Do your pets respond to music? What do they seem to like or dislike?
I can't recall right off hand if I've ever discussed pets and music before, but it's been on my mind the last few days. For the most part, our cat, Tigra, responds very little or not at all to music.
But she goes nuts reacting with interest, purring, rubbing, even meowing to just about any sounds that come out of my laptop computer speakers. She reacts that way to my wife's laptop, too. We discovered that originally when my son found a website with animal sounds. When he played the sounds of kittens meowing in distress, old Tigra became frantic. She ran over to the laptop, rubbed against it, meowing, and trying frantically to see whether kittens were behind or beneath it on my son's lap.
As far as music, we've had dogs that responded happily to trumpets and other horns, and enjoyed the relaxation of what's now known as "smooth jazz" guitar music.
Tigra dislikes trumpets or horns of any kind, flattening her ears and even leaving the room if they're too loud or too fast tempo. She seemed to really like an Eric Clapton CD my son played for her a few years ago. She generally likes guitar music and violins.
How do your pets respond to sounds? Especially, how do they respond to music? Do they like or dislike music -- and how do their musical tastes compare to yours? Tell us, please.
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