Certain frequencies have been shown to elicit responses at the cellular level. is to listen to someone with a pleasant, calm voice reading aloud. Some dog breeders have had their kennel name in mind for years and only start using it once they become professional dog breeders. Ook worden ze bij 6 weken door de dierenarts gecontroleerd. However, if you recall, Kogan’s work did not find that the “psychoacoustically designed” music had an effect on the dog’s behavior when compared to other pieces or to no music at all. 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. They are regularly exposed to all sorts of music, both live and recorded, but I’ve not noticed any particular response except the occasional startle at the beginning when I put on a Taiko recording a little too loud. A few days ago my dog was spooked by a loud thunderstorm. It made me want to take a nap, but made him want to be elsewhere. Knowing I was going to spend a week in the hotel room I loaded the three TADE cds onto my ipod. Good thing my self-esteem isn’t closely tied to my musical ability (or lack thereof!). I played the music at home the week before during periods where the dogs were quiet and crated. Have you tried it? The only consideration you might think about is damage to her hearing–I’m not an expert but I’d guess that dogs could also have the cilia in their inner ears damaged by loud sounds, just as people can. Our kennel panels are totally modular (meaning that you can easily change the size or shape of your dog kennel set-up at any time), feature an industry-best 14 gauge steel frame and our exclusive climb and chew-resistant 6 gauge welded wire mesh design, both of which are coated from the inside-out with a thick and protective hot-dipped galvanized finish on our kennel pro series. I’ll never forget three dogs I rescued from a rural shelter in Kentucky, whom I picked up at a transfer point along their transport journey. This went on for years, we had her until she passed, she was at least 15. After he passed, I got my Cavalier puppy. I guess it’s a lot like people, some of us are fine with things that might devastate others. TV for Dogs! She is partly deaf, and plays music at a volume, and with a level of bass, that I find physically distressing to my ageing ears, but I think it goes deeper than that. The dogs listening to pop music showed did not seem to have any type of reaction. I live out in the country and there is no such thing as silence! And it doesn’t seem to matter whether I’m playing a piece I know well or one that I’m just learning. But after that? These are of course, only anecdotal reports, but all of our observations can still be extremely valuable. I believe it is effective. I do notice that Spot reacts to ‘it’s getting spooky” music when I am watching films or detective series but that might be because of my response?? 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. Since I didn’t have any baseline data – I played it from the very first night – I couldn’t say if it helped the pup, but I found it very relaxing so I kept it on for both of us. Melissa, yay for you for being concerned about your dog’s well being. I am a very tonally challenged singer but I have never had a dog respond that way. Don’t know if this is about my attention being on the music and not on him or if it’s the sound that bothers him. The third had no reaction that I could see. I regularly play the classical music NPR station while my dog is at home and I’m away at work. I was not looking for a different reaction per-say. At the human tempo, although there are more notes being played per second, the result may be a more constant level of sound. And it was played pretty consistently at night when the pups were getting used to being crated. His best guesses as to the lack of effect of Dog’s Ear music were 1) Acoustics: Sound is conveyed differently by different types of equipment and through different environments. Thus, it is not the classification of the music that matters, but the features of each piece that make the difference. Over 6,000 tracks to enhance video, film, or media. The results suggested that 1) “classical music” increases the amount of time the dogs spent sleeping, and 2) “heavy metal” music increased body shaking (or trembling). Shortly after climbing to cruising altitude when the vibration of the plane levels off, he puts his chin on his backwards front paw and snoozes. Yesterday, I could not quiet her and I turned on the local classical station. Regardless of the source, I play the sound very quietly so that it is easy for Duke to get away in another room if he decides that he wants a break. The provision of a separate sleeping area from the run gives flexibility for the dog, and a larger kennel will allow more choice of places to rest, play or explore. I’m counting the days til it arrives. If you have a smart phone, the app is worth the small purchase. The dog I sang to needed lower tones, but not too low. Regarding this conclusion: ‘ “psychoacoustically designed” music, a piano piece specifically designed to calm dogs, resulted in no statistically significant change in behavior from silence.’, I wonder what exactly is meant by “silence”. The first run had absolutely no effect on Gina, she didn’t leave the room but she was just as nervous as always. I can’t complain, at his worst, rather than snoozing the day away on his bed upstairs, he follows me and looks concerned-if I seem really badly off to him, he’ll lean against my hip or press his nose into my side or chest). Fascinating to me that music can work this way without the learned association. When a note is struck on the piano, there is an initial impulse, then the sound decays. Maybe some cello sonatas given the feedback from others here – and, well, my own personal preference. But even the other things (which I cannot play) are very slow. Surprisingly however, “psychoacoustically designed” music, a piano piece specifically designed to calm dogs, resulted in no statistically significant change in behavior from silence. I believe it has to do with the fact that notes played