PET hate music

Subject: PET hate music
From: GUEST,eoin o'buadhaigh
Date: 08 Aug 02 - 08:22 PM

I started playing the Uilleann pipes back in '75 (that's 1900's) but through an operation on my hand that didn't work out the way it was expected I had to give them up. I recently took the plunge and 'blew the dust' out of them and started over again by teaching my daughter the basics. (which obviously got me involved once again) BUT I have got a NEW dog since then and -- YES! she hates the pipes! I can understand that it could be my playing,as I am rather rusty, But did she have to chew my bag beyond recognition. Has anyone else had the same problem and any suggestions as to over-come her hate/fear of the pipes. The insurance company laughed at my suggestion of claiming for the pipebag and even praised the dog. (Maybe I'm more rusty than I thought!

slan eoin

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: smallpiper
Date: 08 Aug 02 - 08:26 PM

Kill the dog!

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Genie
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 02:46 AM

Teach the dog to sing along, like JenEllen's Angus does. He's got about 4 songs in his repertoire by now.

Genie ¤;- )

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: alanabit
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 02:52 AM

My sister got bitten by the cat when she was practising the recorder. I understand the cat's feelings entirely!

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Kaleea
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 03:01 AM

My kitty just turned 19--yes, really!--and most of the time her hearing is OK. When it is, she is OK with most music. However, she is not crazy about the pennywhistle. When I used to have a clarinet student, she HATED that, & I mean a serious evil kitty I'm going to shred you into bits if you don't stop that kind of HATE! (her sister who is now with the Lord did not mind at all) Then I have a couple of pipe CD's which she does not like. When playing them, she will jump & run (for about 2 1/2 seconds--a marathon for her), & yowl at me & jump on me (whilst I'm in a chair or recliner) & stand on me, looking into my face--especially the CD with Uillean pipes & fiddle! I guess there's always a critic in every house.

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: greg stephens
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 03:07 AM

a lot of dogs really hate melodeons(button accordions) and howl when you play them (or perhaps they are just singing along?).This very irritating when youre busking.

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Mr Happy
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 03:21 AM

in the Gardener's Arms in Chester, where i sometimes play, there's a japanese Akita dog-a bit like a small alsation. when i play melodeon it howls & squeaks like its trying to speak or sing.

dogs in other venues sometimes do this too or run away & hide in fright!- i don't think i'm that bad though

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: katlaughing
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 05:38 AM

Good bits in this article about why it may hurt their hearing and cause such reactions: Beyond Human Hearing. Amazing creatures wiht their omni-directional, well almost, ears and ability to hear high frequencies. Just imagine what THEY must be hearing that we cannot when the pipes are on?!

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: GUEST,Crazy Eddie
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 05:46 AM

OP Wrote "But did she have to chew my bag beyond recognition? "
Am I the only one whose eyes watered when reading this- even knowing the context?

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: smallpiper
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 06:17 AM

pets are sometimes useful for tuning purposes they tend to yowl when your drones arn't in tune(its the harmonics) but once they are in tune they stop. or you can just kill the damm things (pets that is not drones)

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 06:27 AM

smallpiper-have you ever considered working as a slaughterman? I feel you could be very suited to this job!

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: smallpiper
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 06:34 AM

No not at all. Can't stand the sight of animals suffering. Just that I'm allergic to cats/dogs and other houshold beasties (except hamstas). They are like screaming kids and get on my tits. Control the buggers or get rid of them (pets that is not kids although I don't know......)

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: GUEST,.gargoyle
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 06:53 AM

My dog, (a brindle, red-nose, American pit-bull) will not permit me to play the piano (he uses his strong head to butt my right hand and then the left, persistantly, uncessingly) .... UNLESS, we have had a rollicking good session of vigorous play FIRST...

First HE plays....then I can play.

Sincerely,
Gargoyle

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 07:03 AM

smallpiper-".... can't stand the sight of animals suffering....", you soon get used to it!

John (licensed slaughterman)

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Little Hawk
Date: 09 Aug 02 - 05:31 PM

My impression is that dogs howl to music because they want to join in and sing along. There may be some exceptions to that, however...

