Owner's shock as dog manages to befriend murder of crows—'Earn their trust'

Unbothered by crows surrounding the house, one dog managed to infiltrate the flock and earn herself their trust.

Dog owner Kathryn Keene told Newsweek via email that when they moved into their house in 2020, the birds were already hanging out in the trees behind their home. Her dog, Luna, took a special interest in the crows. She would run after them and catch them, but she would never kill them. She would just let them go.

"I'm not sure if it was a game or if it just caused them to have a weird respect for her, but one day it kind of stopped," Keene said.

The unusual relationship between Luna and the crows then progressed to morning conversations. Keene said Luna barks a couple of times before stopping. In return, the crows will caw back.

"Truly a back-and-forth conversation," she said.

While Keene has yet to catch Luna's conversation with the crows on video, she couldn't pass up the opportunity to share about the incredible and unexpected friendship. She posted to Meta's app Threads on December 15 (@kathrynkeeneart) and wrote: "My dog has a murder of crows. Like she's a murder boss somehow..."

A flock of crows is known as "a murder" due to their association with death.

Keene knows it's a unique relationship because the neighbor's dog hasn't been so lucky with these birds. The neighbor's dog got loose one day and started barking at the crows, her post explained. The crows then "started dive bombing" the dog.

Seeing that these crows aren't the most welcoming, Keene wrote: "I still do not understand what she did to earn their trust."

Photo of a dog looking outside to his crow friends. The owner said her dog has "conversations" with the crows every morning while she's outside. Kathryn Keene

She replied to her post with a picture of Luna in the sunroom looking out the window to her friends in the street.

With over 5,600 likes and 143 comments, users were amazed at this dog's ability to get in with the crows, noting their jealousy as getting on a crow's good side is not that simple.

Crows can remember human faces up to 17 years, an article from A Minute of Science reported. These highly intelligent birds also remember if they've been wronged and will hold grudges. They also pass on that resentment to other crows.

"I think perhaps your dog was a witch in her past life," wrote one user.

Another suggested: "Maybe she scared away a predator that was bothering the crows. Even if she only did it once, the crows will remember."

A third person said: "I love this! Crows are such smart and loyal creatures She must have done something. Maybe protected them in some way. Maybe her presence makes them feel safe. Whatever it is, having a murder of crows that has your back is a life goal!"

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