by a piano cannot be sustained, and so what I think of as the, ‘om’, effect doesn’t happen. De kennel naam werd Dogo Argentino Kennel:” Del Grande Casador Branco” wat wij een mooie naam vonden een naam met een Spaans tintje. I also recall that a teacher of mine had a theory that humans can really appreciate only two out of the three great art forms – visual art, music and literature – and which two varies from one to another. I’m still trying to watch and learn about the whole subject, as it relates to my dogs. The song didn’t matter, the tone and volume seemed to be factors. I also play it in the car for them as sort of an aural suggestion to chill out. In one of the decade’s most innovative pieces of research, Snowdon used his knowledge of Cotton Top Tamarin vocalizations to ask what effect human music would have on another primate species. After playing the music during relaxing periods when I was home (in order to help her associate the music with good, calm behavior), I played them while I was gone. Puppies geboren op 11-03-2020. As the time goes on the sounds slow down. Please enable cookies on your web browser in order to continue. Whatever the case, music has a profound effect on dogs — ones that you probably never expected. We decided to take her in. It also follows many of the criteria listed above. Contact Us | I woke up this morning to a racket of crows cawing. I couldn’t listen to much classical myself, there are so many kinds and there would be a couple of songs that I liked and then some that I didn’t like, so can’t speak on that. Oh, I forgot to say that we hardly ever listen to that album now. This idea could have since been debunked, but at the time it came out in the news, I said “aha! A couple of personal observations about music and dogs. Although I’m not qualified to analyze all the acoustic changes Leeds and Wagner made to make music especially soothing to dogs, the basic principles followed what we have learned about how sound effects the animal who hears it. 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. I don’t know if it was the actual recordings that helped or just that it helped to have consistant noise to help offset strange sounds. Of course, not all dogs are made the same and neither are dog kennels. Thanks for this info. Not to mention us too. From my experience the CD is effective which also leaves me confused? I do enjoy the music though so I often let it play in hopes that it will help him. In other words Finna learned to associate car rides where we sing along to the radio with Finna going to a place where she gets lots of treats and praise. She enjoys reading every comment, and adds her own responses when she can. I’m not sure if it was the music itself calming her ( it calmed me as well) or the fact that the kids were harder to hear. Over the holidays we did some traveling with the dogs, I didn’t have my CD’s along, and wasn’t in an area that had internet connection. I put the cd on every night when we went to bed (loop), and every time he was crated. Most dogs will run the grass down over time and you will find your dog kennel caked in dirt or mud. If they like rock music, they say their dog prefers rock.\" This post is not about the cd but might contain something of interest on the subject. I think the music had an effect on him, but I’ll need to try it more to be sure. I’m going to have to bring some CDs along next time and see if type of music matters. So relaxing. Though I can’t say with any authority what bedtime would be like without this music, my gut feeling is that they perceive the music as a signal that it’s time to go to sleep and that it also helps them relax. 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. Combining the music with low lighting seems to really calm the dogs. Ah, a perfect opportunity to let Tootsie figure it out on her own. I have issues sleeping at night and use a App called “Sleep Pillow.” If you purchased the App for $1.00, there is an extensive list of songs and sounds. My ex-husband was a violinist (a good one, too–I’m not sure that ability makes a different to pets, because our pets reacted in a parallel way to our music students, even if the kids were beginners), and the dogs tended not to like the sound of the violin, but did like the cello. Whether your pick a kennel prefix or suffix, it should be unique and impactful. I haven’t tried the music that is specially designed to calm dogs, but my hyper collie does seem to settle when I put some nice, slow tempo violin and orchestra classical music on. I tried to tell him that he had us pegged wrong, and that Pito regularly chased horses in Central Park and made frequent trips upstate, but maybe he thought Pito was neurotic, and that was why he’d barked. 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 don’t know if it was the actual music that calmed her or the fact that the music muffled the sounds from outdoors, but it doesn’t really matter to me. It might take a while, but it could be worth the effort! Otis does have some sounds that function as relaxation triggers, though. That then makes me feel guilty so I usually change the CD! The second part of his positive association came later- now that Otis is a markedly GOOD eater, washing dishes is still associated with a pleasant and comforting time- the quiet relaxing period after dinner when bellies are full and the family is together. That same year we had a pack of stray dogs that had been formed on the reservation. 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. The CD alone works, as the creator states, progressively. Station choices vary. Binnenkort meer foto’s op de puppie pagina . 