For Dog Lovers- music

[welsh]

Ok, I am posting this because, in the past, members of NMA have advocated cats.

I can understand why people might draw some affection for the socially distant, cold natured, inherently killer nature of felines.

Afterall, we all feel that way sometimes. Right?

I personally prefer dogs. More social, more friendly, and yet more capable of sudden overwhelming go-for-the-throat violence. Man's best friend is still a dog (unless you're a gun nut, than it's your gun and we can ignore any psychological implications about size issues).

Now those of you know know dogs know that they are turned on by sounds. Dog's hearing is much more sensitive to sound than a humans.

Therefore, if you are thinking about taking your dog to see the local fireworks show, please realize you are about to traumatize your pet.

Plants apparently like classical music. So what should your dog listen to?

Pet Sounds: Album Targets Music-Loving Dogs

Note- more sound tracks on site.

· The music world offers myriad genres: classical, rock, hip-hop...but what about canine? Musician and producer Skip Haynes wants to give dogs a reason to prick up their ears. He talks with Scott Simon about his CD, Ask the Animals: Songs to Make Dogs Happy!

Haynes created the album in conjunction with an "animal communicator," Dr. Kim Ogden-Avrutik, who served as a sort of translator during focus groups to test out the music. Among the revelations: Some kinds of percussion (too much like gunshots) and the word "no" (not popular among many species) are not popular among dog listeners.

Notable titles on the disc include "I'll Be Back," "I Love Food," and what Haynes says is the album's No. 1 hit, "Squeaky-Deakey!" Haynes says that by being in the room when the album is played for the first two or three weeks, owners can create a positive association with the music that later calms pets down while the owner is out.

Or you can get a new guinea singing dog to do the work for you-

 

[Tannhauser]

Luckily we have some instant research material here, since my dog is in the same room as me currently.

Observations when playing the music:
First she stared at me, then she stared at the speakers, and after a few minutes she ignored the music. The only thing that really interested her was the squeaky sound effect. She got up and looked around the speakers for a toy, but finding nothing; she curled back up and went to sleep.

Even took a picture of her staring at me.

 

[Mikey]

I used to have a dog who knew exactly when to howl in a piece of music. He did it right at the same time as the choir came in in a piece with a really long introduction. (Zadok The Priest if you're that interested.)