10 of Your Most Burning Questions About Dogs Answered by an Expert

There's no easy answer to this one, but I'd suggest collecting more data. Try using a diary to see if you can pick up any patterns. It is at certain times of the day? Like in the early evening when the shadows on the stairs are longer? Or in the morning when your dog might feel stiff from waking up? Try and see if you can find anything in common with the times your dog is doing this, and take the information to your vet.

I've seen this too — my dog Tassie howls when we howl. I tried to do a study on it — and we tested 50 dogs, and no other dog howled when their owner howled. He seems truly joyful when he is joining in — his tail wagged and he kept nudging us. I guess some dogs just like musical concerts of any kind!