Does your pet listen to your system?

We had a Sheltie who was named after Mozart.  Wolfie developed a deep appreciation for Schubert.  While listening to Schubert's late quartets with me, he would occasionally throw his head back and belt out a sympathetic long, heartfelt howl.  On occasion he would show a modicum of approval for Bach.  Seemed not to like Beethoven much.   Alas, my little buddy is no longer with us.  My Aussie Mozzie, who was indirectly named after Mozart, shows no interest at all in music.

Had a cat once who would hop up on top of a speaker.  Her ears would go back and forth with the music as if she was conducting.  Very amusing.

Great question. I was wondering this too. My cat loves to sleep on top of my speakers while I am playing music. The volume level does not bother him. He has been around music since he was a kitten.  He does pick up on music when he is not sleeping, but it is only certain high frequencies which he will turn his head or move his ears.

My cat Pepper will stay with me in the room until it gets really loud, especially in Mahler and Shostakovich. She and all of our past cats bolt the room when the bells on DSOM start.

My Mitsy, a 24 lb white Spitz, absolutely listens. She knows where the sweet spot is: my armchair which she quickly jumps into when I get up to get something, but otherwise right in front.

She responds by twitching her ears and tilting and turning her head.

And, on certain records, she gets up and runs to one of the speakers and starts howling. This is especially true with the overture to Tommy by The Who, which makes her run from one speaker over to the other and back etc.

Since our high end audio speakers are supposed to reproduce up to 20K, beyond what the human ear can hear, I suspect some audio engineers are messin’ with us by putting some dog whistles in the soundtrack.

Poor Mitsy! 😢😂