Not all fire dogs are white with black spots

By adamg on Tue, 04/12/2022 - 3:06pm

Eileen Murphy shows how Aspen the Wonder Howler makes the case:

Aspen treated me to not one, but two siren serenades today. One for each firetruck headed his way. #Southie. pic.twitter.com/HV6qlECRmU

— Eileen Murphy (@chipsy231) April 12, 2022

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Adorable

By BostonDog on Tue, 04/12/2022 - 4:34pm.

Aspenable

Majestic doge in full throat!

By MrZip on Tue, 04/12/2022 - 4:35pm.

Wonderful, but not sure I could live with that if I lived closer to a main street, especially middle of the night.

Canines are cool like that.

By anon on Tue, 04/12/2022 - 9:18pm.

Canines are cool like that. Like the wolf and coyote, it's a form of ancient communication with other fellow howlers, like the urban siren hound.

I've heard dogs howl at fire engines many times--used to live on a street with a large dog and a fire station for neighbors. I think their reasoning is something like "This sounds important, gonna be a good citizen and repeat it in case anyone missed it."

They're just trying to help!

By brianjdamico on Wed, 04/13/2022 - 1:08pm.

n/t

Damn good impersonation of a

By Don't Panic on Wed, 04/13/2022 - 1:43am.

Damn good impersonation of a fire truck Aspen. Mighty damn good. Good doggo.