Originally Posted by: john of MTBeing more serious than my last post above...
I had a conversation with my vet about my dog's sensitivity to loud and/or sharp noises. While fear/timidity is a common emotion in reaction to such sounds the vet pointed out a different issue: given a canine's sensitive hearing it's possible harsh noises do more than cause fear, they might cause pain.
Always give a pup an escape route from bothersome sounds...
Indeed. It's not nice to let a dog feel pain because its owner wants to play music. These days, I've been mostly practicing with my headphones plugged into my amp, to avoid upsetting the dogs. And to avoid complaints from the neighbors. But mostly for the dogs.
"Commit yourself to what you love, and things will happen."
- Mika Vandborg, Electric Guitars, "Follow Your Heart"
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Gear:
Chateau PS-10 Cherry Power-Strat
Epiphone G-400 LTD 1966 Faded Worn Cherry
Epiphone Les Paul 100 Ebony (w/ Oil City Pickups Scrapyard Dog PLUS pickups)
Epiphone ES-345 Cherry
Fender 2014 Standard Stratocaster Sunburst
Martin DX1K Acoustic
Fender Mustang II Amplifier
Jet City Amplification JCA22H Tube-head and JCA12S+ cabinet
Pedals...
- Mika Vandborg, Electric Guitars, "Follow Your Heart"
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Gear:
Chateau PS-10 Cherry Power-Strat
Epiphone G-400 LTD 1966 Faded Worn Cherry
Epiphone Les Paul 100 Ebony (w/ Oil City Pickups Scrapyard Dog PLUS pickups)
Epiphone ES-345 Cherry
Fender 2014 Standard Stratocaster Sunburst
Martin DX1K Acoustic
Fender Mustang II Amplifier
Jet City Amplification JCA22H Tube-head and JCA12S+ cabinet
Pedals...