Time once again to go “behind the scenes” to learn how Hollywood’s magical movie makers make their movie-making magic. This week, we “lend an ear” to classic sound effects: Did you know that every squeaking door you hear in those creepy old horror movies is based upon this recording of an angry Chihuahua?
Fun Facts From Hollywood!
April 15, 2009 By
OMG – it sounds like the noise in “The Ring” or “The Grudge”. I got chills, seriously.
Sounds to me like a very small chainsaw, or possibly one of those tiny motor scooters the Shriners ride in parades.
Holy crap, how does he make that noise? That’s frightening. Methinks doggie is possessed.
LOL Mini Chain saw.
@Von Zeppelin: Good call on the chain saw. The other thing it sounded like to me, besides the squeaky door, was a motorboat in the distance.
You know, if that chihuahua were a large animal, that face and noise would be very intimidating indeed. As is…well.
Puppeh does not like Feist.
Sounds more like a weedwacker, or maybe a dirtbike?
Where can I buy a very small chainsaw? I could put the cats to work trimming the overgrown shrubbery in our yard.
I like to say that I’m hangry when I’m angry because I’m hungry.
In this case, this puppeh is slangry.
@Skippymom–If your looking for a very small chainsaw, I’d try the home center that installed the kitchen for the pasta-cooking parakeet a few posts ago.
That is the sound of whatever the neighbor’s gardener uses at 7:10 on a Saturday morning.
(puppeh does not seem pleased….that is a bun-worthy expression of disapproval)
Chihuahuas are mean creatures.. My friend has one, and it likes showing its teeth.. I call it Devil Dog..
If an intruder ever broke into the house of the little chiwawa, at night, when it was pitch dark, and heard that noise: he’d probly be falling all over himself trying to break back out; (I don’t blame Mr. Burglar …I’d make a bee-line out of there myself!!)
@VonZep–Of course! Yes, I will check at that store. Then again, theirs might be *too* small.
Lawnmower.
One of my pomeranians makes a noise like this sometimes when we pet him, but he doesn’t make the snarly face. He just makes a throaty moaning sound which I read to be pleasurable; like “aaaaahhhhhhhh”.
Creaking door or model airplane with a gas feed problem about to fall out of the sky? Kinda skeery.
ChainSaw-Huahua
Sounded to me kinda like… Lily Allen.
wow that puppy really doesn’t like rubbies or Yael Naim!!!!!!!!!
Well… Yael Naim sounds kinda like Lily Allen.
Wow, that was freaky. And it scared my kitty half to death!
Arrrrghhh it’s the grudge!!! Yikes.
haha it sounds like a dirtbike or something.
Sorry, this post = fail. The joke might be funny if it weren’t so obviously it isn’t the dog making the noises. You can tell from listening that it’s the guy making the sounds.
I find it particularly entertaining how many posts there are along the lines of “OMG how is the dog doing that?” XD Bloody hell, people…
[Moron alert... - Ed.]
^ LOL at Ed’s note.
rofl puppy is cranky and sleepy…
he sounds like a chainsaw!!!
I second the chainsaw – a TEENSY TINY chainsaw, from very far away.
Tymell, you could tell by listening to the pixels couldn’t you?
*rolls eyes at person who hasn’t spent enough time with evil Chihuahuas to know the truth*
This video adds to the evidence that in the rottweiller v. sack-o-chihuahuas grudge match, a rottweiller would be skeletonized in 10.4 seconds.
This is adorable, don’t get me wrong, but why hasn’t C.O. reported the arrival of the First Puppeh?!
Acecool, not all chihuahuas are mean! My friend’s got one, Little “P!” (yes, the punctuation is part of the name) who is the sweetest animal; her favorite thing is to curl up in your lap and sleep, like a cat.
Scared the cats.
*giggles at listening to pixels*
I’ll play this when my kitty is out of the room. The pitbull next door frightened him so much today that he injured himself trying to get away. I’m considering sending the neighbour the vet bill.
Yes, obviously anyone thinking this is fake has not spend enough time with little dogs.
My little Pommie is a BIG talker and she makes sounds just like this and many other funny vocalizations all the time when she’s playing. The funniest is her yodel-gurgle-growl-howl which is truly hilarious. She has us laughing all the time.
