That’s not all they do
>Be at home very early one morning, only my brother and I are awake, pitch black outside
>Dogs are out (an idiotic water pointer and a fat beagle)
>Beagle starts baying, pointer starts whimpering
>l open the door for them, they don’t move, both looking at one section of the porch, frozen
>step outside, turn on the light, my brother thinks its a burglar, is carrying the fireplace poker
>Opossum hisses
>Beagle bays again, pointer hides behind me
>Brother freaks, swings the poker, hits me in the head
>I go down
>Opossum hisses louder, starts shitting everywhere
>I’m shouting
>My brother’s shouting
>Beagle passes out
>Pointer tries to hide behind my prone body
>Opossum waddles back into the woods
>Shit and blood are everywhere
Not even once
*braying
Donkeys bray, scent hounds bay when they have a scent trail.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/canine-corner/202206/what-is-baying-and-why-some-dogs-do-it
Huh. Thank you for my lesson of the day!