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Post by Tattac on Nov 1, 2005 6:18:57 GMT -5
I have a dog who doesn’t like to bark. If she does, she means business. I never heard her howling (though she’s been living with me only since last June). I never saw her paying attention to any kind of music. But a couple of days ago I downloaded a Habs song (from www.radioenergie.com/emissions/reseau/gg/default.asp) and finally heard her howling along the Go Habs Go chant. It was hilarious. The first howl was devoted to the Montreal Canadiens.  It made me think if people who record this kind of songs can put some kind of what-ever-it-is-called-frequency into their music to make animals react. I know nothing about physics, maybe it’s just my own conspiracy theory  Does anyone know if it is possible? |
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Post by Polarice on Nov 1, 2005 6:57:37 GMT -5
Cool, thats the first time I've heard that song.
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Post by MC Habber on Nov 2, 2005 5:01:28 GMT -5
Well, I know that dogs can hear sounds that are too high pitched for a human to hear (like dog whistles) but I don't actually know how or why they react to them, whether it's instinct or learned. Apparently cats can hear even higher pitches than dogs. Unfortunately, cds and MP3s (and other digital media) are not designed to reproduce sounds much higher than what a human can hear (humans hear up to about 20 kHz, cds/MP3s can faithfully reproduce sounds no higher than 22 kHz, if that) so I don't know if they are capable of capturing dog whistle type sounds. On the other hand, there are all kinds of sounds that our ears are capable of detecting but which our brains filter out so that we are unaware of them (removing these "unnecessary" sounds is the basis of MP3 compression). I would imagine that dogs' brains filter out different sounds than ours, so perhaps there can be things in music which dogs react to but which humans simply don't notice. I'm afraid I don't know much about canine psychology.  Does your dog react to dog or cat sounds? I've seen cats have very strong reactions to those, hissing, running away, or trying to open up the speakers. ;D |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 2, 2005 5:04:07 GMT -5
My cat is a big Vivaldi and Mozart fan.
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Post by MC Habber on Nov 2, 2005 5:14:25 GMT -5
My cat is a big Vivaldi and Mozart fan. Really? This is slightly OT, but I had a cat who liked to watch nature shows on tv and seemed to really understand what was going on. But I don't think I've ever noticed an animal responding to music, other than that they usually dislike loud music and live instruments. |
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Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Nov 2, 2005 5:27:06 GMT -5
My cat is a big Vivaldi and Mozart fan. Really? This is slightly OT, but I had a cat who liked to watch nature shows on tv and seemed to really understand what was going on. But I don't think I've ever noticed an animal responding to music, other than that they usually dislike loud music and live instruments. Sojo sprawls in front of the speakers when those two composers are on. Other favourites of her's are Sarah Vaughan, Sheila Jordan, John Cotrane's interpretations of jazz ballads, Bill Evans (especially the Village Vanguard Sessions), and Van Morrison's Astral Weeks. I admire her taste. |
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Post by Vinna on Nov 4, 2005 4:24:25 GMT -5
My cat loves Green Day (a favorite of mine as well) and freaks out when my girlfriend plays Celine Dion (a personal un favorite). It also seems indifferent to almost anything else. But likes to cuddle (nice way of saying infesting me with cat hair) when I play Incubus.
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Post by roke on Nov 4, 2005 14:56:17 GMT -5
My dog ran away when I first started playing the trombone in Jr. High.... I really was that bad. If anyone has had to sit through a Jr. High Band concert... imagine that but having a dog's range of hearing...
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