Far away-sounding chainsaw. Yes. Reminds me of the chainsaw sound in “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.” The terrible man’s name was Leatherface or something.
Even with the kind of “revving up” noise. Wow!
“Sack-o-chihuahuas,” snerk!
lol@”moron alert”:
IT’S SO OBVIOUSLY NOT TEH DOG MAKING THAT NOISE. I CAN TELL BY TEH PIXELS.
I can one up this one with a vid. I did of our friend’s Boston Terrier puppy, Pepper: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4q5Hk-VHHgU That’s the face of a Langolier mixed with every horrible monster sound ever!
It sounds to me like the model airplane my dad had when I was a kid. The one that would take 2 hours to get working because it would keep stalling, and then when it finally flew he crashed it into the neighbor’s giant agave cactus. Thanks for unearthing deeply stored memories, CO! [calling dad right this minute to reminisce]
Sounds more like a chain saw to me…
LOL! Oh lordy. My Axel, who is part chihuahua and part terrier [what type, I don't know. Goggie expert opinons, please?] makes that noise if he’s sleepy and we try to move him. It sounds like a lawnmower starting up!
haha, wonderful. The only morons are to be found in other posts. Nice of you to warn others of your moronic comment, Ed
Much appreciated.
I’ve spent plenty of time with small dogs, and I’ve no doubt they can make these noises. But it’s painfully apparent that the doggie isn’t what’s making the noises in this. And nope, nothing to do with pixels. Cos on this planet we have this thing called “sound”. And if you “listen” to this thing called “sound” you can “hear” that the noise isn’t coming from the dog. It’s coming from the person behind the camera.
It’s not “Ed” as in Edward. It’s “Ed.” as in Editor of the website. As in Theo.
['tis true - Ed.]
Thanks, Tymell, for pointing out that the rest of us are morons. I used to think this site was just about amusing pictures of animals, but, under your wise tutelage, I now realize that it involves matters of the deepest consequence, like whether a chihuahua is actually making a funny noise or not. I WILL NOT BE MISLED FURTHER!! I INSIST ON FULLY AUTHENTIC DOG NOISES IN ALL VIDEOS FROM NOW ON!
[Including, but not limited to, videos featuring authentic dogs?
- Ed.]
Personally, I think the camera guy is actually throttling up a tiny chainsaw. This would account for the dog’s rather anxious expression, no?
My late rat terrier, Scout, used to make very similar noises, except the pitch wasn’t quite as gravelly, so she sounded more like a baby crying: “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Aaaah. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh!!!” She was extremely vocal. She would “talk” on command (a funny little half-growl, half-warble, complete with varying inflections) and growl in protest every time we told her to do anything she didn’t want to do.
Funny, I make the same noise every time that crappy song is on too.
Angry chihuahua is angry! It’s funny until someone loses a hand.
Chihuahuas and I are natural enemies. Every one I meet hates me, and frankly, the sudden high-pitched barking makes the feeling fairly mutual.
“Chainsaw-huahua” – LOL! XD
Anyway, regardless of who’s making the sound, that dog is one cutie patootie!
It was ME! I was making de sound, I tells you!
Sheesh.
@Teho: “These are simple people. The common clay of the new American West. You know………….MORONS!!!!!!”
Tymell, I usually don’t comment around here but I am curious as to how you’re sure that it isn’t the dog making that sound. So far you’re the only one who so vehemently believes this. Please, enlighten us “morons.” And before you proceed, consider the fact that a dog’s lips don’t necessarily have to be moving for that growl sound to come out; it comes from the throat.
Well, I “listened” carefully to the “sound” a couple of times and it’s clear to me that the “sound” is coming from the “doggie”. And no amount of calling anyone a “moron” is going to change that.
[Rogue "quotations" alert... - Ed.]
@Gail– what’s a dazzling urbanite like you doing in a rustic setting like this?
Motorboat, motorboat, go so slow . . .
“And if you “listen” to this thing called “sound” you can “hear” that the noise isn’t coming from the dog”
Huh? You can tell the direction of the sound in a video? That’s quite impressive.
