Singing Dogs?

I have heard of that superstition from old folks since I was a child. And I could not help but think about it whenever I hear such sound coming from dogs, especially when heard in the evening. I haven't seen the video of those singing dogs, I would check it out one day

Dear Ms. Bingskee Since my childhood and even today, I feel that these dogs have some connection with the Paranormal things. Well, might be a coincidence or what, I am not sure, but a dog wailing in the night, always gets me something unpleasant the next morning. I was told stories that these dogs have some powers via which they can hear the sounds beyond the spectrum of our hearing and this quality makes them possess the power of seeing any unhealthy happening. Personally, I had a dog. And one day, when I was to get out to office, she was wailing and trying to stop me. I did not listen or care and went. I met with an accident within 10 minutes of driving and since then, my belief on this has been concrete. Though I take care that such things dont come in my way of doing things normally but somewhere in my mind, I feel bad and extra cautious.

I don't know of any superstition that has to do with dogs. However, I do remember when I was growing up that my grandpa always said that if a black bird got into your house then someone in your family was going to die. Well, not long after one got into my grandmother's house, my mom's brother passed away, so I thought that there might be some truth to that supersition. Recently, my girlfriend told me that she had two of them get into her house last year and less than a month later her niece and nephew were killed in a house fire.

I have never heard of a breed of dogs called singing dogs. I suppose that if I have ever heard of a dog making noise that sounded like someone is dying or about to die I would shoo away that dog as well. As well I have not heard of any kind of superstitions that are similar to the one that you are talking about. The closest thing that I can think of is that black cats are bad luck and stuff like that. I do not really know if you can call black cats being bad luck superstition or not.

I can't remember if I heard the superstition locally first or if I read it in a book first. The book I am talking about is Tom Sawyer, if I remember correctly. (Or is it Huckleberry Finn...?) Anyway, I remember there is a part there about a howling dog and a man dying. I'll have to find my old book to check. It's been a long, long, long time ago since I read that. =P I don't believe in the superstition though. If it were true, then someone must be dying everyday in our neighborhood. =P We live near a small highway and almost everyday, a vehicle passes by like it's a sports car or something - engine all revved up. And whenever we hear that, we expect it already. The dogs start howling and it's like they're answering each other. I expect animal experts have an explanation for it. But I don't know what it is. =)

That's right. It a religious belief that we inherited from our ancestors. Once a dog howl, it is said that someone is going to die. Nowadays, those beliefs are no longer practice or not believed in as much as they did years back. Singing dog sounds cool to me. I'll check on you tube to see if a video of this is already posted.

I can relate to that because since I grown up in the province that is one of the beliefs of the people and even my lolo, lola and my parents. They believe in that superstition. I have heard that it is not only related to dying but some relates it to supernatural creatures that is present in the place like (Aswang, tiktik) every time they hear that sound from dogs.