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HOWL

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Question
i have mixed puppies of a chihuaha and a poodle and i looked everywhere but i dont know how to make thwm howl.so if theres a specific way how to make them howl can you tell me.

Answer
Hello Miguel,
About the only way I know of to make a dog howl is for it to hear another dog howl.  You might look online for CD's of howling wolves or dogs howling and play it for them.  When they start howling, give them a command such as "HOWL", or "SING".  They may even learn to do it on command.  Praise them even if they make a quiet noise that sounds like a howl.  
You need to be sure that you give them a command to start howling, so that you can turn them off when you don't want them to make noise.  The same thing can be done for barking if you want them to bark on command.  

I hope this helps some and if you have other questions for me, you know where to find me.