Do Dogs and Cats Like It if You Leave the Radio or TV on When You Leave the House?

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A survey of about 2000 British dog owners conducted in early 2017 found that around 40% of dog owners admitted to leaving the radio on when they left the house so that their dog wouldn’t be lonely, while another 32% admitted that they did the same thing, just with the TV. In yet another British study, this time in 2015, it was found that 38% of those respondents left the radio on and 22% the TV. Whichever study you look at there, this practice is shockingly common, at least in Britain. But do your pets like this?
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[@keineahnung8696]

the video has a lot of micro stutters

[@OfficialJamion]

What the hell is the Dark Web supposed to be?

[@Roger8710]

Why do you get that pain in your throat when you cry or get sentimental

[@wabbajackwabbajack6932]

wouldnt dogs just be more likely to lay down during music because it covers up other stimuli in the background?...like whats going on outside? need to control for this

[@ujimars5499]

What the heck is wrong with all the stutter and out of sync between the audio and lip movement ?

[@IdarkphoenixI]

After my dog got older he started getting really nervous at being left alone when I went out and often ended up wetting himself while I was gone. First time I tried leaving the radio on and I come home to find him snoring on his favourite chair. Honestly that's all the evidence I ever needed to know the answer to this question.

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

"Cats don't get separation anxiety" Tell that to my little house panther who sits and screams outside of any door that separates him and his humans. And yes, this includes the bathroom door. All showers are followed by a solid 10 minutes of complaints from our cat. Likewise, he always wants to be in the same room as everyone else, and if one of us (me or my boyfriend) goes to bed without the other the cat will come out and give the person who is still awake shit for not coming to bed. Mr. Moo has strong opinions, and you will hear ALL OF THEM.

[@TroIIingThemSoftly]

I have a similar situation.

[@joribremer5260]

I need FOOD HUMAN SERVANT !!!

[@joshmayne2853]

Cat: water bad, human. stop going in rain box. it really stresses me out that you haven't learned this.

[@MtnNerd]

When I was away a lot for work one my cats licked the fur off his belly out of stress.

[@kdb1981]

@@joshmayne2853 You honestly made me laugh with this one that's a very rare thing to happen.

[@willnottel5598]

Cats do suffer separation anxiety, I'm sad to report. I've had to move in and out of my parent's place several times, and I've been told my cats still stop in front of my room and wander up and down the halls yowling for me (probably because I pretty much always responded to them meowing and yowling). It's really sad.

[@bladerj]

when my mother was hospitalized i spoke to her on the phone with speaker on so my dad could hear, my dog immediately rushed to the room and started sniffing around looking for her.

[@MygirlsGJPB]

Yes! Whenever I talk to my parents on the phone my dogs jump in my lap and try to lick the phone.

[@jacob4920]

@@MygirlsGJPB Dogs are just so much more "people dependent" than Cats are. That's why they react so much more emotionally to our presence, or lack thereof.

[@cpfs936]

@@jacob4920 Dogs are social, pack animals by nature, cats aren't.

[@RonHarrisMe]

"Cats are gonna Cat"= Never more a true statement was ever uttered.

[@joshuakerger2897]

Gonna

[@ladylibertywdc8324]

Dogs got to run, Birds got to fly, Cats got to cat...

[@theokay1]

Cats are never truly at peace unless they're wrecking the place and running on the walls

[@interlocution6619]

@@theokay1 Go watch some "My Cat From Hell" or any other Jackson Galaxy video. He has a lot of great tips for keeping the cat from wrecking yur house while still allowing them to be a natural cat.

[@LuzuVlogsGamer]

,,Dogs are gonna Dog"

[@marqgoldberg7454]

A recent study shows that cats actually recognize when you call their name. They just don't give a care.

[@emanuelemanuel7038]

Yes mine 100 percent responds and will come running when I even whisper her name...but there are days when she becomes intentionally deaf. Like always when I want her to come back inside when she's rolling around outside lol

[@kenw9681]

Also see the KZbin video, "Dog attacking children." Published by: Mischief TV.

[@roo5940]

One of mine comes running like Lassie if I call her name, especially if there is anxiety in my voice, and my other cat could not care less at all. I call her name and search for her and she will sneak from spot to spot making her impossible to find and she only comes out if I stop (bc it’s obviously a game) or if I like cry and scream her name. But my older cat, freaking lassie dude

[@clausjuergenwalde7251]

I have 7 cats (home and studio) and they all respond to their individual name

[@marqgoldberg7454]

@@clausjuergenwalde7251 (I wrote this - Enjoy!) I knew an old cat lady She took 60 of them in But she forgot to feed them And they started to get thin When the kitties started mewing All cat lady did was groan By the time they finished eating There was nothing left but bones

[@NeuroticNightmares07]

My cat likes Rammstein. He actually BITES me if I turn off Rammstein when he is listening to it. Its hilarious. Update: My kitty crossed the rainbow bridge March 6, 2022. And he was a badass to the end. I will post some of his craziness on my channel.

[@cheetyliciousmeowmeow1085]

Du...du hast...du hast mish.😎

[@foreigncontaminant2015]

Do you keep a wildcat by chance?

[@NeuroticNightmares07]

@@foreigncontaminant2015 Sometimes I wonder?

[@dunyazade]

Film it.

[@NeuroticNightmares07]

@@dunyazade I will

[@erasabledata]

We haven't left the tv on for our dogs in a long time, but when we're home we have observed one of our dogs "watching" tv a few times. Shes gone blind, but I suspect she can still see some light, so I think in those moments her eyes just latched onto the tv being the brightest thing in the room.

[@MarkRVillano]

A cat's hearing is attuned to the high pitched frequencies associated with the screaming of tiny little animals that they are about to rip to shreds and devour.

[@shesaknitter]

I adopted my cat as a kitten who was left on my patio. He was about 5 weeks old. At first he was hiding and hissing. But after a day of that, it popped into my head to start mewing at him, which I did. As soon as I did, he came right to me. I think my making that sound said to him that although I was kind of big, and lacking fur, I was just some strange-looking variety of cat after all and therefore must have been o.k. and was not going to hurt him or eat him or anything. Now, he is 6 years old and of course running the house!

