Do your pets like music?
 

Since I listen to a lot of music, my cat gets to listen to a lot of it as well. I've noticed she really seems to like much (but not all) of what I play. Sometimes when I play music on my computer she'll get up in front of my monitor on my desk and listen to the speakers next to the monitor. Part of this is, she's expecting me to do "kitty drums" (I drum gently on her back to the beat of the music, which she loves to have me do), but especially for certain songs I don't even need to do the "kitty drums" to get her interested - she'll put her head near one of the speakers and obviously be listening intently to the sounds and enjoying it. In particular, she seems to like the songs Darcy Farrow by John Denver and Please Let Me Wonder by the Beach Boys (especially the John Denver tune). I'll often also play some Mozart flute music or something by Debussy or Ravel and I can watch her sitting on the floor near me, with her eyes squinted half-closed (a sign of contentment in cats) with her tail gently swaying back and forth.

Anybody else have pets who obviously like music? Or maybe do they run away when you turn it on as if they were saying, "Get me outta here!" Or do they seem indifferent? And if they like music, do they have any noticeable favorites?

The cat I have now seems to prefer (looks content, anyway) when pop, instrumental or Americana music is playing. Anything harder than that, she doesn't seem to care for. Metal- well, she usually bolts out the door.

Her predecessor didn't appear to like music at all. The cat in question gave all appearances to enjoy television, preferably Turner Classic Movies. Go figure.

My roommate's macaw is in love with Bob Marley, The Pixies and Modest Mouse. She hates Adele, though. Has a total meltdown if you play it on the piano.

I've seen videos of parrots getting a tune stuck in their heads and singing it to amuse themselves. They're very smart birds.

Have you seen this?
http://youtu.be/uguXNL93fWg

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One day last year I think I spent about an hour watching youtube vids of parrots singing their favorite songs. I think that might have been one of them.

In other news ...

THIS was interesting. I googled "cats and music" and got this:

What Music Do Pets Prefer? : Discovery News
Anyway if you have a pet I'd highly recommend reading the whole article (it goes onto a 2nd page too). It said that dogs often seem to prefer the same music humans do, but that's because they're similar size (at least the larger ones). Cats, being small animals with a huge hearing range tending toward high pitches, have much different tastes. It said someone had done some research and came up with "music for cats" which has 3 songs you can sample and download here:
Music for Cats - listen
"Rusty's Ballad" is actually not all that different from "Please Let Me Wonder" in terms of note range and tempo. That might explain why my cat seems to like it. As for the first two songs, I'm pretty sure I can find some minimalist classical music (John Adams) that is similar. Maybe I should make a mixtape for my cat. :D

My pet rock just sits there..doing nothing..but peeing on the floor.

Actually, sadly I do not have a pet, but when I was in Spain with my best friend, we had her dog with us, and he LOVES the sound of a guitar. So every time I started playing, he started smiling 'n looking at me, and when I stopped he was like: "Pff! Arsehole! I'm goin to look somewhere else now, until you start playing again"
I love animal reactions to music :)

My dog Wesley loves music, he hangs out with us when we jam and will just mellow out. Normally he's all pumped up and ready to go so it's nice to have him just straight chillin haha.

My cats like music too, one of my cats Squeak likes music so much he'll often hop on my lap while I'm playing guitar. Sometimes it's all daww but other times I'm like dude wtf! Haha

I would have to say that some of the songs that I listen to my cats do not mind. However when I start to bop around I don't think that they appreciate that much.

Our German Shepherd doesn't give a damn either way.

I just played these for my cat. She seems to like Spooky's Ditty and Rusty's Ballad the most. So I downloaded those two for her. :D

But I think the bird songs they have on the tunes might be a bit too distracting, she was looking around wondering where the birds were coming from!

Wow, my cat is reeeeally chilling out right now with Rusty's Ballad on repeat mode!

I only own fish. But they don't like anything with a heavy drums/bass part. It shakes their home too much. They seem to be more relaxed with quiet "flowing" music like a Beach Boys or Billy Joel ballad, but I think because I'm more relaxed, the fish appear to be more relaxed.

I think your fish might like this song.

:laughing:

Have played that one for them before. Unfortunately, it didn't draw much of a reaction. They were especially rattled by the following track, I Want You (she's so heavy).

My Maltese dog doesn't seem to take notice when I'm playing music around him. He's fallen asleep many times on my lap when I've been sitting at my desktop PC listening to a Black Metal CD. Though when I'm in the car with my Mom and him, and my Mom's playing her music (The Beatles, The Cars, Queen, etc.) my dog sometimes whimpers, though it may be due to other reasons than the music.

I don't think my cats even notice when there's music on, unless it has a flute or whistle in it in which case my older cat flees the room in terror.

If you listen to albums composed of cat meowing symphonies, cats will get something out of it.

What about a feral choir?

I want a pet rock :c.

I'd inmagine pets have different ears and they hear diffrently, so our music would not be the same to them, or am I wrong?

My yellow lab, Orson, hates guitar more than anything. It doesn't matter if I lightly finger pick or strum a soothing chord; he runs away and hides his head under the bed.

electric or acoustic guitar?

My cat used to (seemingly) love psychedelic rock.

RIP my trippy little baby.

I'm pretty sure that pets have another way of hearing music, they are more sensitive for sure.
In my opinion, there are at least 2 parts when hearing music: the sound and the emotional level.

I noticed that my dog is very relaxed when I play the piano or recorder, but maybe it is because I too am while practicing, Csibi is adjusting to the (emotional) situations usually.
On the other hand, he doesn't seem to like the orchestra works and hides, though and gets a bit more lively when listening to Tame Impala. I figured out that he enjoys electronic music, especially chillstep.

In comparison the cockatiels are just very interested in sounds.
They like to whistle tunes when hearing the recorder, and I found out that they enjoy J-pop... I taught the male, Herculi, to sing the Toradora theme. I need to practice again with him!
To make them shut up, playing a Coldplay album to them will do the trick!

This has given me an idea for an experiment. Will report back soon.

My yorkie hates sound period. He barks at anything that makes too much noise. Probably because I use to hook my wireless speaker up, leave the room, and then blast the music through the room while he was sleep. He would jump up and start barking.
Amused me for quite a bit.

that poor dog :/