![]() There was no observable effect of music on barking, however, dogs were significantly (z = 2.2, P < 0.05) more likely to bark following cessation of auditory enrichment. Dogs were found to spend significantly more time lying and significantly less time standing when music was played, regardless of genre. The current study investigated the physiological and behavioural response of kennelled dogs ( n = 38) to medium-term (5 days) auditory enrichment with five different genres of music including Soft Rock, Motown, Pop, Reggae and Classical, to determine whether increasing the variety of auditory stimulation reduces the level of habituation to auditory enrichment. ![]() ![]() Classical music has been shown to reduce stress in kennelled dogs however, rapid habituation of dogs to this form of auditory enrichment has also been demonstrated. ![]()
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