[@ginnyjollykidd]

And kitten mews.

[@mswen1983]

They also like scratching noises. They're associated with small animals foraging for food. If you scratch your nails on the couch, their ears will perk, they'll creep over, and if you keep going they'll pounce on your hand.

[@BonaparteBardithion]

@ Cats are obligate carnivores. Even cats kept indoors are still physically evolved to sense and catch prey and care for their young. Compare the pin-like claws on a cat to the thick digging ones on a rabbit.

[@eljakimdeclerck1941]

tiny little animals that they are about -to rip to shreds and devour- to play with

[@prometheus575]

*Everyone knows that the way to call any cat for miles around is to run an electric can-opener.*

[@kensmith5694]

I used a manual one so that didn't happen. He, however, could hear me lifting his dish off the floor.

[@ybwhynot7292]

If you can't find a cat put a box in a room and close the door. Wait 5 min, open the door. If the cat was in that room it will be sitting in the box. If no cat go to the next room. I swear a cat cannot resist a box.

[@very_trees]

@@ybwhynot7292 my cat is broken... She doesn't care for boxes! 🤣

[@anonymousfellow8879]

falling Baskets, maybe? Or paper bags or luggage (backpacks vs suitcases tho. Pets are smart) My cat loves boxes, but I swear she loves laundry baskets and getting carried around in them even more

[@BonaparteBardithion]

What works in our house is shaking a foil bag, because that's what the treats come in. We feed them dry food, but they also respond to the manual can opener since they know it might be chicken or tuna they can mooch. Our guinea pigs used to start wheeking every time we opened the veggie drawer of the fridge.

[@sasukethighcrusher]

Him explaining what a CD is, made me feel super old wtf

[@atodaso1668]

now you're even older

[@CulixIII]

And now you're older still~

[@memecream5834]

I just got to that part and saw the time of your comment and holy shit,we ARE old. Damnit

[@14112ido]

"Back in my days, we had to actually insert a physical disk to install a game. God help us if the disk were scratched to hell."

[@delawaregal4609]

Lol, used with covered wagons? He spoke too damn fast to hear the whole sentence 😂

[@RobertJRoman]

Simon's dignity prevented him from giving us a proper "kittykittykitty!"

[@The_Keeper]

Dogs: We adapted to your preferences so we can better understand you, master! Cats: Motherfucker, if anyone is gonna have to change, it is gonna be you!

[@marchensley999]

Dog: This creature feeds me, gives me water and takes care of my every need, it must be a god. Cat: This creature feeds me, gives me water and takes care of my every need, I must be a god.

[@Dargonhuman]

@@marchensley999 Thousands of years ago cats were worshiped as gods in Egypt, and they still haven;t forgotten.

[@heatherdeal4736]

OH NO! Any cat that uses the MF bomb would become a pair of slippers.

[@q345ify]

@@marchensley999 I mean given the fact that both cats and the Christian God both are at best indifferent to humanity, actively demand attention on their arbitrarily decided terms and will treat people like garbage for seemingly no reason they very well could be gods

[@hyperfocal2002]

As someone who played violin in grade school, I can tell you that badly-played violin gets the attention of cats.

[@obelic71]

not only cats dogs also now when you are off tune

[@dudeseriously79]

I had a Sharpei who, after I finished playing guitar, he walked over to my open guitar case (I was inside the house) lifted his leg and gave his tip by way of urinating in said case.

[@rocc777]

I can say after years of playing the banjo, my friends cat who stayed with me for 6mos, would lay beside me while i played and quite often he would sleep on the banjo case even though it was in another room. And my border collie puppy would hide under the bed til she got older, now she will carefully pull my hand off the banjo if i play it more than 30mins.

[@h.s.levine2932]

They know what the strings used to be made from!

[@victoriameredith629]

This is also true for badly played clarinet.

[@Tekacreates]

My aunts cat would come running whenever the theme song of batman was on, and would jump on the couch.

[@thorawilson1466]

The appearance of the Batman's suit might be interesting to a predator

[@Grinlathak]

Ask kitty which actress played the best catwoman.

[@RestlessHarp]

😂 that's awesome!

[@ginajennings1664]

@@Grinlathak I’m not a cat but Julie Numar gets my vote.

[@andrewstrongman305]

I've found that mimicking a meow to a strange cat can sometimes result in it approaching, where calling it would not.

[@danielcooper5821]

Are u just meowing to random cats on the street? Luv it.

[@andrewstrongman305]

​@@danielcooper5821 Of course!

[@doodoodoodle]

@@andrewstrongman305 lol same asf I've had a few odd glances at my willingness to try to call anything over 😂

[@Shad0wBoxxer]

Lol i do this lol also if a dog comes at me barking i look at it seriously and say “i don’t believe you!” They give you a WTF I WAS GUNNA CHASE YOU look

[@andrewstrongman305]

@@Shad0wBoxxer Lol, I was a postie and dogs would sometimes 'ambush' me from behind the fence as I approached the letterbox. I found that bellowing back "SHUT THE FUCK UP!" often made them reconsider their chances...

[@sarasolomon4812]

"Cats are gonna cat, after all." So true.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

Agreed...😊

[@thatgirlwhousedtohavereall5549]

Yep! This cat (that stays here & makes me feed her) is an asshole. 😠 But for some hypnotic reason I care for her every need... 🥴

[@illosovic]

Is it also true that dogs are gonna dog? Maybe birds will bird, lol it would be more mind blowing if in the end lizards are gonna lizard

[@chrispy1398]

@@illosovic I did have an iguana as a kid. And I can tell you, guana's gonna guana. He was a four footer we'd let out and wander the house from time to time and he'd perch atop the computer monitor (those old school, big ass ones that'd break your foot and the floor if dropped and still work). He'd sit there for hours watching you, enjoying the heat. Crazy about bananas, you could hand feed him. And territorial as hell. If he was sick of you being in his presence he let you know.

