Shelters can be an extremely stressful setting for animals, she said, so the music, plus the human interaction, can be a ...

Amman recorded Music for Pets’ first album, Dreaming Dog, this year. It is the first bi-species album ever recorded – designed for dogs and their owners to listen together – and was created by five ...

Matiss Kaza, who produced and co-wrote the film, said in an email that he suspects that it’s the real animal sounds used in production that attract the attention of our domesticated friends.

Sound apps are a surprisingly popular genre of app. Kids and adults both enjoy animal sound apps. Nature sounds and sleep sounds work great for getting deeper, more peaceful sleep for some folks.

"Dogs seem to be specially keen on catching the emotional content of differently valenced human vocalizations," researcher Paula Pérez Fraga said.