Livestock Guardian Dogs Get Help Alerting From the Most Unexpected Friend
It's no secret that dogs are more than pets. They can be playmates, best friends, co-workers, and heroes. There isn't much that a dog can't do when they set their mind to do it, which is why some dogs make excellent police K9s and livestock guardians.
But dogs aren't the only ones who will alert and guard your home! As one Idaho rancher recently learned, you can never truly know who is going to answer when someone calls for backup. His dogs began barking at something on April 28, but the best part of the video isn't how he responds (though be warned: there's some foul language); it's who else responds as backup!
LOL! That is not at all who I was expecting to see or hear from! But that is one beautiful peacock, even without his colorful feathers on full display, and I have a feeling he knows it, too. Why else would he be so confident chiming in with the big dogs?
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"You know it's serious when the Peacock gets involved," agreed commenter @myboyz_jax_hank. No kidding! The livestock guardian dogs are no strangers to barking, howling, and alerting to unknown sounds, but either the peacock is feeling left out, or he hears something too!
Sound can travel a long way in the vast, clear valleys of Idaho, but surely, the female peahens would be reacting if there really was something nearby. Right? Instead of acting interested, though, they're too busy grazing.
What Sounds Do Peacocks Make?
If you're surprised to hear this kind of sound coming out of a peacock's beak, you're not alone. Commenter @rojacore excitedly asked, "Who was going to tell me that peacocks meow?" Haha! Many people think peacocks' calls sound like meows, but I didn't know this before I heard one for myself...at the crack of dawn!
I was camping with my Girl Scout troop for the very first time when I first heard a male peacock's call. It woke me up on the first morning before it was even light out, and I'd be lying if I said I got any sleep after that. I genuinely thought there was a cat in distress somewhere, but my troop leader explained in the morning that what we heard were actually wild peacocks. Who knew?
Male peacocks are especially loud, and they can call for a number of different reasons. In most cases, the loudest calls are to attract mates or locate a flock, but it sure can feel like they're calling just to wake you up in the morning.
Fortunately for rancher Jason, these kinds of sounds are all too normal. His farm animals can still get his attention when something's going on, but at least their sounds don't startle him like they did to us at Girl Scout camp!
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