[@therrydicule]

If anyone see a cat dogging... That would be weird.

[@akshaysinghrai]

Fine, I'll get one for my radio.

[@josecolon8143]

Akshay Rai 😜

[@josecolon8143]

Liza Tanzawa 👍😂

[@margaritam.9118]

I’ll get a cat for my fridge

[@xBINARYGODx]

Best comment. Needs pin.

[@zadraking]

Don't edit saying "thanks for all the likes guys!"

[@maggiee3601]

My cat must just be weird, in response to me going from a part time job to a full time job she would start meowing as soon as I got home to get my attention and also finding my favorite clothes and dragging them into her litter box to show her displeasure. She doesn't do that with any other human either so I think she just doesn't like me being away from her.

[@eggsnspam]

"Cats gonna cat." "...our feline masters." I'm glad you understand cats perfectly.

[@williamdelaporte2341]

Simons high-pitched "kitty kitty kitty" is deeper than my normal speaking voice

[@dadoctah]

We trained our cats from kittenhood to come when we whistled (think the intro of Steve Miller's "Jungle Love"); outdoors, we used one of those old bicycle horns with the squeeze bulb.

[@karenm19]

😂

[@amjrpain919]

I'm still grinning from hearing him say dicks, and with such great diction👋👀🙄

[@anonymousfellow8879]

I’m taking this with a grain of salt: If I sing my cats tend to think I sound like a distressed cat (soprano range-no it isn’t me lol), but when I played Johnny Cash my one cat immediately investigated and rubbed against the speakers. But if I sing or play for my bird, she immediately wants to sing and dance along. Pop and light rock don’t have any “noticeable effects” which is actually not a bad thing. If classical music plays, however, they flatten their ears or stare with this look of “...REALLY?!” or completely vacate the room. (The bird just yells or screams vs squealing or chirping if it’s pop or 50s rock.) And I also have an easier time getting the cats to respond to basic commands and praise than the dogs I’ve had over the years ever have. Oh they’ll cry and test the boundaries, but they get the hint and do it my way since I’m more stubborn than they are. (I also talk in a much lower register than I sing...so again like with the JC song, it isn’t a case of “they struggle with those frequencies”...especially since the cats especially love carrying on “conversations” with their mixed vocalizations)

[@EarthChickadee]

IF ya want a cat to actually *watch* what is on the television or computer then ya have to put something on the screen that *THEY* want to watch ~~~ like birds or squirrels....... Works nearly every time........

[@anonymousfellow8879]

EarthChickadee My cats aren’t TV watchers. No interest in nature docs or aquarium screensavers back when those existed. They barely show interest in those For Cats apps where you fish or squash bugs. For them TV/Movies are “hey look! The hooman stopped moving!” and they take up space next to my feet or on the arms and backs of furniture. They also aren’t impressed with skype/facetime despite having some pretty significant separation anxiety/depression. (My conure, however, loves it.) The most reaction I’ll get from them is them trying to stare down charcoal lion art projects, give me dirty looks with cat/big cat videos, and try to get to the Distressed Kitten with kitten rescue videos. They just prefer tactile and maybe scent related stimulation. Or trying to mimick/observe the humans and other household pets. (I kid you not? But my cat just tried to baracade my door with her scratching post-it’s small, I have hardwood floor so it slides, and she’s seen me do that to keep the other cat from entering through her catdoor at dinnertime. (The lock broke off ages ago.) (I swear...this cat scares me sometimes... (she reeeeaaaalllly doesn’t like the house guest’s snoring.))

[@katemaloney4296]

My one cat loves it when I sing "Memory". The Corgi loves it when I sing "Scarborough Fair". Go figure.

[@gubbikiller]

@@katemaloney4296 the corgi is indeed a British chap

[@KoiKat_]

Who else wants to hear the specially made "cat music"

[@bushmanPMRR]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKuno5yqgs2hjtE like this? ;-)

[@brye687]

I want to see my cats Rock Out to Cat Music!

[@coldmoonlight6361]

Yes. Right meow.

[@markkarasik2211]

YES is cat music?!?...I just thought it was old hippie music😎 that explains the album Fragile...

[@lawrencecarter8072]

my cats got thier own tv...it's 43 inch that's taped down ..showing birds and squirrels all day..and they watch intently

[@dadoctah]

Cat music: concerto for electric can opener.

[@TheWolfsnack]

I was imagining screeching out of tune high pitched violins....

[@Nello187]

"Round shiny object used for playing music when hitching up their covered wagons!" Yeah...and back when we first invented the wheel we used this weird plastic thing you couldn't rewind called an 8-track.

[@schristy3637]

I told someone.That when I was kid only three things in the house made loud noises.The phone and the door bell. That is two??? And Mom telling us to "KEEP THE NOISE DOWN!!!!".HA! HA! HA!....I'm 53.

[@robertnelson3179]

I remember reel to reel so there. Friend had quadraphonic 8 track system as well

[@ybwhynot7292]

Wheels? Those were flat, vinyl with grooves, right?

[@Lawliet734]

@Nello I've never even handled an 8-track cartridge. If it couldn't be rewound, how did you return to the beginning of the song?

[@slbarbieri1725]

@@Lawliet734 it worked on a very long one way loop. Each track ran side by side on the tape, so you could switch back and forth between 4 songs, but wherever that song was at that time. You got smart after a while to the fact that when a song hit "this" part, on a different track, a song was starting.

[@Accrovideogames]

My cat definitely pays attention to the TV, especially when there are shapes moving all over the place. Sometimes she calmly follows the motions with her eyes, but sometimes she also annoyingly jumps at the screen and tries to catch some shape or form. She can also recognize what she sees, for example she has the same reactions when watching a bird on TV than from the other side of a window. You can find 4K videos for cats here on KZbin. My cat definitely enjoys them on my 65" 4K OLED TV.

