Free Crying Dog Sound Effect
A small dog whining and whimpering like its heart just broke. Plus a sad howl, puppy cries and sobbing whines.
Updated · Tested by the Facecam team
Crying dog
3.0 s · MP3 · 30 KB
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4 crying dog sound effects to download
Main take3.0 s · 30 KB
A small dog whining and whimpering like its heart just broke. Plus a sad howl, puppy cries and sobbing whines.
Sad howl3.3 s · 33 KB
One long, mournful howl, for the full-drama version.
Puppy2.5 s · 25 KB
Tiny, squeaky puppy whimpers: sad, but mostly cute.
Sobbing2.9 s · 29 KB
Whines that sound almost like sobbing, for the most dramatic reactions.
Where it fits
- A friend loses one game and acts like it's the end of the world.
- Edits of a sad face, a dropped ice cream or a cancelled plan.
- Fake sympathy in the group call.
How we made it
“A small dog crying sadly: high pitched whining and whimpering, sobbing little whines, close up”
The variations
- Sad howl
- “A dog howling long and mournfully, a sad drawn out howl with a little whimper at the end”
- Puppy
- “A tiny puppy whimpering and squeaking softly, sad little cries”
- Sobbing
- “A dog whining in a rhythm that sounds like sobbing, dramatic sad crying whines”
- Loudness
- -16.4 LUFS
- Peak
- -2.5 dBFS
Play it in Discord, OBS or Zoom
Press Use these sounds in calls, then pick Facecam Virtual Mic as your mic. Step by step: Discord, OBS and Zoom. For games, the Facecam desktop app.
- Short enough for Discord's own soundboard (5.2 s max): Server Settings → Soundboard.
More about this sound
About our version
Our main take is 3 seconds of high, sobbing whines from a small dog, close up. Three more below: one long mournful howl, tiny puppy whimpers, and whines in a rhythm that sounds almost like sobbing.
No real dog was recorded: every take was made with AI from a description, so the sounds are yours to use in videos and streams.
Questions
What is the crying dog meme?
Pictures and clips of a dog that looks or sounds like it's crying, used to make fun of someone being overly dramatic, or to show fake sadness.
Which take is the saddest?
The sobbing take: its whines rise and fall like someone crying. The howl is better when you want it to sound like a tragedy.
Which take fits a slow, sad edit?
The howl. It's one long, mournful note, so it can carry a slow-motion shot of a dropped ice cream on its own. The puppy whimpers are shorter and softer, better for a quick reaction in a call when someone loses a coin toss.