- LH

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: GUEST,Fred
Date: 10 Aug 02 - 08:58 AM

My cat hates harmonica, especially blues harp, and will slap at it. To play I have to keep moving. It's gotten easier, because she's very old, 126 yrs old, which in cat years would be 880 something. No, that can't be right, it must be 126, cat years. So she's 18. fred

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: rangeroger
Date: 10 Aug 02 - 01:52 PM

My older sister quit playing the clarinet when the parakeet fell over dead on its' perch while she practiced. Funny thing was, it never fell off. Just slowly rolled over til it was hanging upside down,but deader than a doornail.

rr

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Dorrie
Date: 10 Aug 02 - 08:19 PM

oh i thought you meant music that was your pet hate! like pop music you love to hate it

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Maryrrf
Date: 11 Aug 02 - 11:24 AM

Sounds like sirens, some kinds of whistles, and probably pipes for some reason grate on dog's ears, I think. My dog loves to hear me sing and play the guitar - always listens to my practice sessions attentively. But your dog may have chewed your pipes just because he (she) likes to chew. When mine was younger she chewed everything - furniture, shoes, hats, you name it! She did outgrow that eventually.

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Little Hawk
Date: 11 Aug 02 - 02:46 PM

If the dog walks over and contemptuously pees on your leg while your playing...or on the instrument...then you may be sure he doesn't like the music. If he leaves the room, he doesn't like it either. If he stays and howls, chances are reasonably good that he does like it, but there may be exceptions to that. There are high-priced animal psychologists in Hollywood who can settle this mystery for you for a mere few thousand dollars....

- LH

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Oaklet
Date: 11 Aug 02 - 03:43 PM

I tried an experiment with the cattle this morning. When I sang to them, they tried to kill me by crushing me against the stall barriers. When I stopped, they tried to crush me against the stall barriers. But I realised that every time we have an encounter, they try to crush me against the stall barriers, so I'm not really any the wiser. They are just psychopaths. But lovely psychopaths.

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 11 Aug 02 - 05:11 PM

And so tasty too......

Dogs howl to get the pack together.... if doggie is howling, maybe he's trying to drum up support or gather the rest of the family (his pack) together...

That's why some dogs howl to the theme tunes of programmes that all the family watch on TV. The tune comes on, it's Pack time, so come on down and howl!

LTS

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Catherine Jayne
Date: 11 Aug 02 - 06:01 PM

My cat loves the sound of the flute. When I amplaying she will come and try to sit on my knee and make herself comfortable. When I play the fiddle she jumps into the case and goes to sleep. WhenI play th epiano she thinks it's time to play and walks accross the keys!!!!!

She likes to listen to the singing on Paltalk and jumps on my knee to get closer to the computer.

She doesn't like the sound of the penny whistle or the accordian. When I shared a house with an accordian player all the cats used to leave the room!!!

cat

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 12 Aug 02 - 01:50 AM

oAklet-if you want any of your cattle killing just let me know, i have got plenty of experience. This is one of the things I usually turn me hand to during the summer months as Gary will confirm.During the summer ie, July, august & september, the curry ship is quiet, as mosy of my customers are students, so I usualy do other stuff during the summer, 9short contract work, such as killing, butchering etc) though this year I havn't bothered as I couldn't be arsed.Last year during the foot & mouth outbreak I read an article in one of the papers, I belive it was The Times, but I'm not sure stating that slaughtermen were earning in excess of £1000 a week.I promptly contacted DEFRA, and genourosly offered my services, they replied stating that the newspapers were talking bollocks and they had all the staff the needed at the present time.So don't believe everything you read in the papers, 9The Times is full of crap) 9allegidly).john

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: CapriUni
Date: 12 Aug 02 - 04:58 PM

Yesterday, as a lark, I tried to see if I could get through the whole of "Tam Lin" (go ahead and smirk, it's more interesting than "The Bear Went Over the Mountain")... I got to around verse 10, when my cat, who was lying on the table next to my computer, got up very deliberately, looked me square in the eye, and very gently stroked my cheek with her paw...

I wonder if she was worried by by repetitive vocalizations...

Has anyone else had a cat react to your singing that way?

Subject: RE: PET hate music
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 13 Aug 02 - 12:50 PM

refresh for Ms. Rustledge.