I, Stella, Queen of the Olde English Bulldogges, have taken up a new hobby. Now hear this: AWWGGHH! AWAAAHH AH AH HAHA! RAH RAH A HAH A HA AH!!
Me: Stella, what is that?
Stella: I am singing.
Me: Loudly.
Stella: Is there any other way?
Me: Yes.
Stella: I have a big mouth and a big throat. Why should I not use them?
Me: Honey, why have you taken up this ‘hobby’ now?
Stella: Because of that human music you played this afternoon. It made me happy and sad at the same time and I decided that I should sing like that, too.
Me: Opera?
Stella: If you say so. What human came up with that music?
Me: Puccini.
Stella: Poo Chee Nee. That would be a good name for a bulldog.
Me: I’m glad you enjoyed it, but…
Stella: Why is there always a ‘but’?
Me: Forgive me, but your opera singing sounds exactly like barking.
Stella: Of course, it does. No one taught me. It is my natural voice. Can you play the music again so I can practice?
Me: I could play something else.
Stella: POO CHEE NEE! POO CHEE NEE! POO…
Me: All right. All right. One more time.
Stella: That should be enough for me to remember the whole thing. Then I can practice and practice.
Me How about a nap instead?
Stella: No time for naps. Practice, practice, practice.
Me: What have I done?
Stella: You have unleashed a new bulldog singer on the world.
Copyright 2017 H.J. Hill All Rights Reserved.
Bulldoggy 
Is she howling or barking?
LikeLiked by 1 person
She is expressive barking with lots of inflections and changes of pitch and tone. I have played music for them before during Doggy Study Hall. One day when I didn’t turn the music on, Snoopey laid her head on my lap and droned out a continuous low moan, but nothing seemed wrong. And then I thought, ‘She may be singing.’ I turned on the music and she immediately stopped her noise as if to say, ‘That’s better. We always have music in here.’
LikeLiked by 1 person
That’s funny. My dad played piano and the dog howled with him. Only time he howled. We said he was singing too.
LikeLiked by 1 person