naturalpet PETS MUSIC
Each Species Grooves to Its Own Beat
by Sandra Murphy
broader and higher range of frequencies and vibrations. “We sense our world from where our ears are. Our plane is generally five to six feet high; animals closer to the ground hear things differently,” says Janet Marlow, founder and CEO of Pet Acoustics, in Washington Depot, Connecticut. The internation- ally renowned musician, composer and sound behaviorist has invented species-specific music based on her 30 years of research.
J Humans hear up to 23,000 Hertz
(Hz), which differs substantially from that of many other creatures (
lsu.edu/ deafness/
HearingRange.html). A Hertz is a standard unit of frequency set at one cycle per second.
ust as dogs’ and cats’ noses are more efficient than ours, they also have better hearing, reacting to a
Horses Hear Up to 33,500 Hz
Marlow found that horses prefer rhythmic pieces matching their natural movements. “When a Tennessee walk- ing horse breeder played music during a birth, the foal and mother recovered faster than usual.” After that, “The horses ran to the barn upon hearing the same music.”
Sally Morgan, a physical thera-
pist and advanced certified Tellington TTouch practitioner in Northampton, Massachusetts, who has enjoyed free- style performance riding, says, “I liked to play our songs in the barn. Five CD players can keep horses relaxed most of the day. They don’t like country- western music; it’s often sad and in the wrong cadence. Classical music like Bach is calming. When I played
DOG OF THE MONTH T
eddy is my name and I’m a fun one- year-old Hound gal waiting for my
forever family to find me. At just a year, I have so much life to live and will make a wonderful pet for some lucky people. I have tons of love to give and am ready to give it!
To learn more about Teddy or other pets to adopt, visit
AustinHumaneSociety.org/ perfect_pup.
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AustinAwakenings.com
He could tell by the way animals walked that they
were keeping time to some kind of music. Maybe it
was the song in their own hearts that they walked to. ~Laura Adams Armer
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