Posted on 09/03/2020 8:23:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin
The New Guinea singing dog looks like a cross between a dingo and a wolf. Its head is on the smaller side with small brown eyes, a flat skull and erect ears that are set far apart. Its neck is strong and thick that goes down to its muscular body with a bushy fox-like tail. Their double-coated fur is normally light or dark brown with patches of white throughout its body and often at the tip of its tail. They can also have black or grey face masks. They’re quite small as they grow between 31-46 centimetres (1-1.5 feet) in height and weigh between 9-14 kilograms (20-31 pounds).
Back in 2016, a group from the University of Papua went to a mountain summit in Papua, Indonesia, called Puncak Jaya and they noticed 15 wild dogs that looked very much like the New Guinea singing dogs. They set up several cameras and were able to catch pictures of adults, pregnant females, and pups.
The group then went back to the location in 2018 and were able to get blood samples from three of the dogs. They compared the DNA samples with those in captivity in order to find out for sure if the Highland Wild Dogs were the predecessors of the singing dogs and their studies seem to confirm that. The New Guinea singing dogs held the title of being the most ancient and rarest dog-like animal in the world, but now the Highland Wild Dogs currently have that title.
“The New Guinea singing dog that we know of today is a breed that was basically created by people,” adding, “Eight were brought to the United States from the Highlands of New Guinea and bred with each other to create this group.”
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I saw a singing dog sipping pina coladas at Trader Vic's, his fur was perfect.
Hey, it's not that these New Guinea Singing Dogs sing well, it's that they sing at all. ;^)
My Border Collie could actually mimic vocal exercises ON PITCH.
She used to drive my Voice Students crazy with laughter.
RIP, Torey Girl.
He rings the bell and the owner appears and tells him the dog is in the backyard.
The guy goes into the backyard and sees a nice looking Labrador Retriever sitting there.
"You talk?" he asks.
"Yep" the Lab replies.
After the guy recovers from the shock of hearing a dog talk, he says, "So, what's your story?"
The Lab looks up and says, "Well, I discovered that I could talk when I was pretty young. I wanted to help the government, so I told the CIA. In no time at all they had me jetting from country to country, sitting in rooms with spies and world leaders, because no one figured a dog would be eavesdropping, I was one of their most valuable spies for eight years running... but the jetting around really tired me out, and I knew I wasn't getting any younger so I decided to settle down. I signed up for a job at the airport to do some undercover security, wandering near suspicious characters and listening in. I uncovered some incredible dealings and was awarded a batch of medals. I got married, had a mess of puppies, and now I'm just retired."
The guy is amazed. He goes back in and asks the owner what he wants for the dog.
"Ten dollars" the guy says.
"Ten dollars? This dog is amazing! Why on Earth are you selling him so cheap?"
"Because he's a liar. He's never been out of the yard."
Love it!
My collies sang. We called it “yodeling”.
So sweet...
Gives some hope that researchers will rediscover the thylacine. Papua New Guinea is part of the historical range of the thylacine and there have been some reports of sightings by the tribes in remote areas there. Some of the same areas where reports had come in about sightings of the singing dog whose presence seems to be confirmed.
From what I understand about sheep-herding dogs, they can be trained to recognize whistled melodies as instructions...much like a military bugler has different melodies for Reveille, Advance, Retreat, and so on.
Torey listened intently to the Classical Music played constantly in our home and quickly chose her favorites:
“Farandole” by George Bizet
and
The sexy finale to “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff.
She had pretty good taste! :-)
We had a friend who would play the musical saw. He had a Jack Russell terrier that would accompany him howling while he played. It wasn’t fine music but was good barroom entertainment.
Did you mean:
I was sipping pina coladas at Trader Vic's and I saw a singing dog, his fur was perfect.
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LOL
True story, from 1999, Dogs in Elk, features a New guinea Singing Dog: https://www.jerrypournelle.com/reports/jerryp/dogsinelk.html
If I need a good laugh, it’s good for an hour or so.
My German Shepherd makes noises that sound like yodeling when he’s trying to explain something.
If he’s on the back deck barking at the neighbor’s cat, and I tell him, “Stop barking at that cat and get in here,” he’ll get a troubled look on his face, run to me, and make yodeling noises like he’s trying to explain: “Hey, don’t you get it? I’ve got a cat out here that needs a good barking.”
My past dogs would go off when sirens were heard.
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