I had a parakeet that made sounds like that. My roommate used to call it “talking to Satan”. Chee-hooahh-hooahhs are from hell.
i have 2 chihuahuas and i never heard them do that before all i hear is squeakn
@Theresa–are you doing it with a chainsaw, or some other way? (Hmmm. . . that sounds rather bizarre. Let’s think about this and put it another way. . .)
Theresa–are you making that sound with a chainsaw, or are you making that sound by some other means?
Tymell — please present your credentials re: sound design and sound technology. When people debate whether or not a particular photo here is photoshopped — as occasionally happens — they usually back up their arguments with their expert analysis regarding shading, coloring, etc. I concede that your theory is possible, but in order to convince me I’d need more evidence and preferably presented in a tone that doesn’t make you sound like an elephant’s bleenhole.
Yours respectfully, etc.,
Captain Jeffrey T. Spaulding
Oh, I sweared…Teho if you want to bleen that out you can, I’m sorry. I don’t want to offend.
[Well... OK, if you feel it's best... - Ed.]
oh my am i the only one who actually believed the little factoid about the hollywood sound effects?!? i clicked to read the responses to see if it was true or not and it looks like no one else even considered the fact was real :s sheesh i’m so gulible :p
Aww, my Pomeranian makes a noise like this whenever she’s sleeping and someone comes to pet her. She also makes it if she’s sitting anywhere near my mother and someone even looks like they’re going to disturb her. It’s adorable. She makes the little snarly face too.
This little puppy is too cute! Makes me miss my dogs! 1 more month until I get to see them!
Von Zep, my Bible:
http://www.amazon.com/MouthSounds-whistle-Boing-occasions-some/dp/0761134220/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239847858&sr=1-1
That is BAD doggy behavior! Funny, yes, but that dog is not to be trusted.
I like the music in the back…”la la la la la la, la la la la la la…”
Nuff: I don’t understand why this is cute. The dog itself is cute, and the sound is bizarre and awesome, but I don’t find someone aggravating an angry dog a particularly cute or bright prospect. I had a friend who tried to convince me that her American Eskimo puppy wasn’t growling at me, it was PURRING. I grew up with dogs, and I was pretty damn sure that wasn’t the case. It turned out I was right, and the little bastard bit me.
I just get pissy about this, because if a big dog growls or bites it’s a menace and people get freaked out (rightly so), but owners seem to find it ADORABLE in tiny dogs, despite the fact that they’re being just as aggressive. Done Nuffing.
Great posts, entertaining comment thread, ROFL. As for the doggie, as my best friend and small dog expert often says, “It’s hard bein’ little!” When yer little ya gotta be “Fiest”y! By the way, my kitteh Isabella, who weighs under six ponds, frequently sounds like a large snoring man. I’ve yet to locate the large snoring man, so, appearances to the contrary, I do believe the sounds emanate from her.
If you watch the YouTube member’s other videos with her cranky chihuahua, it’s quite clear that the tiny grr’s are coming from the dog. This video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlYbUY1NNiA – especially shows the sound coming from Eeyore’s “guardian,” as such. ;-D The direction of the sound is from the dog’s position in the background toward the camera, and not vice versa.
Oops, pounds, not ponds. Going back to watch vid again!
I don’t doubt the sounds are coming from the dog at all. My bichon makes the same noises, weirdly enough. Those constipated attempts at an angry growl by a dog which is really just too lazy to actually be vicious.
In case Tymell doesn’t return to offer support for his or her theory about the “fake” video or for why we’re all morons, I have this to offer:
There are several other videos of this wee grump rattling like a chainsaw while her mistress baby talks and gives her cuddles. If you watch the other videos there should be no question it’s the dog’s real voice.
The Dog has obviously swallowed a model aircraft.
I think it was a John Deere in a previous life…
@Theresa: Well, if you must pry…..
“Hooray for Captain Spaulding, the African explorer, (did someone call me schnoorer?” Hooray hooray, hooray!”
“Candygram for Mr. Mongo!”
Sack of chihuahuas-*snerk*
I agree that it is really coming from the dog – my chihuahua makes the same sound when she’s cranky, and my hubby and I have often said we could rent her out to Electric Light & Magic to do special audio effects.
