Play that Bach and Beethoven
Dogs like classical music.
According to a recent study in Ireland, dogs are more relaxed when they're listening to classical music, noisier when listening to heavy metal, and pretty much see no difference at all between pop music and silence. Apparently dogs have no position on jazz and the blues.
I like this quote best:
At Battersea they play "middle of the road" pop as well as classical music, but she [Becky Blackmore] says that variety is crucial. "If you just play them Classic FM all day they quickly filter it out and ignore it."
Comments
This is wonderful!
I thought it was too bad that they didn't include Irish traditional music in the study, but it wasn't done in the Republic, not that they would have thought to include folk/dance music either. But I'd love to have seen that data included.
Why do they say it's ironic that they barked least of all to Bach? Isn't there supposed to be a sublime natural/mathematic quality to Bach's compositions? Symmetry and complexity like that--I could see it being very calming to any living thing.
Posted by: TM(tm) | October 26, 2002 09:16 AM
I once played Jimi Hendrix for Riley and she went totally gonzo over the guitar solo.
Posted by: debco | October 27, 2002 02:13 PM