Just How Much Can You Teach A Mule?

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Most everyone is very familiar with JJ my four and a half month old mule. He has been trying to heehaw. The problem is he sounds like a taradactyl and it is really quite a frightening sound. Will he grow out of this? Can you teach a mule how to heehaw by maybe playing recordings of other mules heehawing? He is such a beautiful mule-until he makes that sound.

Here is a recent picture of JJ (Joy's Jewel):

http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/1529/jjwow.jpg

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@Arella Mae,

I suppose you should try to read him Plato or Aristotle. Don't try to teach him any of the sophists. He'll just start sounding more like a pterodactyl every lesson.

Or you could get him several seasons of Hee Haw on DVD or Blu-Ray.

Or better yet, get him to speak English by letting him watch the complete series of Mister Ed on DVD or Blu-Ray.

You couldn't perchance record his actual heehawing attempts so we can get a chance to see what he's trying to pull off. Please! With sugar on the top! Surprised

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@tsarstepan,

LOL! You are very amusing and I love it! I do have a video on my facebook and it is set so everyone can access it. If you fastforward it to 32 seconds you can hear JJ. You really don't want to listen to anything before that because I am screaming at JJ and Buck so JJ will make his heehaw.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=415963338192&saved

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@Arella Mae,

It sounds like what I imagine a banshee in training would sound like!

Perhaps you can sell his talents as a sound effects donkey in horror films. Mad

It could be the next Wilhelm scream of the next Hollywood generation of sound engineers.

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@Arella Mae,

Well, he is a mule. First, you've got to get his attention.

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@tsarstepan,

tsarstepan wrote:

It sounds like what I imagine a banshee in training would sound like!

Perhaps you can sell his talents as a sound effects donkey in horror films.

It could be the next Wilhelm scream of the next Hollywood generation of sound engineers.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbYsoEasio[/youtube]

You see what I mean? I am planning on JJ being a show mule He is gaited and he is gorgeous but I'm afraid if he opens his mouth......................well, you know.

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@roger,

roger wrote:

Well, he is a mule. First, you've got to get his attention.

Actually, JJ is pretty responsive to me and even moreso with my husband. He is so smart but man, that heehaw has got to go.

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Wow, mules sure do have hysterically funny noises coming from those wide open mouths. I've seen many struttin' their stuff in all different kinds of performances--dressage, jumping, etc, but haven't heard one yet Uh-Yaw- Yawka-haw during a show yet. They are extremely intelligent, according to a mule expert who should know. JJ sure is cute.

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@Pemerson,

Pemerson wrote:

Wow, mules sure do have hysterically funny noises coming from those wide open mouths. I've seen many struttin' their stuff in all different kinds of performances--dressage, jumping, etc, but haven't heard one yet Uh-Yaw- Yawka-haw during a show yet. They are extremely intelligent, according to a mule expert who should know. JJ sure is cute.

Thank Pemerson. He is a doll but I'm biased. That's good to know they don't get vocal at shows. If JJ did I'm afraid he'd clear out the whole arena.

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@Arella Mae,

Arella Mae wrote:

LOL! You are very amusing and I love it! I do have a video on my facebook and it is set so everyone can access it. If you fastforward it to 32 seconds you can hear JJ. You really don't want to listen to anything before that because I am screaming at JJ and Buck so JJ will make his heehaw.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=415963338192&saved

U were right; he DID sound like a Pterodactyl.

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@Arella Mae,

tsarstepan wrote:

It sounds like what I imagine a banshee in training would sound like!

Perhaps you can sell his talents as a sound effects donkey in horror films.

It could be the next Wilhelm scream of the next Hollywood generation of sound engineers.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdbYsoEasio[/youtube]

Arella Mae wrote:

You see what I mean? I am planning on JJ being a show mule He is gaited and he is gorgeous
but I'm afraid if he opens his mouth......................well, you know.

Is he weaned ?

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@OmSigDAVID,

Aw David, you never heard a pterocactyl in your life.

You're how old, again?

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@Arella Mae,

Well, this is a donkey.

He's worse than that?

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@dlowan,

Worse than that? OH YEAH! There is a video on my facebook (the link is in a previous post).. Fastforward to 32 seconds.

David,

He's not weaned yet. He's four and a half months old. I am so hoping he will grow into a new heehaw.

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@Arella Mae,

I DID listen.

He sounded like a sheep a LONG way away.

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@dlowan,

Yikes! Glad I don't raise sheep.

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@Arella Mae,

HELLLLOOOOOOO WILBUUUURR !!

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@Arella Mae,

Arella Mae wrote:

Worse than that? OH YEAH! There is a video on my facebook (the link is in a previous post).. Fastforward to 32 seconds.

David,

He's not weaned yet. He's four and a half months old. I am so hoping he will grow into a new heehaw.

He has a unique signature !

David

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@Arella Mae,

" Just How Much Can You Teach A Mule? "

Arella, your posts have indicated that JJ is a good candidate for a Ph D.
I think that he makes that noise, to manifest his interest in vertebrate paleontology !

However, he might have some difficulty in typing his dissertation.

I just hope that after he gets his doctorate, the other horses will not be jealous.

David

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@roger,

roger wrote:

Aw David, you never heard a pterocactyl in your life.

You're how old, again?

Suffice it to say that I 'm only partially petrified.

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