Posted on 09/03/2020 8:23:23 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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.
p
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.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
