Her reactions never changed much after the first few months. Oh sure, he’ll react to fireworks and thunder but his reaction is no more than a normal alert to a loud sound, although he’ll get mildly anxious if the fireworks or thunder persist. Yet to Julia it’s like a dental drill–so interesting. I don’t often get a chance to compare notes on this. A kennel affix should convey the personalities of your dogs, your breed, but also memorable. Finna now settles in the car when we start singing. Thanks for this info. All of my previous animals (dogs and cats) have always left the room when I started practicing, so, the latter is likely (though the former might also be a factor). This whole discussion is fascinating…but maybe that’s because both my parents were music teachers =-). Then, he gets so relaxed that his head will fall limply over to the side as if he is in a narcotic state, staying that way through most of the flight unless I have to leave my seat, and I actually have to rouse him if the altitude descent noise and wheels being lowered doesn’t wake him. One of the dogs in the pack was a female, possibly Anatolian Shepherd mix that kept staring at us and would stand about 50 yards from the house, obviously hungry and unknown to us – pregnant. But suprize! Hope you are enjoying the work you do and getting to expand on this important research area – we definitely need help understanding our furry friends better! Bedtime has never been a problem for us- if anything, getting Otis UP for his last pee in the evening is a labor of Hercules. He probably had never been in a car before & after 4 yrs with me, still is intially thrilled to be going with me, but after 10 minutes he’s over it- head hanging down, not always vomiting, but looks queasy, etc. And I know this is an old post so I don’t hold out too much hope you’re still monitoring it, but I’ll keep my fingers crossed and would be grateful for any thoughts you’re willing to share with us. But to be fair I was also using food stuffed toys at the same time. With my own dogs it also seems to help a bit, though they are not reactive, nor do they have separation anxiety. Many of you know that my dissertation research was about the effect of different types of sounds on working domestic animals, and so it’s not surprising that I am especially interested in this topic. Yesterday, I could not quiet her and I turned on the local classical station. After mulling it over for a few days, I think another factor that could influence the effects of sound is the ever-pervasive word in dog training, “context.” Like so many other aspects of behavior, I think context matters here too. I guess it’s a lot like people, some of us are fine with things that might devastate others. Katie here at the office saw no observable effect when her Dogo was an adolescent, but found that Lily dozed off as if on sleeping pills not too long ago when she heard the Dog’s Ear CD play. Everything was going well and Pito’s presence had been forgotten, until we reached a part of the music where all of us in the chamber group were supposed to play what are called harmonics. The dogs seemed to respond very well and didn’t bark knowing there were missing all the holiday action. I lived in NYC, and the landlord was going to be fumigating our apartment building on the same day I had a rehearsal in New Jersey, so I took Pito with me. By clicking “I agree” below, you consent to the use by us and our third-party partners of cookies and data gathered from your use of our platforms. The song didn’t matter, the tone and volume seemed to be factors. I got very lucky that day, though–the composer turned out to be a serious dog lover, and not only forgave Pito and me, but ended up lecturing me for keeping a dog as an accessory, after the fashion of movie stars with Chihuahuas in their handbags, instead of giving him a nice house with a yard. HOW SAFE IS YOUR DOG? I played music continually (or the tv) in my boarding kennel for 27 years. I used the guitar strumming sound and piano sound for hours while my dogs were crated away from a hectic holiday party. We bought ‘Through a Dog’s Ear, Vol. I loaded them into my car and turned on the carefully-chosen CD I’d brought along to help them be calm–Baroque cello music. and both my Belgians, not to mention myself, fall asleep with it. I liked the samples from the TADE site, considering buying at least one of them (for me AND my furbabies). . We love this dog so much and I want to make sure we’re sensitive to anything that might harm her, as that’s the last thing we’d want to do. Life in a household was almost constant exposure to new sounds for her. Patricia B. McConnell, PhD, CAAB Emeritus is an applied animal behaviorist who has been working with, studying, and writing about dogs for over twenty-five years. Does a recording change the reverberation and depth of the tones enough on it’s own to cause the dog to have an indifferent reaction when listening to the same music as played live or are there other factors involved in a recording that a dog might hear or respond to that humans cannot hear – as opposed to the same music played live and not amplified (even though the live drum was much louder than I would ever play a recording)? However, I also feel that after awhile they, like myself, are able to tune it out. A song heard at home may have a tremendous effect on my mood, though when heard at the grocery store, the same song barely registers. Contact Us | Kogan’s research replicates those findings (with an exception discussed below), but a conversation with Primatologist Charles Snowdon, PhD and an expert on animals and their responses to sound, reminded me of an important point. I’d love to hear about your experience. What could possibly explain these results? Perhaps the dogs resumed a settled state slightly faster because the music was on??) I’ve been trying to find the research I read about recently into differing human emotional responses to music. 