What a Dog's Ears Are Actually Doing During a Festival
Dogs hear frequencies between 40 Hz and 65,000 Hz. Humans top out at around 20,000 Hz. That gap is not a minor upgrade, it means your dog is processing an entire register of sound that is completely invisible to you. A string of firecrackers that sounds sharp and loud to you arrives at your dog's ears as something closer to a physical concussion in the air. The dhol, played at close range during a baraat or a neighbourhood procession, produces low-frequency booms that travel through walls, floors, and the dog's chest cavity simultaneously.
