Cool, Calm and Classical

While having a well deserved break (Christmas shopping...) and a cup of caffeinated something from Vida e Caffe the other morning, I paged through the Obrigado magazine (Issue 36, Spring 2014) and was delighted to read some Q and A's of local artists on their pets.

The article started by mentioning a study that was done on the effects that different kinds of music had on dogs, so I decided to read up about this and the research is pretty interesting!

Tests were run on dogs in kennels and dogs in their home environments and classical music came out tops - 70% of dogs in the kennels became calmer and in some cases the music seemed to reduce nervous barking too. 

A study was also done on dogs in their home environment to test the effects of classical music on how they persieve other dogs and children, new visitors into their home territory, excessive need for attention, separation anxiety and fireworks and it had a calming effect on dogs in all the above occasions - how amazing?! You can read the article here - there's a link on this page to the research summary too. 

So there you have it! Go and get your paws on some classical tunes and start reaping the rewards of Classical music therapy for you pup! 

Licks & Kisses

xxx