99 Followed by country, better the regular kind of older country than the rock and roll type. I did find that when my puppy was an adolescent, Through A Dog’s Ear didn’t seem to have an effect (mind you she’s an Aussie so few things other than 4 hours of play, mental games & hiking seemed to chill her out at that age). When he was first adopted, Otis was not a good eater (to put it mildly). Patricia is known the world over for her clear and engaging. The kitties are staying warm by cuddling together in a dog bed I bought for Tootsie (who still has more than she needs, believe me) which is placed inside of blankets and cardboard boxes in the garage. One of them is to play Through A Dog’s Ear CDs every night at bedtime. The dogs liked talk shows, very much, they would go right to sleep. Surprisingly she doesn’t seem bothered by this but I am very worried about long term effects – are we harming her physically? What about you? I have always been a big believer in providing a super enriched environment for puppies – tactile, visual, auditory, olfactory. Here’s what we don’t know: exactly what are all the best acoustic features to calm and soothe dogs in over stimulating environments? How effective is music “simplified” and modified based on theory but not yet a lot of data? This is the cd I use in Fearful Dog Class Baroque for Beauty Sleep – Sweet Dreams for Beautiful Dreamers by Philips I just preferred it myself. In the early 90’s I started singing on a Kiowa drum. He would never truly sleep when we were all home bopping around because he wanted to know what we were doing at all times. And we leave a mainstream radio station on when we go out! Those features include: 1) Longer notes tend to be calming, staccato (short, repeated) notes stimulating (think saying “Sta-a-a-a-a-y” to a dog versus “Pup-pup-pup-pup” when calling to come). On another musical note: I raised a litter of puppies several years ago for which I left the radio on during the day to get them used to noises while I was at work. Tootsie has become one very hardy little Cavalier, she pounces around in the snow like an Arctic fox, although if it’s below 10 degrees I don’t take her out for long. I work in Surgery, so my day is generally filled with a lot of noise (it really is a loud environment, lots of background noise). I didn’t think they were, and this surprised me. I’m truly curious about your experience if you’ve tried any of the CDs from Through a Dog’s Ear. Snowdon’s & Teie’s work reminds us that what is important is not whether the music is “classical” or “heavy metal,” but whether it includes a set of acoustic features that appear to be universally associated with soothing or stimulating internal states. I found them fascinating, I have several of the TADE CDs. Also important was the fact that although I am not a fan of classical music it was easy music for me to sleep to. It is 22.22minutes long and I can loop it to play repeatedly. Perhaps! I wish you would address the effects of sound/ music on brain development/ intelligence of growing puppies. Oh yes, as I saw her calm down, I remembered that my previous dog always seemed to calm down when I sat down to play piano. A sound comment (that might help Daniel): I haven’t played music specifically for my service dog so haven’t noticed any pro or con reaction on his part. I also gradually lowered the volume of the music over the nights and found by the end of the week it wasn’t needed. I’m not trying to hurry and I’m not thinking about what I have to do next. How powerful and what effect is fascinating, but clearly, it worked for this dog. Primarily to try and block out sounds that might make our very noise-sensitive dog bark or get anxious. We also know, from Snowdon’s research, that we need to look at the acoustic range and vocal repertoire of each species before we make too many assumptions about what kind of sounds have what effect. Most people likely wouldn’t even read it as anxiety, it’s only noticable to me because I’m so familiar with his normal behavior. To his credit, he and his colleagues did a pilot study that was supportive of the desired results (calmer dogs) but as is true for all pilot studies, it had some holes and wasn’t by any means the “definitive study.” But all we can do is speculate about the lack of effect of the Dog’s Ear music in Kogan’s study. I purchased the book/cd about 4/5 years ago when I had an extremely anxious golden. $39 per digital track or $89 per CD. That same year we had a pack of stray dogs that had been formed on the reservation. Most of the photos are of the strikingly colored males, but I have a soft spot in my heart for the females, their colors are so nuanced. I believe that we can develop a conditioned emotional response to calm music being played. Or practice sessions were usually about two hours long. P.S. He has created music around these calming and healing frequencies. See our Privacy Policy and Third Party Partners to learn more about the use of data and your rights. This was very helpful and I didn’t think it was going to be very helpful. I love how many people admit that it calms, them, too — I am not alone ;-). Glad to know I made a good choice and that I have been correct in recommending soft classical music but I did often mention Through A Dog’s Ear too so will have to rethink that. I would recommend it to dog owners whose dogs have a problem with anxiety. Shop for Dog Kennels in Dog Houses, Crates, Kennels, Cages, Beds. (Argentijnse Dog) besloten we in 1993 een puppy te nemen. I think this is good for all of us and I am really, really glad we have these recordings! Next physiotherapy was scheduled for Tuesday morning, roughly an hour before I started playing my music and this time the boys fell asleep with me on the couch and Gina stayed close and relaxed too. Can’t figure out what is going on.. Over 6,000 tracks to enhance video, film, or media. So, the next time you see an overexcited dog, or a dog in need of some exercise, play them some music. Certain frequencies have been shown to elicit responses at the cellular level. I do not see any improvement whether I am playing the cd or not. Puppies geboren op 11-03-2020. I love all these observations. However, his pieces are ‘simplified,” they have fewer notes and perhaps might be differentially affected by the speakers and room acoustics. I also play it in the car for them as sort of an aural suggestion to chill out. Dogs do appreciate specific styles of music, however, contrary to what many people believe, a dog howling along with music does not represent a canine attempt to sing. What Julia H. wrote I find fascinating, because she mentioned the only composer (Erik Satie) whose piano music I find uniformly soothing. She well could be one of those. If I found the right range and sang slowly…drawing out the notes much longer than normal…she leaned her head right into my face. This could have also been due to the fact that he was tired becasue he had been busy all day long. First, to compare it to my own experience, there are songs I find relaxing but in specific contexts they have no effect.
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