[@InWitheNew]

My roommates would disagree that cats dont have separation anxiety based on what I hear about my cat as soon as I close the front door behind me.

[@justinwhite2725]

I ived with my older brother and his wife after my mother died. He went away on a business trip for a week. His cat (Wesley) got really depressed and started throwing up all the time. When my brother came back, Wesley was fine, and really happy to see my brother. So either this (completely indoor) cat caught some kind of kitty flu or he really missed my brother.

[@zotaninoron3548]

"...to our feline masters." This is a man who knows the social order of things.

[@kenw9681]

Also see the KZbin video, "Dog attacking children." Published by: Mischief TV.

[@sailorbychoice1]

When I was very little, maybe 4 years old, I lived on a dairy farm for about a month while my mother was in hospital, and my father couldn't care for all 4 of his sons~ I was youngest and got farmed out. I remember the farmer telling me the cows were easier to milk when playing calm classical music, and gave the least with fast rock n roll. (this was about 1965)

[@mswen1983]

That may have just been what he told you so he could listen to the music he wanted to.

[@Chris-jw8vm]

@@mswen1983 Cows generally produce more milk when they aren't stressed. Cows react well to calm music.

[@johnhardin4358]

And now we are finding out the Rockefeller Foundation detuned all our music into aggravating noise.

[@myscreen2urs]

Moozart for the cows. There, I did it again. Another animal/music pun.

[@Danceofmasks]

Seems like someone who doesn't know music. Heart of Glass is way more chill than Moonlight Sonata. Moonlight Sonata is considered the "OG Metal" for a reason.

[@MatthewStinar]

I was much more entertained by the cat facts than the rest.

[@shadowprince4482]

You are now subscribed to cat facts. 😂

[@legomech1946]

My sister's cat was addicted to Quantum Leap (back in the day). I wonder if there was some recurring sound effect like Al's "door" that kept her attention.

[@deboralee1623]

"kitty had good taste in TV shows," replied someone who, along with her parents' VW Beetle, were extras in one episode. mmm...Dean Stockwell.

[@johncollins6050]

I wanted to train my cat to come when I whistle. However she responded to it on her own and has continued to do so. She also purrs and shows affection when I sing or play guitar.

[@RaithGyaron]

I have a saying: "You don't own a cat, the cat just lives with you."

[@hummushero9428]

RaithGyaron if anything the cat owns you lol

[@appletree8441]

Not true. I buy cat. I eat cat. I owned cat

[@hummushero9428]

Jason stfu you tool

[@RosheenQuynh]

@@appletree8441 Disgusting.

[@RosheenQuynh]

That's especially true if the cat is treated as an equal and with respect.

[@HotelPapa100]

As everyone spying on their cat, irrespective of means,. can attest: Cats do react to being alone, making the same calls they use to call their young

[@Ikajo]

My cat do that sometimes when I'm home and he think he can't find me 😑 he is very attached to me.

[@margaritam.9118]

Ikajo How he cannot find you? We are 10 times bigger than cats.

[@Ikajo]

@@margaritam.9118 Don't ask me... I'm in a different room and suddenly he is crying a lot till he finds me. I'm not hiding or anything. But he lost his previous owner suddenly so he is a bit anxious about me disappearing. He is happiest when he can be glued to my side.

[@Nirrrina]

@@Ikajo Poor baby. At least he has you now. My Micah once slipped outside when I was bringing in a small bookcase. A short time later I heard a cat yowling like moooommmmy moooooommmmy. I keep telling them I'm their human not their mama. Dillon was their mama. Still he was definitely calling for me to come help him. Poor little turd.

[@russianvalkyrie2358]

Ikajo Mine too. My one cat Lily will just YELL when she can't find me and I'll be like "Im in here baby" and shell just come running like omg mom I lost you. I adopted her so I think it's got something to do with her past.

[@gone_inc]

When you play music, it blocks some of the sounds of cars passing and things that dogs get anxiety about. Someone should try white noise in place of music in one of these experiments.

[@bananasmatter1321]

Thank you for explaining what a CD was. Made me feel old.

[@toxotesarcher7287]

as someone who always feels bad when my dog is left in silence and thus I leave the TV on, this is VERY important information

[@B3Band]

So as someone who agrees with the majority of survey respondents. Got it.

[@HalfdeadRider]

I'll just paste my comment here :) This and as usual scientific research is just pointless. The reason is that they are looking for something they don't need to, to leave a TV or radio on for your dog/s (most if not all cats really don't care) is so they are not in complete silence, not to stop them getting lonely or relax them as such. Try it yourself sit in a room in complete silence and see how long it takes for you to get bored and frustrated, for your senses to heighten and hear every noise from outside or the neighbours, for dogs it's worse. For some dogs (definitely mine), it will make them wonder/think you or someone is coming home and that can cause stress, especially in dogs that suffer from any amount of separation anxiety, some dogs will just sleep mostly, but why not at least have a radio on just out of kindness.

[@bobbiusshadow6985]

I use a smaller radio with good speakers and leave it on a talk-radio channel. edit: or a white noise loop, like the sound of rain

[@HalfdeadRider]

@Kris Nicholson and my comment said that is why some noise in the house is good, it will mask some noises your dog will hear that may make them think you are coming home. Regardless of weather your oet gets anxious or not, I feel its cruel to leave them In total silence, I leave the light on too if I know it will be dark before I'm home. How would you like to be forced to be in a dead space, possibly in the dark too, with only your thoughts/ambient, strange noises all around you? Many people have owned animals all of their lives and still have no clue to their needs and well being. I'm not saying you are one of those of course, I've never met you.

[@toxotesarcher7287]

@@B3Band my god. Im cowering in fear of the power of your brain cells. thank you for putting me in my place, big brain overlord. Just leave my wife and children alone please

[@DerptyDerptyDUM]

Am I the only one who wanted to hear the cat music?? 😿

[@Dankalank]

You can search for David Teie on Spotify. Most of the music sounds like a mix of cat purring and various bird songs, with a dash of classical instruments. Not terrible, but definitely not gonna make you popular at any parties!

