Dog loves guitar music

[nancylebov]

A minute and a half of a dog clearly loving music-- I didn't realize dogs could respond to rhythm, I though that was limited to parrots.

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[twistedchick]

Dogs and cats both respond to music, positively and negatively and very individually. I have had pets who liked cello or guitar but didn't like violin, or the reverse, or who loved to hear singing, or who hid during any of the above. A lot seems to depend on the range and whether it hits any sounds/notes that the dog or cat associate with something else, e.g. don't imitate a fire engine unless you like howling from dogs that howl at fire trucks.

I forget whether it was Schubert or Schumann who played the music he composed for his dog; whatever the dog disliked, he destroyed.

[inquisitiveraven]

Actually, I believe that elephants have also been observed to respond to rhythm (go to YouTube and do a search on "dancing elephant."

While the dog is clearly enjoying the music, the guitarist's hand can be seen reflected in the beer can, leaving open the possibility that the dog's head bobbing is being cued by human body language rather than the rhythm of the music.

[metahacker.livejournal.com]

very neat!