FREE Therapeutic Dog Music for YOU and Animal Rescues

I am a devout dog lover. So much so, that first thing every morning, I write on an index card, “By combining my passion for music with my love of dogs, I improve the lives of canines and people worldwide.” It is a statement I am deeply grateful to own and one that guides my daily decisions. It manifests itself in Through a Dog’s Ear, clinically researched auditory solutions for your dog’s anxiety problems. I’m a concert pianist, Juilliard graduate, and the recording artist on the Through a Dog’s Ear music series.

A few days ago, I was contacted by Border Collie Rescue Texas. They had just taken in 25 dogs from a horrendous hoarding situation. These dogs had never been with people, never been indoors, and now require extra professional expertise as they move into foster homes. My eyes filled with tears as I read the email request for Through a Dog’s Ear CD’s to be used in recovery efforts. Contributing my music to dogs in this way means more to me than appearing on a concert stage.

After packaging 50 free CDs for the Border Collies, I pondered what else we could do to help other animal rescue organizations. Through a Dog’s Ear music now plays in over 125 shelters internationally. We always hear from grateful shelter managers about how much calmer and quieter the shelter environment is with the addition of our music. In addition to calming dogs, the quieter environment creates longer visiting times for people and often increases adoption rates.

Since our clinical research was conducted by vet neurologist Susan Wagner in 2004, quieter shelter environments do not surprise us. We found that our psychoacoustically designed sound tracks calms twice as effectively as ‘regular’ classical music. We provide Dog’s Ear music at cost to shelters while our wonderful publisher, Sounds True, provides free CD’s for the adopters of new shelter dogs.

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Ioana B.

12:57AM PST on Mar 13, 2011

great article

send a green star

DORIS L.

9:24AM PST on Mar 9, 2011

Music to my ears...and dogs too.

Mara C.

5:57PM PST on Feb 27, 2011

It takes a special person do devise something like this for dogs. Shelter dogs are special, too, and this sounds like a great way to help our special friends.

Gerald M.

9:38AM PST on Jan 31, 2011

This is wonderful news, as is anything that contributes to helping our animal brethern.

Sumit j.

5:39AM PST on Jan 13, 2011

THANKS

E I T.

6:45AM PST on Jan 10, 2011

I know the contest is over, but very nice, still!

Any plans on one for horses>

Nada A.

2:40AM PST on Jan 10, 2011

Nice idea, thank you Lisa for sharing:)

NoNoNoNoNOMAIL T.

7:48AM PST on Jan 9, 2011

What a wonderful gift for The Voiceless Ones.

Debrahanna E.

6:50AM PST on Jan 5, 2011

I love animals so much too! And I wanted to do something to help all the helpless and homeless dogs and cats, plus doing what I can to protect wild animals, so I founded a Face Book page called:
Stop Cruelty To Animals Wild & Domestic, through this page I am able to post countless animals in need of homes, and post important information, plus tons of petitions!! I am going to promote your music!! I think it's a wonderful idea, so many of these animals are so scared!! You are a wonderful person..
Blessings to you, DebrahAnna

Danuta W.

1:47AM PST on Dec 26, 2010

This is great article