[@DerptyDerptyDUM]

@@Dankalank Ha, thanks! 😁

[@devinup3981]

Not gonna lie. Bliss by Khan Kalima is a cat banger.

[@realgtrhero]

Not at all

[@MrJonnyPepper]

I always thought cats would smell music

[@mattmacd2009]

My cat walks away when ever i put my music on loud. Only music he seems to like is Bagpipes!!

[@js66613]

I'm sorry but if I knew your cat I would pretend not to know him after this. XD This is interesting information though, even if I am not, myself, very fond of bagpipe music.

[@robinsimmert7790]

This was very enlightening! Thank you for covering this topic. I have studied audio production and music composition. I am always interested in anything falling into these areas. Good to know that animals will respond to musical stimulus when it is matched to their biology. It would not be a far stretch to say that we create music as a means of expression tied to our own forms of communication and our biology as the human species. Would be interesting to see if other animals exhibit similar drives to such expression. I'd love to see more information on that!

[@IRJustman]

"Cats typically don't suffer from separation anxiety [...]" You haven't met one of the cats in this household who'll YOWL if I'm not home or in the same room.

[@cannedmusic]

mine will start yowling if I go into a room and close the door

[@ItsmeNiecey]

Yea cats definitely do have separation anxiety. My cat sampson cries from the time my mom leaves until she returns home. He either stays by the front door crying or he goes into her room and cry/yowl.

[@youkofoxy]

They typically don't suffer, some do.

[@Thumper17]

He's likely never had a cat clawing at the washroom door to get in when you're trying to poop.

[@AbsoluteApril]

I have one that does the same, but from prior cats I've had, she's the only one that does this so I think 'they don't typically' is a fair statement.

[@Matthew_Troll]

When I had guinea pigs I used to play smooth jazz whenever I went to work or school. There was a noticeable effect. When I left music on they seemed to be less stressed and it just became part of the daily ritual. If I ever forgot to play it they were irritable when I got home and actually ate/drank less during the day. After about two years of this if they ever heard me pick up my keys they would squeak at me until I turned the music on. Interestingly they preferred slower instrumental music over fast lyrical music. Also they were more interested in Bach than Beethoven.

[@derAtze]

You know that they are nocturnal animals, right? You might have just kept them awake during the day so they ate more then :D

[@Matthew_Troll]

@@derAtze guinea pigs are neither nocturnal or diurnal, they tend to sleep in short bursts and for a total of about 4-6 hours per day adjusting to whatever schedule they are on. What is more important is keeping a consistent daily routine because they become accustomed to that schedule and changing it stresses them out. Like I said there was a noticeable effect on my piggies mood if I didn’t play their music for them. They also got used to weekdays/weekends so if I was home during a different than normal timeframe they always gave me a “why are you here?” look. They really are quite smarter than most people give them credit for and they definitely have unique personalities to boot. Other rodents like hamsters and chinchillas are definitely nocturnal though so messing with them during the day is not good for them.

[@rhymingreason]

"Author: Karl Smallwood" Ahhh... the greatness of this information all becomes clear!

[@OneMoreRedNightmare]

I was wondering if it was the fact fiend guy. Small world.

[@isaactimmins8959]

@@OneMoreRedNightmare he does bits here and there to supliment his YT earnings.

[@MoiraMcGill]

I feel like I just learned something I already knew xD hahahaa ~ When teaching my kitties commands, I chose to do so in "their language". So they're less so words than they are sounds. My kitties know them and respond accordingly, too...You know, when they choose to not ignore them and be shitheads ^-^' Not only that but they'll use them with me as well, since it's in their range, and have even come up with a few of their own which I learned. Animals are amazingly intelligent.

[@shadowprince4482]

The covered wagons joke was pretty damn funny.

[@trinitypalmer8141]

This actually explains alot about my cat. I started clicking my tongue and saying kit really high when she doesnt come over here. It's actually been working comically enough.

[@katelynbenson8671]

Ive always clicked my tongue to get my cats attention.

[@brianmead7556]

I can make a lot of those African click consonants. I use them on my cats because they seem to pay attention to them. It's like having a private language.

[@GeekOfAllness]

I rapidly rub my thumb across my fingers to make a higher-pitched noise. Makes it easy to point her to specific things too. Doesn't work as well at a distance, but she's pretty good about knowing when I'm outside unless the wind is really loud. I usually call out to her at normal-ish volumes but raised pitch when I'm looking for her. Realistically, cats can hear female voices pretty well, although they have trouble hearing lower-pitched male voices. They *can* hear almost as low as humans, but they hear much better at like 500 Hz and above, so males typically get a better response by speaking at a higher-than-normal pitch and some females can benefit from it. Typical male voices are 85-180 Hz, while females are 165-255 Hz. We emit harmonic frequencies considerably higher than that, but they're harder to hear.

[@evilpimp2475]

When I'm alone, which is 80 percent of the time, i like to have the TV on just to hear voices and some sort of noise even if I'm not watching, it gives me comfort and considering cats and humans are mammals i would say yes, they like it

[@thejack0fhearts43]

“And finally, pop music, the likes of which included Britney Spears, appeared to have no observable effect on the animals.” Me neither

[@naverilllang]

It does correlate with a slightly higher than average rate of me leaving the room

[@thomasclawson7183]

"Our feline masters" Ah, so nice to hear a human who knows their place!

[@MrJonnyPepper]

😸👍

[@amandanunya5354]

Name checks out

[@molybdaen11]

Humans stopped to worship cats as gods 2300 jears ago - but nobody told the cats about it ...

[@kenw9681]

Also see the KZbin video, "Dog attacking children" Published by: Mischief TV.

[@hazeldecker622]

Cats: Could take over the world, if the part of the brain that cared about that were switched on.

[@motherofchaos5519]

Cats are smart enough to not let us know just how smart they really are.

