I just finished reading a press release. And, I am very concerned about what is going to happen.

AUSTIN, Texas, April 20 /PRNewswire/ — Munrab Entertainment plans to hold the world’s first “Canine Concert” on May 9th, from noon to 1 pm, at Wooldridge Square (900 Guadalupe) in Austin, Texas, an event where live music is played at a sound level only dogs can hear.

Munrab plans to have special audio equipment on hand to adjust the live music the dogs will hear. Just as a dog whistle sounds at a level canines can hear but people can’t, the Canine Concert will have a band playing their music aimed at the pitch dogs will enjoy.

What Music Do Dogs Like to Hear? Survey Asks in Prep for First Ever ‘Canine Concert’

The loudness of a sound is measured in ‘phons,’ which is defined asnumerically equal to the sound intensity in ‘db’ relative to a sound pressure 0.0002 dynes/cm^2 of a single frequency of 1000 cycles/sec.
Anyone can bring their dogs, as long as they are on leashes.

Most dog barks are neither high nor low in pitch but rather a mixture. They start fairly high, then drop in pitch. These send mixed messages: “Go away, come here.”

The reason that low-pitched sounds are threatening is probably because larger animals tend to make them. Pitch decreases with body size in mammals simply because vocal cords become longer and must vibrate at lower frequencies. When we hear a deep voice, we think big person and we are usually right.

I am very,very concerned of the effects that these sounds may have on the dogs. Will these sounds be able to make a normally passive dog become aggressive? Will it incite the whole dog crowd into attacks? Will it agitate the dogs, hurt the dogs, upset the dogs?

I am very afraid that not enough research has gone into this. That perhaps the dogs will get hurt, either physically, or mentally in some way.

We already know that high and low pitches can have tremendous effects and responses from the dogs.

High pitched sounds break your dog’s barking habits, that’s what certain dog training equipment does. What will they do in a dog concert? Will it frighten the dogs beyond their ability to cope? Or, if low sounds are used, will it incite the dogs into “protection” mode, causing them to become dangerous?

I really do not think that enough thought and research has gone into this venture. Fun is fun, but not at the possible expense of any of the dogs present.

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