What do your dogs sound like when they howl?

They set off the tornado sirens every Tuesday at noon, to make sure they work. Lots of dogs in the neighborhood start howling. My goofy Dutchess dog is one of them, and she tries to howl, rolling her eyes at me as if to apologize because she can’t help it, and she sounds like a spastic rabbit having a heart attack. It’s really ridiculous.

I’ve only heard Dakota, our German Shepherd, howl twice. The first time was when we lost her little friend, Rascal, who had shown up on our doorstep. We’d had him for a week, when the owners tracked him down here. He was a cool little dog and Dakota loved him. We lost him, and that same day Rick left town for one of his first overnight business trips.
That evening Dakota went out on the deck and cried a long, wavering, heart broken howl of loss into the night. It almost made me cry.

The second time was several years ago. I was still in bed when the sirens went off. Suddenly this powerful, deep howl fired up from the living room next door. It was so on key, so haunting and it just filled the house until it was ringing off of the walls. I got goose bumps and I instinctively dove under the covers and curled up in to a ball, going, “Oh, Jesus!” It was eerie and I was enveloped in it.

So, what does your dog sound like when they howl?