RE: [Harp-L] Howling Dog

["Bradford Trainham" <bradford.trainham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Good luck with that one brother,
When I divorced ex[2], musically unappreciative dogs were a part of the
rocket fuel that catapulted me to this, my private apartment. 
(My cats hate it too;  They are just content to beam negative psychic energy
my way every time I play the harp or the guitar.)
 Dog training types would probably suggest you condition the dog by doing
something the dog likes when you finish playing if the dog has seen fit to
pass silent judgment on your playing.
(They suggested a whole library of things for me to try, but to quote
Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown,
"Nothin' I do don't seem to work.
It only seems to make matters worse for meeeeee-eee-eee.".)
I suppose if we were real men, we'd trade in all these warm-blooded mammals
we have for pets and get deaf boas instead.
Again, good luck!
Brad Trainham


-----Original Message-----
From: harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:harp-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ken Deifik
Sent: Sunday, August 23, 2009 3:04 PM
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Howling Dog


>Not Howling Wolf...a howling dog. I got a new dog 5 weeks ago and every 
>time I play harp he howls like a screaming banshee. It doesn't seem to 
>bother him or hurt his ears, he just sings along, but he makes it hard 
>for me to rehearse or relax and enjoy playing.
>
>Has anyone else had a howling dog? Any training ideas (other than the 
>inconvenience of putting him in the garage every time i want to play)?  
>Thanks..

My dog howled, and nearly every dog I've played near howled.  I do not think
they like it at all, I think the sound of the harp hurts some dogs.  My dog
would definitely sing to her toys, and it was a completely different sound
from the howl.

My cats don't like it much either, so they split when I'm practicing.

Their taste in harp is terrible, however.

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