Is it normal that i turn the radio on for my dog when she'll be alone all day?

My mom used to put on homeward bound for her dog when she left and the fuckin dog would actually watch it. God I miss that dog.

I have a horse that we actually have a radio hanging outside his stall. We would play music, and he finally got smart enough where if he didn't like a song he would stick his head out and actually play with the tuner to change stations, and would even turn the volume all the way down at night if we forgot to shut it off. He loves listening to rock 'n roll.

I think that your dog would enjoy it because it might then feel like its not alone. I would say it is definitely not a bad thing!

I work at a kennel and we always play the radio nice and softly for when we close and leave for the night, I imagine it calms them because the few times I come by after 8 or so to check on an elderly animal that's not doin too good everythings nice and silent.

It's normal. It makes them feel like there is someone home, they don't feel so alone.

Thats pretty cute. I know alot of people that do it.

It's normal at my home we leave a light and/or TV on for my dog and upstairs a light is on for the cats, especially if we aren't sure what time we will be home, I treat my pets like family and knowing they can't turn a light on I don't want to leave them in the dark.

It's normal (: We used to leave on the TV for our dog

You sound like a good owner :)

We do this for our parrot if we're going to be out all day. She does seem to enjoy singing along and we hope it adds a bit of stimulation for her.

Hiding treats for her sounds like a really great idea to stop her getting either bored or anxious! I definitely think it's normal to think about keeping your pet happy when you're out - all responsible pet owners should :)

That's completely normal, it can reduce the level of separation anxiety your dog feels by quite a bit! And it's nice to see somebody that actually treats there dog right instead of locking them in a cage for 12 hours a day!

I put the spanish channel for my dog. Hopefully he's learning something ha

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our dog looks like its got a flea its ear lol

My dog seems to react especially to violins on tv so i guess its normal.

That's nice of you man

My dog watches the amazing world of gumball an almost naked animals and sometimes cute animals. Those are her favorites. Lol

I am the one who voted no...and i'll tell you why. your dog is not actually listening to it in any way. If anything you should leave it off so she will be able to hear better if someone breaks into your house...she might scare them off. Put it this way, you know how sometimes you'll have your radio BLASTING and you look over at your dog and she is sound asleep? You really think she is listening to it if she can sleep through that much noise?

I think dogs would like classic rock too. No jazz, though. You'd have a Cujo on your hands!