and the winner is… roll over Beethoven, dog radio…

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Thanks to all of you contest particpants… Cici and are looking over your entries carefully, we think we may have a winner already, but you still have more time to send us your entries.

Here are more details about the free giveaway contest and other contests soon to be announced below… 

 

http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200804/1207934246.html

and kudos to Olga the traveling bra… 

http://olgathetravelingbra.blogspot.com/2008/04/olga-traveling-inspirational-bra.html

 

 

Now, did you know that dogs (and cats) have their own radio station… TV too… dogs just wanna have fun… and according to these two articles, if you put them together, then you should play music for your dog while he tries to figure out where the heck you’ve hidden his/her food…  yummy…  music to capture prey by, just like in the wild… it’s true that cici has been scarfing up her food in two minutes and looking for more and more and more, and even barking at me for not giving her more at times, our pets are spoiled and bored and so on… she does love getting treats from her kong… i fill it up and put peanut butter over the opening, and it takes her five minutes to eat instead of 30 seconds…  is this an answer ? 

 

http://blogs.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-healing-arts/200803/songs-soothe-the-panicked-pooch

Songs to Soothe the Panicked Pooch

or Music to woof by…

 

The fact that music can calm the panicked pooch is no surprise to music therapists who have studied the effects of rhythm, sound, voice, and song on humans for many decades, demonstrating its health-giving affects on everyone from pregnant women to older adults with dementia. Researchers have long known that music affects the nervous system and cardiovascular system. Now, hundreds of animal hospitals, kennels, and rescue shelters have taken notice of music as therapy for dogs, as well as devoted dog owners themselves. We can purchase specialized CDs with music designed for doggy listening and there is even a pet-friendly radio station (www.dogcatradio.com)…

 

Classical music-and Bach in particular– reduces separation anxiety and stress behavior, including reactions to loud noises such as thunderstorms. And pop music had no effect at all, possibly because dogs, like humans, are used to hearing it regularly. So apparently, Paul McCartney and Barry Manilow pose no known harm to canine mental health.

Dogs are known also to take comfort in music with slower rhythms, fewer instruments, and simpler melodies. Because dogs hear at much higher frequencies than people do, music to calm the particularly panicked pooch should be played a low volume. But is all classical music Fido-friendly? The answer isn’t in yet and dogs, like humans, seem to prefer a little variety. So, roll over Beethoven, your dog may also dig a little rhythm and blues.

 

 

 

http://animalbehavior.net/LIBRARY/AllPets/BehaviorTopics/PetFoodPuzzlesBeckerDVM.htm

did you  know that it is important for dogs to work for food …

if your dog is bored, lonely, frustrated, depressed, you should  make your K9 work for their supper!

http://www.caninegenius.com/treats_games.php

 

 

 

 

 

 

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