Posted on 11/03/2012 5:10:07 AM PDT by JoeProBono
FORT COLLINS, Colo.,- A Colorado State University professor said his research indicates dogs are soothed by classical music while heavy metal makes them anxious.
Lori Kogan, associate professor at CSU's College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and lead author of the study published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior, said she and her team exposed 117 dogs to three types of music: classical, heavy metal and psychoacoustic classical music specifically designed to sooth animals, Postmedia News reported Friday.
Kogan said the dogs listening to classical music, which were of varying breeds, were generally more relaxed and restful than dogs in the no-music control group, while those listening to heavy metal displayed increased anxiety and unrest. Kogan said the psychoacoustic music had only a minimal calming effect on the canines.
"I did thousands of behavioral assessments over a period of four months ... So the likelihood that this is an error is pretty small," Kogan said. "It does fly in the face of what [Pet CD advocates] talk about, which is that more simplistic music should be more relaxing. The plus side is that you can download classical music for free."
G’ Mornin, Joe. :-D I’m up. We’ve got a Bile Acid test for our Murphy @ 9.
cute pictures! We’ll have to try classical music for our 3 dogs. My teen daughter has been playing reggae for them cuz she likes it, but I’d much prefer she and the dogs listened to classical! :)
Interestingly enough, when my daughter was a baby & toddler we played her a soothing classical music lullaby CD whenever she took naps or went to sleep at night. We later rediscovered the CD when moving (she was then 9 at the time), she played the CD while she was packing and she laid down and took a nap among the boxes. Guess the old music still had the same effect! :)
My cats seem pretty comfortable with the background music of Bejeweled Blitz.
I had a cat who would attack the speakers if she heard Axl Rose’s voice. “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” particularly set her off.
More importantly, Dog knows what he doesn’t like.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=4bxINssIf5Y
Great capture, Joe. Discovered Dog’s name is “Bailey”.
love the head nod!
I dabbled with a bassoon for a while, and every time I played it the dog would do that head-tilt thing.
I got a good laugh out of that. Thank you.
Have you ever had an English Setter or other hunting dog? They love gunfire.
Had a beagle...he was afraid of guns.
Mine was afraid to even see one.
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