BS: Dogs Taste in Music

Subject: Dogs Taste in Music
From: bill\sables
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 07:49 AM

We have a six month old labrador pup who likes to eat CDs but the strange thing is he only eats my wife'd CD's. She is interested in more modern music than me and has or had a collection of recordiongs like Hot Chocolate, Whitney Houston etc and he has destroyed most of them but he has never touched a folk CD, except one of the Water Boys. His taste in music is obviously for the more modern stuff.
Bill

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Dave Wynn
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 08:05 AM

Bill,

Try him on the light classics or perhaps opera. His taste will probably change as he grows. But in the meantime it's cheaper to buy some of the above rather than hard come by Folk and Blues stuff.

Forgive me for saying this Mrs Bill but he won't do much harm eating Hot Cholcolate or Whitney.....

Spot. (pushing his luck here....) the Dog

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Mary in Kentucky
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 08:33 AM

Here at the veterinary clinic the the dogs show a definite preference for live acoustic guitar, sirens and ensemble singing.

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: SINSULL
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 08:40 AM

Cats handle it differently. My Ed shows his displeasure with an attack of bulimia. Wolf down the food, walk two feet, and cough it up...means turn off that crap, or I don't like your friends, or why can't I sleep on the clean, warm laundry,etc.

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 09:05 AM

Bill, can you lend the dog to me for a weekend? Herself shares my musical tastes but also likes a lot of 60s soul,and more modern stuff: Whitney,Tina,Dusty,Paul Young and that **** from Simply Red who wears his hair sideways, I could sort out enough for a couple of meals, especially the "hits of the 60s", '70s etc.!
RtS (only kidding, dear, honest!)

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Tinker
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 09:12 AM

Bubba's personal preference runs to penny whistles and recorders. It always takes a couple of calming traditionals to calm him down after a "whistler" on paltalk. He's never been a chewer, but as my kids develop their own tastes a temptation does arise...

Tinker

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: English Jon
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 09:16 AM

Fair enough Roger, but leave Paul Young alone. He's family. His sister married one of my cousins.

Cheers, Jon

Jon's Cat would like to add:

"corrr. I 'ate dogz. corr. no taste in mew(sic) whasoweva. Corrr. Ignorrrr..anuses! corr. Bloomin' fick aminalz if you arrsk me. corrrrr."

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Kim C
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 09:58 AM

My dogs don't care one way or the other. But sometimes my fiddle playing disturbs the cat...

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Rev
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 11:54 AM

My friend John has a cat that doesn't like to be touched, I've seen her shred many a friendly hand. But when I play my accordion this fierce little cat becomes putty in my hands, she rubs up against me and jumps up in my lap with a look of love in her eye. Believe me it's kind of scary because it's quite difficult to play the accordion with a cat sitting in your lap, but I know that if I stop playing I'll probably get mauled. Fortunately the effect of the accordion seem to linger long enough for me to defuse the situation.

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Metchosin
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 12:34 PM

Old Wort's tastes were ecclectic and discerning. He didn't shown too much interest in Folk but he was a big fan of Blues and opera and gladly joined in with Leontyne Price and my daughter, both live and recorded, but showed little ear for Callas. I think he could tell she sang off key at times. Wort at a Howlin' Wolf Session

Fortunately his interest was primarily auditory. Unfortunately he has gone deaf in recent years and only responds now when you lift his ear and sing directly to him.

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Metchosin
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 12:44 PM

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Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Mountain Dog
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 12:54 PM

A friend's cat, yclept Kat-harine Hepburn, though painfully shy at most times, used to love to come out and dance on her hind legs every time my friend would play her bowed psaltery. The dogs, however, cleaved not unto the sacred screechings and angelic harmonics that poured forth, but rather crept beneath the floorboards of the porch where they whimpered softly and prayed for quieter days...

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: GUEST,petr
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 01:02 PM

my dog actually lies down in front of me when I play.(and hes a very frisky black lab normally, and wants to play all the time) Another fiddle players dog (she was a beginner) used to leave the room when she played but stayed for me, she didnt take it too personally though. A friends cat jumps into her lap and tries to stop her whenever she plays the high register on the whistle (like she thinks that carol is in pain or something) And yet another friends cat casey, runs into the room whenever she plays a certain reel. . How about some dog poetry.

