you mentioned your dog is good with gunfire and fireworks so I wouldn’t really worry about him becoming afraid of howling. Just a thought.
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