[@dickdouse9482]

I subscribed to you because you weren't begging, you were honest and sincere, the world needs more of those qualities.

[@pqvimana2]

I've a legal pet monkey and he understands the tv's remote control stuff. It looks so human like doing that, really weird. I noticed that when there's nobody at home he is more likely to turn it on. It's awesome indeed.👍☺

[@Culky]

I find Simon Whistler's voice calming when I'm alone in the house.

[@NightBazaar]

You might not feel so calm if someone you don't actually know was in your house when you thought you were alone. "HELLO! TODAY I FOUND OUT..." 😬

[@colacurciolaw7745]

Simon's voice is coming from INSIDE YOUR HOME!

[@anhaj9423]

Samez

[@bucknaked31]

Whatever keeps you from shitting on the carpet is a good idea! 👍

[@scootinand]

"Metallica appeared to agitate the dogs" In other words: ACTIN LIKE A MANIAC........ WHIPLASH *Doggo mosh pit intensifies*

[@gubbikiller]

yeah play a live version in the kennel \m/

[@0Raik]

Doggos be like... Classical music... boring. Metal music... head banging. Scientists be like... doggos look... agitated.

[@gubbikiller]

@@0Raik because they are letting go of all their feels in the rush of the mosh

[@moonrise3251]

I played David Teie's music. My cat loved it!

[@roxtar69-9mm]

I had a black lab (Shelby) for 14 years. While in college, I would leave my radio on in my room, while away, and the dog would hang out in there. When I (tempoarily) left her with my parents, while building a house, she barked off and on all day and night. My mom mentioned it to me, so I brought over a new radio and small light. I placed them in the shed, and Shelby came right in and layed down. My parents were amazed that she was so calm after that day. I told mom that she preferred country or classic rock! :) My cat doesn't like loud music, or my singing...and secretly plots my demise.

[@xpkareem]

I remember the good ol days of listening to cd's in the back of my covered wagon.

[@valiroime]

I remember listening to my vinyl records back in the Jurassic.

[@mischr13]

I remember listening to my gramophone back in the Triassic

[@mariecarie1]

I remember listening to Baroque chamber music when I was primordial sludge

[@HSMiyamoto]

In my experience, cats notice the sound of an electric can opener more than any other human sound. Yet the can opener makes a low tone.

[@shesaknitter]

Could it be that the can opener sound is what they associate with meal times (cat meal times, I mean).

[@Ebani]

This is why anecdotal evidence is not representative of reality.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

No. It actually makes high tones, too, called harmonics or overtones. Besides that, the clicking sounds that are made when you place the can on the opener are so familiar as a paired stimulus (food and can opener) that it only takes the beginning clicks to make them come running. Cats can also distinguish between the sounds different cans make when set on the counter.

[@LindaB651]

Mine respond to the sound of the refrerator cold-cut drawer being opened.

[@jsteinman]

shesaknitter it’s definitely associated with my mealtime 😟

[@sharongibilisco1303]

I call my husband every night when I get off work, he usually has me on speaker since he is fixing dinner. My cat always comes running and meows to me. I love that little guy saying hi to me while I am driving home.

[@donaldmills4201]

No wonder i can easily get the attention of a cat with my meows. I always do so in a high pitched voice, and almost always get a meow back from them.

[@nameless7838]

When i leave "Who Let the Dogs Out" playing on repeat my cats turn my bedroom upside down & set the bed on fire.

[@doodoodoodle]

Who who who who who WHO LET THE DOGS OUT 😂

[@ThatBoomerDude56]

Proving that "cat" is incompatible with the concept of "pay attention."

[@crazycatlover1885]

I play my cat the cat music quite a lot and she starts purring immediately and tries to scent mark my phone, she loves it.

[@lwriker1304]

I have never in 15 years, called my cat, Griffon, 'here kitty, kitty, kitty'. But she recognizes a small orange cup as a super duper treat!

[@DFX2KX]

I've had both, some do, some don't. My dog Tim did. but then again, he also watched TV when I left it on, even if it was just static. strange animal.

[@DFX2KX]

(After watching the video all the way through) That explains why Tim liked classical.....

[@tabbysmithfield3794]

DFX2KX he was seeing ghosts in the white noise.

[@dustinnoyfba7227]

i had a pit (and she was typical for one, goofy and loving as they are supposed to be) that loved to watch tv. especially animated show/movies. not to mention nature documentaries. she also loved most violin music played at around 90-120 bpm tempo, would cock her head and wag her whole butt in front of the speaker, which makes some sense given the studies. but she was odd too. tended to play with squirrels (and they played back btw, and she NEVER tried to hurt them) would mother baby birds, and cuddle cats whether they liked it or not, at least until one killed a baby bird she was soooo gently trying to care for after it fell out of its nest and didnt get injured in the process. only time she ever got mad EVER was when that cat killed her buddy. broke her collar trying to save the bird and hated cats with a passion after, still never tried to hurt them, just glared at them with her hair up. wouldn't go to the bathroom or eat for 3 days until i cleaned up the feathers and dumped ammonia on the blood spots. still whined when she walked by the spot though.

[@appletree8441]

I bet he changed the channel to the animal channel in order to watch porn

[@LaikaLycanthrope]

@@dustinnoyfba7227 My old cat (rip) liked to watch cartoons. She got to liking Dragon Ball Super so much, she'd always come to sit and watch when she heard the (original) theme song (it was confusing to her when they changed it.) Bright colours, fast movement, and I do think she came to recognize the characters by name.

[@zappawench6048]

It's taken me far too long to realise that the neon sign in the background is made up of Simon's initials.

[@jorgeamadosoriaramirez8953]

I found it eerily similar to the Wall Street Journal logo

[@nyneeveanya8861]

Don’t feel to bad I have been trying to figure out what WS was supposed to mean. Brain fart .

