Dogs Laughing (at least, not barking) in Spokane

97 Ways to Make Your Dog Smile
by Jenny Langbehn

Spokane County Regional Animal Protective Service (SCRAPS) has discovered that a certain dog vocalization calms other dogs. They're calling it laughter.
ABC News: Sound of Dog's 'Laugh' Calms Other Pooches: When they played the sound of a dog panting over the loudspeaker, the gaggle of dogs at the shelter kept right on barking. But when they played the dog version of laughing, all 15 barking dogs went quiet within about a minute.
I doubt very much that it's actually “laughter,” but it's still pretty darn fascinating stuff... there is something being communicated there... something like, “take it easy... there's no danger here... relax...” I can't tell you how many times I've told my dogs to relax. If I could actually get them to understand what I was saying? I'd pay cash money for that.

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