It started out innocently enough. A recent post on our Facebook page mentioned our surprise at the enormous bark that came out of a Basset Hound when we knocked on his owner’s door. It was a sound we would have expected out of a dog at least 100 pounds heavier.
Oh my.
You have to hear it to agree with the description, and you might want to let your own dogs out before listening. Just saying.
There’s are more videos. Lots more, but you get the idea.
The “death yodel, “once heard and never forgotten, has alternately been described as “nails on a chalkboard to the power of ten,” the sound of an animal caught in a trap, a herald announcing the end of the world, or what it sounds like if you mix a jet engine with the squallering baby. What it usually is, however, is a Frenchie expressing their opinion about being left alone or indignant over his or her present circumstances.
And here we thought the Toller Scream was memorable:
Who wins? Toller or Frenchie?
Image: “Le Scream” by Mike Holzer, owner of dogwagart is available for purchase here