I'm not unhappy, but ...

This dog reminds me a peanut's strip where Snoopy says, more ore less: "it's 5000

years that dogs ululate to the Moon. The Moon it's always the Moon. Dogs are always

dogs. All this means something, but don't know what".

 

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Mauro

[Dogs] pipe up more often during the night because they're nocturnal. But why do they point their faces toward the moon and stars when they [ululate]? It's all about acoustics since projecting their calls upward allows the sound to carry farther.

 

[Dogs] howl[/ululate] as a form of long-distance communication, conveying a range of information. Because of the high pitch and the suspension of notes, the sounds of [dogs ululations] can carry as far as 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) in the forest and even 10 miles (16 kilometers) across the treeless tundra.

 

[Dog ululations] serve as GPS systems, sing-alongs and fire alarms -- all rolled into one. In fact, the purpose of [dog ululations] isn't terribly different from the reasons humans raise their voices to the wind. In general, the primary reasons why [dogs ululate] include:

 

A rally cry for the pack to meet up

A signal to let the pack know of a [dog]'s location

A warning for outside [dogs] to stay out of a pack's territory

 

Since [ululations] bear coding for a [dog's] body size and health (with the larger animals exhibiting deeper tones), males can exercise their pipes to attract females.

 

Please note I claim no original title to the above enlightenment...google's gurglings

Basset Hounds always have a woe is me expression it seems. I don't think he's too sad because obviously he's does his best work around the food bowl!! Nice photo!!

Oh my... This is a very well feed dog so is he sad, maybe not :) a very funny shot of this cute guy...

 

Best Regards, Jill

Rajat, thank-you very much to have enlightened me. I didn't know I was looking for enlightenment, but... it's ok! ;-)

 

Warren & jill, my friends, I think too it's as happy as well-feeded, but that perplex expression is priceless for me. I think we human beings should look at the world a bit more like bassethounds do! :-)

 

Thank-you all for commenting and rating.

 

Mauro

Indeed, he's good in meat...:) Great shot.Compliments Mauro!

An oversight. I had intended to place enlightenment within quote marks. Actually your remarks sent me on a hunt: why dogs/wolves ululate at the moon...

 

it's a splendid animal...i don't like its 'waistcoat' though...nor do i like animal collars for that matter

Dear Friend, I agree with you and this is the true meaning of the photo. I hate collars for animal and human, either real or metaphoric. I like freedom. the title indeed was allusive. I'm not unhappy, but the collar doesn't allow me to be really happy.

sei tu?

:-)

ciao (beautiful dog and idea) Elena

Sad is the life of those who wear a collar. Thanks for sharing, Giuseppe

Ha,ha,ha!!! bellissimo scatto con titolo stupendo!...Ciaomau!

He is soooooo beautiful....awesome shot...fabulous animal...Well done, my friend. Have a great w/e. Regards, Lawrence.

All have been said by rajat and the other friends, except that love is the answer to all our cares. And he projects unconditional love! Un abrazo y saludos. Warm regards.

Dear friends, I appreciate very much your kind words, even on behalf of my dog friend.

Alle the comment show me how an image can hit people even when you do not expect.

I took this picture because I felt an immediate sympathy for this animal that to me has an expression that shows how much he has understood about life.

I decide to publish as an hommage to him and was sure that it would have been unobserved and would have remained without visit and comments and... I was completely wrong!

And as Snoopy said in the quotation I used to request your critiques: All this means something, but I don't know what!.

Thank-you again

 

Mauro

Take the collar off and I shall be more happy to run around,said the dog.

Priceless expression!

Thank-you for your comment.

 

AK, I agree with you about the collar; indeed I have some doubt that this overweight gentleman will run around even without the collar :-))

 

Mauro