[header] How to teach your dog to howl [title] Wait for the dog to howl on its own. [step] It's tricky to make your dog howl before you've trained it. So, the first step is just waiting for the dog to howl.
[header] How to teach your dog to howl [title] Wait for the dog to howl on its own. [step] It's tricky to make your dog howl before you've trained it. So, the first step is just waiting for the dog to howl.
Ideally, wait on the dog and let it howl on its own if it feels comfortable enough to do so. [substeps] If you start to see changes in your dog's behavior, stop and wait for it to start howling. A well trained dog will howl without noise for hours and possibly even days. However, when training it to howl, sit quietly until it is quiet. Once the dog starts howling, the rest of the training process is over. [substeps] Some dogs howl randomly when they're not playing, while others howl through the whole house. It may be inclined to howl if other nearby dogs start barking and howling, or if it hears a certain high-pitched sound like a fire-engine drive by. [substeps] Try taking your dog to a dog park if it's not inclined to howl.