<p>I know there have been discussions relating to pets and music, but tonight our corgi went to bed as Lou Reed Transformer was playing. After a couple of other records, I put on Bach Art of Fugue with Neville Marriner and Academy of St Martin in the Fields (on vinyl of course) and the dog wants out of the bedroom and into the listening room. Is there something about Bach or what.</p>
<p>Our JRT misses my son, a college freshman, a lot. He often would sleep with our son, and our son was the one to train him. Part of it is boredom. Our son no longer comes home from school and plays with him in the afternoon and takes him on a walk. Our dog used to run to the windows and follow our son as he left for school every morning. </p>
<p>Our dog used to love to sit on our son’s bed while our son practiced. </p>
<p>So now every morning I play the Jazz selection posted on the NEC Jazz FB page. And our dog loves it. He curls up near my computer and just listens. I think it has helped with him missing his boy.</p>
<p>My son always says that our newfoundland loves music. Every time he would sit at the piano and play in our living room she would go in there and hang out. No matter where he was playing an instrument or singing in the house she was always there. Now that he is far away at school, she has been showing signs of missing him. It breaks my heart because they grew up together. Can’t wait to see her reaction when he comes home for Thanksgiving!</p>
<p>Our Golden Retriever sits next to my daughter and makes a low howling noise that almost sounds like her oboe! When DD first started playing oboe, I think the dog was more in tune!</p>
<p>When I was a kid my Basset Hound took off at even the sight of my clarinet case.</p>
<p>Needless to say, my daughter is a much better player then I with a future in music!</p>
<p>Our other dog and cat could care less, except the other dog always wants to stick his snout up the oboe and see where that sound is coming from!</p>
<p>My D is a singer: the Scottie has always howled when she practiced- but would match pitch, now he simply leaves the vicinity (I think he’s lost some of his hearing at almost 13!!). Our Sheltie will lay on her feet at the piano, but he’s profoundly deaf ( the Sheltie before him just ignored the music, as do our cats). However, my American Eskimo Dog adores music, and especially loves being sung to. He was a rescue who had a tough go of it for the first two years of his life, so he’s prone to temper tantrums and can be very cranky. Nothing would settle him until we discovered that he will relax if he’s held or petted while being serenaded- he’s particularly fond of Gershwin and anything in German from “Hansel & Gretel”! This week has been a treat for him since PBS was showing the entire “Ring Cycle” on Great Performances from the Met!!</p>
<p>Our mutt (part JRT and who knows what else) is certainly one of the musicians in our house. He LOVES when my husband plays the tenor sax. He will push open the door (which he almost never does for any other reason) and sings with him. When my daughter plays the oboe he will sign too, but not all the time. And he will sing when my son plays only certain songs on the piano - but consistently when he plays these songs.</p>
<p>The dog is about 3 years old and over the past couple years his signing has gotten better. He seems to be more on pitch. My daughter will actually harmonize (singing) with him and he holds his pitch. Needless to say it, is very amusing.</p>
<p>I am sure the dog is joining in on a family activity.</p>
<p>Recorded music or the television holds no interest for him, except an occasional doorbell.</p>
<p>Bach Cello concertos seems to calm the savage beast (our JRT). Thankgoodness as he has been quite the pest since our son has left.</p>
<p>I think Bach is high on the dog hit list. Our corgi seemed to enjoy Bach’s Partita No.2 for violin when my son was practicing.</p>