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! At first I left the radio tuned to NPR, but then thought that they might get used to the routine of that format and started using a different station each day. On the other hand, a friend of mine who is a very good amateur cellist, had a cat who would sit at his feet when he played – even after the cat was old and deaf. Leave it to some monkeys to emphasize that point for us . Music City Kennels, Nashville, TN. Our drum was about 3 feet in diameter and very loud, but had a deep rich tone and our beats and songs usually mimic the human heart beat. \"People assume that if they like Mozart, their dog will like Mozart. Heelwork to Music (HTM) is a competitive activity where participants devise routines set to music, and perform the routines with their dog. Thank you so much for this great post! My one year old dog got car sick as a puppy and now has anxiety and drools in the car. I suppose that either way, it boggles my mind how many visual and olfactory stimuli exist for kenneled dogs, and how many variables these other stimuli pose for anyone attempting to single out dogs’ auditory experience among the others. 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. I’m not trying to hurry and I’m not thinking about what I have to do next. Sandy too, spends most of the day very quiet, snoozing or drifting around behind me as I go about my tasks, lying down and curling up wherever I am . Did the length of the tone make the difference between a sound she found so soothing that she would fall asleep and a shorter tone that had no relaxing effect? Same with other genres of music played through the same player. I talked to Kogan about her results, and she too was surprised by the dog’s responses to the “Dog’s Ear” music. Were there “fear barkers,” or mostly “demand barkers,” and was their barking contagious? I have noticed this effect with some of the TADE pieces. It is well known in science that replication of even highly controlled studies (and reported in peer reviewed papers) between labs is …well challenging. The piano is a percussion instrument. How powerful and what effect is fascinating, but clearly, it worked for this dog. 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. Sometimes we slightly sedate him, but I hate doing that. Thank god for forgivig neighbours because I have no idea how to ‘unlearn’ this. Or, for example, if new dogs were introduced to kennels in view of resident dogs during the same selections of music over a number of days. I am just trying to do everything I can to make his hours alone as pleasant as possible. Brains sure are neat! It sounds as though the reactions of the Dog’s Ear music are mixed, that it helps some dogs a lot and not others. Your run will be easier to clean if it is set on a concrete pad. I wonder what dogs would consider to be the most important sensory experiences? The dogs seemed to respond very well and didn’t bark knowing there were missing all the holiday action. A musician in Florida name Michael Tyrrell has done extensive research in frequency response. A new study has shown how dogs react to different kinds of music when they're in kennels. €5 every 4 weeks or just €50 €20 for the first year, €7 every 4 weeks or just €70 €30 for the first year. P.S. 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. So as an expert on dogs and music, I thought you might lend us your insights. I play them for my dog during the long hours I am away at work. When my daughter began learning piano this same cat would jump up beside her and bite at her hands to make her stop. My parents would sit in the kitchen and converse with each other and it put me right out, my parents were there, I was warm and safe….in the kennel, the music they preferred the best was gospel, new or old. I love how many people admit that it calms, them, too — I am not alone ;-). I don’t often get a chance to compare notes on this. Unfortunately in stressful situations (thunder, fireworks etc) it didn’t aid at all. She well could be one of those. Testimonials | I spoke to author and musicologist Joshua Leeds about Kogan’s results, and he too admitted to being surprised at the outcome. When it was bed time in the hotel I placed the ipod recordings on a loop and played them all night. I’m truly curious about your experience if you’ve tried any of the CDs from Through a Dog’s Ear. But I know that it’s not that simple, because the sound of classical or folk guitar (acoustic guitar, in other words) is something I find unfailingly soothing, although you can’t sustain a guitar note, either. Note: This was a dog who was terrified of thunder but otherwise a very calm and easy going dog. This year, every time he barked at the fireworks, we redirected him to something else, usually a treat or a toy. But there are lots of people who thrive on loud music and there are plenty of dogs who don’t seem to mind it at all. Here’s a link to samples of the modified music. This is why last Thursday her therapist suggested to try some calming music. I’d love to hear about your experience. First off, I want to acknowledge Kogan et al for doing important research on the effects of the acoustic environment on domestic dogs. I’d say we are half way to her linking my shutting Willie’s crate as a cue for her to run into hers. $39 per digital track or $89 per CD. What seems to come through loud and clear from the comments is how unique our dog’s responses are to music. Could this be ok, since she seems so calm and unconcerned about it?? The length of the tone was much longer and more rounded if viewed as a wave in a recording program than the tone of a beat from a drum with a much smaller head. Welcome to an ongoing inquiry about the behavior of people and dogs. I wonder how much volume plays a role in this? I have noticed it definably maters what I am playing on the piano if the dog leave the room. A key question for any study is “has it been replicated?” That takes nothing away from the authors which sound like they did some great work. I am perhaps unusual in that I dislike background music, don’t have a radio, and rarely play CDs at all these days! I have used his 396 Hz song to calm down my Jack Russell Terrier with great success. Al onze pups worden voorzien van een microchip, puppy enting, ze zijn meerdere malen ontwormt en een paspoort. I have used Through a Dog’s Ear for a while now (two years maybe?) One summer she decided to master the concert harp (as opposed to her lap harp) Our cat would run at top speed the instant