Until you realize you live fairly close to the fire department building.

I had three dogs that did the sing-a-long two or three times a day. It's cute, but gets old really fast.

We found that out when my grandfather, who took to watching the soaps in retirement, came to visit. He insisted on watching "Love of Life" and "Search for Tomorrow," and as soon as the cheesy theme music to "Search for Tomorrow" came on, the dog would start the strangest howl:"Errrr-rao-rao-rao-rao-rao-rao," starting high and going a little more toward the bass section with each note.

Even though we ourselves never watched the show, we would turn it on to demonstrate the dog's singing talents to visitors. When the theme music started, he would run from wherever he was in the house to stand in front of the TV and sing along.