[@B3Band]

I kept reading it as WS so it wasn't registering

[@lauraheyman2011]

😂😂😂

[@RosheenQuynh]

I LITERALLY FIGURED THAT OUT YESTERDAY xD

[@Quizzicalsystem]

My cat absolutely loves the show Archer. She will curl up with me in the evenings and watch it with me, and once she gets down, she lays near the fan and will continue to watch. It's to the point she will wake up and come running when she hears the theme

[@ettaex]

Besides being her constant companions so she was used to our voices, the natural hearing range for cats might be way our first cat responded more when my sister and I called her compared to our dad, our voices were higher. We also called her more often

[@Omar_ayach]

I don't know if cats and dogs like it but one thing for sure, my bills don't.

[@cannedmusic]

@Dagwood Dogwood per year sounds expensive, per month is only $6.25

[@bunbuns1946]

I already leave my PC running 24/7... For my virtual pets.

[@TulilaSalome]

@Dagwood Dogwood Surely radio would be cheaper?

[@pdraggy]

@@TulilaSalome antiquated electronics isn't always better

[@cannedmusic]

@@TulilaSalome 299 songs on a tf card on a loop is almost like having a jukebox

[@codyjones8719]

Confirmed: Cats are biologically predisposed to not give a crap about your music, your voice, or your wardrobe.

[@TheWolfsnack]

..unless of course, your wardrobe is mostly black and lacks an accumulation of fine hard to remove hair....

[@codyjones8719]

@@TheWolfsnack That's a fair point. My cat had a weird reaction to black items in general, like we think she may have had an undiagnosed vision problem because she was very skittish around black objects and clothing, and had to very cautiously inspect things she'd seen on a regular basis.

[@dragonlvr069]

I think that depends on the type or bread of cat. My shot haired tabby pays attachen to all the animal noises that come from the speaker set up that I have on my laptop. He also watches just the intro to the game of throwns, after the intro he can care less.

[@gubbikiller]

@@dragonlvr069 i cracked up at the "bread of cat" sorry it is mean i know, fyi it is breed ;)

[@dragonlvr069]

@@gubbikiller Well he does tend to loaf a lot too ;) (actually I do have problems spelling simple things at times)

[@reneebarger5194]

Leaving my clock radio on "talk radio" for my dog not only keeps him company but also makes it sound like someone is home, to dissuade any would be burglar from entering.

[@ice9snowflake187]

I've seen cats respond to a special videotape made for cats, depicting small birds and squirrels and playing the sounds they make. Cats kept looking in back of the television to see if the bird or squirrel was there, and were fascinated watching their "prey" on the screen.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

Interestingly, plants are the opposite, they grow best when exposed to heavy-metal (but that's due to the extra vibrations).

[@LadyWhinesalot]

One study determined that plants “listening” to rock music deteriorated quickly and died within a couple of weeks, while plants thrived when exposed to classical music.

[@mediamattersismycockholste562]

@@LadyWhinesalot There;s a joke about Rap in here somewhere.

[@MosoKaiser]

Interesting. So... Sunn O))) would be especially super effective then?

[@LadyWhinesalot]

@@mediamattersismycockholste562 🤭

[@jakezepeda1267]

@@mediamattersismycockholste562 playing rap to any plant turns it into marijuana.

[@Stoppskylten]

Cat liked to sleep on the subwoofer. I thought it would be more of a dog thing.

[@frankbauerful]

You need to go on reddit and sub to r/AnimalsBeingBros. Lots of pictures of cats sleeping on dogs. Plenty of cats enjoy the company of dogs.

[@notcreativeside]

I had a cat who would do that as well. I think it's because it's elevated, a square to sit or lay on and probably warm.

[@Stoppskylten]

@@notcreativeside It is far from the best elevated vantage point though, nor does it get hot. Figured she just appreciated the low ends having some purrfect qualities or someting. Or maybe it was simply because it was a perfect square. Cats like those too for some reason. :)

[@rickc2102]

Cat purrs resonate between 25-150hz. They're gonna love the sub.

[@alklazaris3741]

I put on a playlist of ducks, cats, squirrels and other critters for my doggo Harrison to watch during thunderstorms. It keeps him from getting too scared.

[@o0Avalon0o]

Training cats is difficult but rewarding. I can't seem to train them in groups, except for a few small tricks, like - come when called, or stay out of a room.

[@limalicious]

Oddly enough, my cat does respond to my "No!", which is typically pitched lower.

[@motherofchaos5519]

So do mine. They also know theirs and each other's names.

[@VeracityLH]

Ours too. Any discipline is delivered in a low tone, starting with the name of the cat in trouble. Our Jack hisses when I'm on the warpath (his reaction to being scared, not pissed) but as soon as he hears me call another cat's name he relaxes, understanding he's not in the shit. I could tell them No in a high pitched voice and nothing happens, but tell them Yes in a low pitched voice and they scrunch down thinking they're in trouble.

[@pamelaguerra3768]

probably because you always do it the same way so they've learnt to asociate it with it's consequenses. In other words, you've unintentionally trained them, much like they can eventually learn to pay attention to colour they've learnt what "no" in a low pitch means

[@VeracityLH]

Exactly, except that it was certainly intentional. You train toddlers the same way.

[@thriftyfreebies]

They associate tone of voice with the mood of the person speaking. You know, like how they learned to cater their meows to sound like human babies crying to get our attention.

[@jenniferk4336]

My dog is anxious; a day of silent loneliness is really hard on him and leads to misbehavior. Calming music or birds, cows, etc. keep him relaxed and content. ❤️🐶

[@AmandaGeyerSnobahr]

At night, I have an Amazon Echo playing new age instrumental music in the service porch, which is where my dog gets locked up for bedtime. I even made a routine for it, called "Dog bedtime," which has it say, "You're a good dog!" and then the music starts.

[@carlopton]

"kind of a round shiny object", and then I was laughing too hard to hear the rest and had to restart the video from where I lost it. FIVE STARS to you. I needed that.

[@myscreen2urs]

So apparently, dogs go barking mad for some Bach.

