Singing to Your Dog

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Do you sing to your dog?   If not, perhaps you might want to give it a try.   According to Roberta, you might be in for some surprising results!

Singing to your dog has an effect.

by Roberta Baxter, January 15, examiner.com

Yes, you read this correctly! No I am not going off my rocker! The senses for animals are different than human sensory abilities as we know specifically from the sounds the dog hears that we don’t.  It is not just the pitch, but the flow of tones that catch a dog’s attention. Try singing  “Yankee Doodle” to your canine and see what the response is.  Then sing  ”Brahms Lullaby”.  You know the one that mamas sing their little ones to sleep with when they are cranky. Now one must really get into the depth of the meaning of those songs as you are singing, because if you don’t the effect will not be accurate.

As we sing a gentle flowing, calming song, we produce serene surroundings for our dogs.  Try it the next time you know your dog does not like to visit a certain place. Yes, the trip to the veterinarian is the great place to practice this concept. Choose the song you will be singing each time you are going to the Vet.  You can change the tune, but you will then be changing the effect since the dog will not be guided by your familiar song.

Read the rest of Roberta’s article.

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3 responses to “Singing to Your Dog”

1. Jana writes:
   

   I actually do sing a lullaby kind of stuff to my dog when she’s not feeling well to calm her down. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t, but I do it anyway.

   Patricia B. McConnel, Ph.D. analyzes the different meaning pitch and frequency of sound has to animals in her book The Other End of the Leash. Very interesting stuff.

   Our dogs also go crazy about my husband’s playing harmonica. They will sing along. Not a regular howl like outside at fire trucks, actually trying to follow with the sounds
   .-= Jana´s last blog ..More Than Meets The Eye: Dog Language And Beyond Part I =-.

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   @ April 5th, 2010 at 12:09
2. rmorgen1 writes:
   

   My dog is a Newfoundland puppy, 9 months old, 105#, 23″ at the shoulder. He is a barker and has us well trained to do his bid. He is very dominate and unlike my previous Newfies he wants his way in everything. Barking to get his way. He also wants to jump on kids and most strangers not to hurt them but to show affection. He has also discovered if he stands on his hind legs he can clear the dinner table, the kitchen counters, flower pots, etc. He had gone through two PETCO training programs and in that situation he does well. In fact he was best in class both times. But all is forgotten at home.

   I will try singing and the Womach program but….?

   Wish me luck.
   Bob

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   @ April 12th, 2010 at 09:16
3. Elaine Lampe writes:
   

   I am the proud owner of a resued Chocolate Lab named Buddy, I take songs like Money,Money,Money and change it to Buddy and tell him how everybody loves him. I change the name of other songs and do similar things. I have Buddy for 8 months now and he seems very happy. I iniatially started singing to Buddy as a way to improve his self esteem. Two weeks ago we got Chilton, a foster lab mix and I am now working on some songs for him, with the hope that it will give him better self esteem.
   Thanks

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   @ June 2nd, 2010 at 09:26