Are you going to eat that? Are you going to eat that? . . . I could eat that. (sam)

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Metchosin
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 02:08 PM

and
Talisman, the Omnivore
or
The Dog That Ate Detroit

A pup will eat most anything,
On anything he'll sup,
On plums: the skin, the pulp, the pits,
On popcorn by the cup.

While humans treasure carpeting,
And love their wall-to-wall,
A pup will have some different views,
And try to eat it all.

A sofa isn't safe from him,
Nor is a book on sex;
He'll eat CD's, underwear and socks,
And my pup ate my specs.

He dotes on cat food by the ton
And fine Italian purses
And if you gave him half a chance,
He'd even eat these verses.

They say that goats are omnivores:
"I came, I saw, I dined."
But they're not much compared to dogs,
Especially one of mine.

with apologies to the original unknown author.

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: bill\sables
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 02:18 PM

My old Labrador who died a few years ago used to sing or howl to the anglo concertina. At first I thought it was hurting his ears but is seemed not as he would run from the other end of the house whem he heard a note, sit infront of me and howl. I just had to learn "How much is that doggy in the window"

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Metchosin
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 02:26 PM

I don't think it does hurt their ears Bill, I think it gives them the feeling that they can be more a part of the pack.

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: katlaughing
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 02:54 PM

Bill, my sister, bet, whom you met at my house, has an old black lab with a bit of border collie mixed in. She sings How Much Is That Doggie in the Window to him and at the end of each line, on cue, he adds a very soprano "Woof, woof". It's really hilarious to watch. He's very broad and when he does it the whole front of his body, feet on up, lifts up with the effort.

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Ebbie
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 03:06 PM

A friend of mine has a tortie cat who has her buttons pushed by harmonica. My friend has a bit of a tin ear so she can't play but when she blows (whee-hoo, whee-hoo) on the harmonica, the cat gets as close to her mouth as possible, kneading my friend's chest, eyes closed in perfect bliss... It's something to see. Is there an explanation for this kind of thing?

Eb

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: mousethief
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 04:05 PM

Yeah, the cat likes the sound.

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: GUEST,GUEST: Jenny the T
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 04:57 PM

My creatures love the Irish tunes.

My dog, Casey, will fall asleep almost immediately, while my cat, Mr. Finn, comes immediately and won't leave as long as the tunes continue. If he particularly likes the tune, he'll snuggle up as close as he can and purr.

I've used his tastes in the past to call him indoors--if he's out and I start playing, he's at the door by the time the second tune starts.

And he's not judgmental--he likes the tunes even if I'm hosing 'em up.

Jenny

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Cobble
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 06:19 PM

My Skye Terrier, Kilty pricks up he ears and then wags her tail when ever Bagpipe music is played.

She once attended a folk session wih us and howled every time a certain singer got up to sing. Needless to say he gave up after a while, he could'nt sing for laughing !! She has'nt been " folk howling" since.

Mrs C

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: bill\sables
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 06:24 PM

Was he singing "Over the Sea to Skye" and making her homesick perhaps
Bill

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: GUEST,Fred
Date: 09 Feb 01 - 11:31 PM

My Collie/Shepherd howls along to some of my instrumentals, especially something like a tin whistle and sometimes the banjo.

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Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: rangeroger
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:16 AM

On the Pink Floyd album "Meddle" they do an awesome blues song called "Seamus" It's about an old hound dog that sings the blues. All through the song there is a dog howling in tune with the music.I used to play it for my part wolf mix and it would set him to howling along with it. Nowhere near as good as Seamus,however.

rr

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Stewie
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 01:41 AM

Years ago, I used to present an American music program on community radio. A friend told me that her cat would listen to it quite contentedly until a bluegrass track emanated from the radio. Thereupon, the animal would yowl, leap from its chair and disappear from the room. This occurred on numerous occasions.

--Stewie.

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Melani
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 01:48 AM

I often put the rats on my shoulder when I play flute or whistle. I feel that it's very important for them to learn about the Pied Piper.

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: Lyrical Lady
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 12:58 PM

Bailey (my golden) howls at Musicman's CD 'Farewell' ... it a long mournful howl ... rather fitting actually. PS. SSSSSH! I haven't told Paul! LL

Subject: RE: BS: Dogs Taste in Music
From: campfire
Date: 10 Feb 01 - 11:03 PM

The LabraDane doesn't care what "we" listen to, but when he was a pup he did like the album covers - mostly the out of print, irreplacable ones. How'dhe know?

campfire