Calming Effects of Music

Have you ever noticed the difference that music can make for your energy levels? Think about what you listen to when you are working out versus a calm evening at home. For me personally my workout music is a lot faster and louder than the playlists I like to put on before bed or when relaxing. This works for our pets as well!

If your pet is feeling anxious you can put on a classical music playlist to help calm them down! There are now even some playlists with music made specifically for dogs! The other day I was listening to the Wag Out Loud podcast and they had a lady on named Lisa Spector, who composes music specifically to help calm down our dogs! How cool is that! She even has a podcast herself I have started listening to in the evenings with my animals called My Zen Pet if you want to check it out yourself!

When I went to the North West School of massage therapy while we were practicing on dogs in class they would put on calming music. Sometimes it was meditation music sometimes it was classical and I loved it. It is something I honestly forgot about for quite awhile. I am going to make an effort to incorporate playing calming music during my massages this new year! I hope that it will bring a whole new level of relaxation for my massage clients from here on out!

There are so many levels to animal wellness that sometimes it is easy to overlook certain ones as you learn more I am so happy that there are so many learning avenues open to us where we can refresh our knowledge and implement new things like calming music to make their lives and ours better!

Does your pet have a favorite type of music? Or a song? Let me know in the comments below! I used to have a Guinea Pig named Coco when I was a kid and his favorite song was Closer by Ne Yo. He would start purring whenever it came on and relax into whatever spot he was sitting on!