[@dshe8637]

They also like Hayden' things ;-)

[@Stettafire]

My lab likes wired instrumental stuff. He’s into his jazz and what not.

[@DEADisBEAUTIFUL]

My dogs respond to leaves rustling, a loud vehicle passing by, a quiet vehicle passing by, as well as a non running vehicle parked two towns over.

[@OleensEmbroidery]

My cats always go to the room with music on. They like the chill/lounge sound. Lots of melodies with little rhythm, My dog (& one of my cats) LOVE TV. Especially if the videos were made for cats and dogs. I've seen them glued to the TV as long as 35 minuets.

[@Oscar-gq4ro]

I'm still gonna leave obscure philosophy audiobooks on for my cat when I go out.

[@myscreen2urs]

Oh yeah? You make your cat listen to socates?

[@dshe8637]

Your cat may swap for something else and change back just before you get in. Make sure you check that.

[@myscreen2urs]

If your cat likes philosophy, have it do the Nan's cat Zen thought experiment 🙀

[@myscreen2urs]

It a cat falls in the house and no owner is around, does it make a sound?

[@myscreen2urs]

What's the sound of one claw scratching?

[@marjoriedonnett5467]

I leave my dog listening to talk radio. I thought she'd like a human talking, even if it is about retirement planning or vitamins.

[@texastea5686]

Same lol

[@kirbyculp3449]

Your dog will become very wealthy by investing in real estate.

[@baltsosser]

My little brown faced dog, seems to like it when we leave the TV on for her. When we are going someplace and we can't take her we'll tell her. She gets an expression on her face, then takes up a position on the couch to watch some TV.

[@leviandhisbae7375]

My new kitten loves watching tv, especially the discovery channel. She soesn't attack the tv but looks a lot more interested when she sees bunnies or birds or squirrels. And I think her and my older cat actually do respond to colors. Our new baby cat is black and has been playfully attacking my older male cat which he doesnt like. And I noticed when I pet him with my black gloves on, he flinches a bit, thinking it could he our new kitty coming to toy with him.

[@badrabbit0077]

"Don't use the same password. It's bad." But also... "Give this company all of your passwords. It's good." Right...

[@NickHorvath]

Software like Lastpass and Dashlane don't actually get your passwords. They are encrypted locally and the services do not have access to them. They are absolutely better than reusing a password on multiple sites.

[@DbladeMedic]

@@NickHorvath yea and dont they also generate extremely secure passwords for you?

[@muscularclassrepresentativ5663]

Low IQ comment

[@NickHorvath]

@@DbladeMedic Yes they will generate strong random passwords and save them.

[@jaquigreenlees]

I remember the password keeping programs Gator and Bonzi Buddy, both of which proved to be trojan downloaders. I would never choose to use any separate app to manage passwords. It has also been proven that complex passwords ( hard to remember ) are not truly beneficial to security, since people will use insecure methods to remember them. The most common in offices, write the complex password on a stick note and store it under the keyboard or in a desk drawer. A simple, easy to remember password then becomes a better security tool since it isn't written down.

[@user2144]

Would you like me to leave the T.V. running while I am gone? Dog: Woof! Cat: Meow! Veeerrry helpful.

[@cephasmartin8593]

My dog, Clifford, has a wide range of vocalizations ... used most often when his food bowl is empty. Man can that damn dog grumble!

[@B3Band]

You don't even know what those sounds mean. They could be yelling racial slurs at you.

[@margaritam.9118]

Blood Bath and Beyond - Pop Goes Metal Covers Cats definitely do that, megalomaniac little fuckers

[@chrisgraham2904]

We used to leave our dog listening to "news/talk" radio to provide the comfort of a human voice which would be spattered with the music of commercials from time to time. After listening to the news for six hours a day, the dog is now chronically depressed.

[@twitchiewitch1]

After furlough for 6 months from work through the pandemic...I began leaving 8 hr KZbin nature/bird videos on for my pets when I went back to work. Being afraid the sudden routine switch would adversely effect my pets. I'm not exactly sure how much my animals enjoyed or appreciated the gesture but it did effect my 50+" TV! There were often paw prints all over the screen and now the picture freezes and burns out while I'm watching it. Although granted...it was very old. I'll still leave the new one on for them.😁

[@tomthebadasscat]

My cat has trained me well.

[@kenw9681]

Also see the KZbin video, "Dog attacking children." Published by: Mischief TV.

[@richmcgee434]

Y'know, smartass, "round shiny object used to play music" is a fair description of a vinyl LP too.

[@lysandertavish1684]

cd have a far far higher reflection rate of light, approaching mirror status. truly shiny

[@williamwatson4354]

I used to have a cat that responded to Bing Crosby and the theme to Perry Mason. Cat's is as Cat's does.

[@user-unfound33]

I had a little American eskimo dog, if you put on discovery Channel he would go lay in front of the TV and watch it for a few min before falling asleep. I always left discovery on for him when I left, such a good dog.

[@dolebiscuit]

Nobody: My dog: "BUFFALO SOLDIER!"

[@tamfuwing1]

Cool video. Have a suggestion for another: why do we forget the endings of stories and films/tv episodes more readily than how they start?

[@BonaparteBardithion]

I've never heard of this phenomenon. Maybe it's because they usually start with a scene designed to grab your attention. Winding down to a memorable finale is a bit harder, especially if there's a lot of action to keep track of.

[@monkeynuts1806]

Some years ago our new puppy would chew the furniture and carpets through boredom if left on his own - by chance we spoke to a police dog handler/trainer who told us to leave the radio on when we left the house - IT WORKED! No more damage!

[@kar4tube]

Just came across this vid. I pulled up David Teie's Music for Cats on Spotify. While one of my cats was snoozing on the bed here I set the volume on my Sonos speakers to low and hit play. Holy! At literally the first note, my boy came to attention; eyes wide and ears pivoting. He actually appeared as if he heard another cat in the room. I'm not at all convinced he liked the music, but I can 100% confirm that he heard/noticed it.