Inside animals’ music taste from parrots who love Abba to dogs who like reggae
GOT a parrot that needs cheering up? Well, it’ll thank you for the music if you play it some Abba.
And cat owners should treat their pets to classical music, including Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata or Mozart’s Symphony No40 in G minor, which are both soothing for their sensitive feline ears.
In contrast, dogs aren’t arf keen on reggae by Bob Marley or UB40’s Red Red Wine.
Pet behaviourist Caroline Spencer, of pet food firm bellaandduke.com, said: “Concert pianist Lisa Spector was the first to offer music to pets over 19 years ago and research the best options.
“Composers like Beethoven, Mozart and Bach could work wonders to relax them.
“Studies have also shown that reggae is a fitting go-to for dogs, with its beat mimicking a calm and steady heart rate.”
Parrot and cockatoo expert Jim Hunton said: “Parrots love upbeat pop music like Abba.
“They will even dance to their favourite songs.
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“But cockatoos are a breed apart — they like songs with banging in them, so many of them love heavy metal music.”
Rabbit behaviourist and bonding expert Julie Percival said many bunnies like soothing ballads with voices in lower octaves, played quietly.
She said: “Rabbits have sensitive hearing so they don’t like high notes — we’ve found they don’t like Queen, for instance.
“They like ballads with lower, deeper tones, like Adele’s.”
But to the dismay of Tom Jones fans, What’s New Pussycat? with its staccato beats, and Elvis’s greatest hits are a no-no for many pets.
Caroline said: “Unfortunately, the many different instruments, repeating staccato rhythms and chords won’t do anything to relax your pet.
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“And both cats and dogs are on the same wavelength over rock ’n’ roll.
“Elvis’s Hound Dog does nothing for either species.”