the first string sounded in order to sit on the base of the harp. . I felt less than professional, bringing my dog with me, but he was a very sweet, well-behaved little buddy, and he was used to lying next to me when I played (actually right next to the endpin of my cello, that metal spike which anchors it–this is why I think that vibration is a huge part of this equation). My approach has not been scientific but I have continued to to use both CD’s as indicated & they do appear to put him a better state of mind, so to speak. Your post helped me understand what to look for and I actually ended up buying the first volume of ‘through a dogs ear’ but also prepared a playlist of some of my fav music, with your explanation in mind. My reactive BC is amazingly non-reactive to sound. Washing dishes, for whatever reason, did not spook him, so I started saving up the day’s dishes to do while Mr.PickyPants ate his meals. I was also thinking of suggesting to the humane society I volunteer at that we play it in the main kennel for the dogs. I plan to try the same thing when I travel this month to clicker expo. I’ll leave you with one very important comment made by Lori Kogan when I interviewed her about the study: It’s not just the dogs we want to think about. Now I better learn some more songs for our next session =-). So I feel it did help him. Jeni Grant BA, CPDT-KA. My study found that short, rapidly-repeated notes increased motor activity in dogs, and that long, continuous notes were universally used to soothe or calm working dogs and horses (Perspectives in Ethology, Vol 9, 1991). Mostly it seems to be pure learned association-noises that should be neutral to mildly annoying (I’d figure), like the rattle of washing dishes, put him right out. 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. She is a very noisy dog who reacts to the neighbor’s six screaming kids. 99 The music (all piano played by musician Lisa Spector) is modified from “classical” pieces that follow the criteria above, so why wouldn’t it be equally effective at soothing the dogs who heard it? Pat. 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. Your email address will not be published. But science rarely marches forward with a single step. For the next pup, I might branch out to full orchestrations. Thank you, Eileen, for that excellent technical explanation of music. It seems to soothe him, he calms down considerably. Perhaps! As far as I recall, the researchers found differences in brain structure between people who had a deep emotional response to music and those, like me, for whom it was a more or less pleasant, take it or leave it, experience. 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. We tried a few things and they helped, but yesterday when she started panting and pacing again I bought and downloaded the “Through A Dog’s Ear” music. I was mortified. and both my Belgians, not to mention myself, fall asleep with it. I love the stories of dogs leaving the room (like some of Elizabeth’s) or barking (like Pito) or calming down to We Shall Overcome like Gretchen’s client. However, I also feel that after awhile they, like myself, are able to tune it out. It may be that the music truly doesn’t have any calming effect on dogs when tested objectively, but it also may be that there are other factors we don’t yet understand that are skewing the results. Although when she became proficient he stopped objecting to her practicing. I have used Through a Dog’s Ear for about two years with my two Beagles. Or it could be that the ones who pile together have been here longer, so they’ve heard more music, period, than the newer dog. I’ve used multiple times since and had the same success. 23 likes. Behavior, but did the Kogan study replicate a kennel/shelter environment or use an existing shelter? Another dog seemed almost as interested. 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. Separating the 2 of them would be far more upsetting I suspect! Please note that due to the current lockdown restrictions, the processing of postal applications will be severely impacted due to the closure of our offices and we would request that you do not send any postal applications to us. I had two of them. Most of the time, it is hard to separate the sound trigger from the real-time experience of happiness and relaxation for Otis, but a couple of weeks ago, as I was zooming around getting cooking and baking done for the holidays, I looked up from a sinkful of dishes to see Otis, who had been following me around in what passes in him as anxiety (reacting to my rushing and agitation and general pre-holiday stress, no doubt)-passed out cold on his kitchen bed. All of this suggests that it can indeed be valuable to play certain types of music to individual dogs or dogs in kenneled situations. Elizabeth’s comment did make me remember that when we first got Olive (semi-feral, anxious, etc), and she and I would go for a walk, if a song popped into my head, I would start singing and Olive would stop, turn back, and stare at me and not move until I stopped singing. I would under no circumstances play heavy metal music (or even loud rock) in front of my dogs, and I had that policy long before I read this post. I found out by accident that dogs DO respond to music. This could have also been due to the fact that he was tired becasue he had been busy all day long. HOW SAFE IS YOUR DOG? I have a reactive poodle and two hyper sensitive Belgian Shepherds and live on an Australian rural property where it can be very quiet 24/7. In my sample size of 1 however, since she was a puppy I’ve played folk/surfer music. We don’t have classical or specialized music for our dogs, although I will leave NPR on when I go out (the news shows not music). I was wondering about your thoughts on the selections. I managed to film it last summer, when Shad was very lazy http://youtu.be/uwZj1U__0kw at other times he’ll stop as soon as I get a camera out…. He usually does a lot of panting, pacing, and trying to climb all over us during the fireworks. 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