In a four-month study of kennelled dogs’ responses to music, a Colorado State University professor found changes in barking patterns, restfulness, body-shaking and activity were dependent on the genre of song being played. Classical tunes ultimately won out, proving so powerful in reducing stress that they even trumped the effect of "psychoacoustic" music designed especially to soothe animals.
Heavy metal, by contrast, appeared to amplify dogs’ anxiety, and was linked with less sleep, more barking and increased shaking.
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