[Hmm, do you maybe mean Industrial Light & Magic? Or, more likely, Skywalker Sound? - Ed.]
My Pom-Chi mix sounds like an angry Hornet when he growls. It is hard to be little! Why are people being so wierd about about the noise and the fact that he is a small breed dog? Small dog dis-likers are little minded and have never known the special kind of bond and love they share with their owners. This little guy is adorable! He was not going to bite, just voicing his displeasure, cute!
Dear Tymell–
Regarding whether the sound comes from the dog or not, please note. I. Don’t. Care.
That is a moped making that sound.
[Help! The wahwah ate my moped! THE WAHWAH ATE MY MOPED!!!!
- Ed.]
Sandra S., I appreciate your nuffing in this case. Some people make a huge deal about larger breeds being dangerous because there are x-many reported bites. The thing is, wee dogs bite just as often, if not more so. The only difference is that their bites aren’t likely to be as severe and are therefore not reported.
Hey, I don’t like small dogs, but I’m not small-minded, ta very much
My brother’s just got himself a beagle/King Charles spaniel cross and she’s the cutest darn thang I’ve ever seen. I’d send CO a picture, but I’ve only got a fairly small one.
HEhehehehe…. @ Berthservant and Ed.
Can’t you all tell the chainsaw noise is coming from the camera man and the music (la la laaa la la lah…) is coming from the dog?? I can’t believe anyone hasn’t picked up on that yet. Morons..
X-D
Oddly plausible, Moxie.
Ha, my chihuahua makes the same sound. Lol, even when he is happy, the little dork.
I love how many of the posts on here subtly reference Apple in one way or another… I wonder if that’s the MacBook Air commercial playing in the background.
(I’m not complaining — I’m typing this on my MacBook!)
Mary Wimpey, if you’re still reading, I’m not a goggie expert but I judge your goggie to be *adorable.* OMG. My in-laws have a part-wahwah-part-Jack Russell and she’s got to be one of the cutest puppies ever. I think yours might be the same blend.
I was playing this video while my husband was doing something else. He said “What’s with the farting sounds?”
I’m not sure which was funnier, the chee-who-a-who-a or my hubby.
(Yes, before you ask, I did watch WKRP when I was younger.)
Persephone: Thank you! We’d never considered JRT, we were thinking rat terrier, but that makes much more sense! Would you like baby-puppy pictures, jsut to compare fully? ^_^
Cute, but judging by the angry face, they might want to leave it alone…
My dog makes this sound, plus the accompanying face, only it’s much scarier since she’s a 100-pound Belgian Tervuren. She doesn’t make it at people though, only at the puppy when she’s bouncing around her head and trying to chew on her ears. Zara’s an old lady and doesn’t have much patience for puppy antics. She does make similar moaning noises, minus the scary face, if you rub her stomach, which she loves.
Man! Nasty little dog! Glad he’s not mine. He would get a time-out right quick.
Too bad he’s so cute, lol. He probably gets away with murder. And creaking. He definitely gets away with that. xD
Ann W. — those were the loudest pixels yet!
Now, is that a behavior that we should encourage?
And the dog’s cute, too.
LOL’ed at that one! I mean really, what the heck was that noise??
@ brinnann- that may be true .. but i’ve never heard of a chihuahua mauling someone to death :-/
No, but they *can* draw blood and make life for their humans (or at least the ones around their humans) miserable. xD
I like how someone so quick to call everyone morons but doesn’t even get a simple joke about listening to pixels. Oh let me guess…you didn’t get it because it wasn’t even funny, right? I believe that would be the standard response for a trolling adolescent. Now, isn’t it past your bedtime?
haha somebody’s crabby!
my boyfriends poodle (rip) used to growl on exhale only if you bothered her when she was tired :>
love the name, persephone! so tell me, what’s it like to spen 6 months a year in Hades? wait–im one to talk, my name’s from a book.
As a vet tech, I can’t find this funny, only disturbing. Not to be a kiljoy, but I see too many of these little guys end up hurting people. It’s very bad training to encourage aggression in any dog, any size. And hands are not toys! Beautiful dog, ugly manners. Sorry – had to say it.
definitely a weed whacker
I need an old priest and a young priest, plus a snorgle.