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Howling is a common trait within the Siberian Husky breed, but there are a variety of reasons why each individual husky may howl.

Sometimes, howling may be due to anxiety, or it can be a way to express happiness.

Other times, it may seem like your Husky is howling simply because they can.

In this article, we will explore all the reasons that your husky may be howling, as well as how to get your husky to stop howling (or even how to try and get them to howl, if you’ve lucked out and have a quieter dog).

Why Do Huskies Howl?
Siberian Huskies are a breed that is thought to be closely related to the dog’s common ancestor with the wolf, so it makes sense that they share this trait with wolves yet today.

Why Do Huskies Howl?
Siberian Huskies are a breed that is thought to be closely related to the dog’s common ancestor with the wolf, so it makes sense that they share this trait with wolves yet today.

1. Howls can be heard over a long distance.
When the ancestor of wolves and dogs was still a wild animal, howling was necessary in order to communicate with their pack over a long distance.

Unlike barking, a howl will last longer, takes less effort, and can be heard from further away.

Howling is also less likely to echo than a bark, and the howl can be heard more easily through the wind.

Because the howl works much better for communication in the wild than barking, wolves and their ancestors developed a strong instinct to howl because it helped to keep them safe.

2. It’s an instinctual response to high-pitched sounds.
This ancestral trait is not only an instinctual sound, but it sometimes happens as an instinctual response When Huskies hear other dogs howling, a siren, a baby crying, or another high-pitched sound, they often howl in response.

It’s thought that their ancestors would use howling to signal that they were lost or in distress, and when the group howled back, the lost member of the pack could more easily find the group.

This is likely a leftover instinctual trait, from when the ancestors of your Husky would howl in response to each other in order to find the pack.

3. Howling is a method of communication.
Whether your Husky is communicating that they are anxious, sense a threat, or simply that they are happy, howling is a method of communication.

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