Matt Lang Webboard User Reg: 07-11-2008
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We've had excellent success with this cd - first with my mom's lab when he was recovering from a blown disk in his back, and lately I've made it the nightly routine for an older foster dog I have to help her relax and go to sleep. Definitely recommended.
I don't think this is silly at all. I often listen to classical music myself when I want to relax and calm my mind. For as long as I can remember, anytime my husband and I have to go out and leave the dogs alone, we put on music, sometimes classical, sometimes the easy instrumental station on Dish. All of our dogs have been completely trustworthy to be loose in the house (after puppyhood, of course). I don't know if the music has anything to do with it, but who knows!
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007
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Quote: kelly byrd
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I'm throwing the "Silly Flag" for a 5 yard penalty, The reason the pupper is not stressing is because YOU are not stressing.
I'm with you... Same reason playing classical music in a equine barn 'works' to calm/relax the horses. You relax. They relax.
For me the jury is out. Sound is a rather unexplored topic where it relates to biology and behaviors. Until there is more information I say go for it if it helps. It probably won't hurt anything after all.
I'd be curious to try something like this in the boarding kennel on a busy weekend vs the normal radio we have playing on newstalk 24hrs a day.
Do dogs hear music the same way people do? It might be a dumb question, but is it just noise to them? I wonder this sometimes when I've got Dom crated in the back of my car and I'm listening to the radio. Is it stressful to them? I am curious if there have been any solid studies regarding dogs and music.
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004
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I was on the road for twenty hours with Erika in the back, I was playing rock and roll, blue grass, C&W and classical. I couldn't see anything that looked like stress or discomfort. She did get a little twitchy when Garrison Keillor started singing on "A Prairie Home Companion " on NPR
Kristel Smart Webboard User Reg: 10-03-2006
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Years ago, before there was any specific music for dogs, I used my Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young albums to calm my rowdy beasts. It worked, almost without fail, even better than the classical music we played in the barn.
Although both the horses and the dogs seemed to have a special appreciation for Dvorak
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