[nagdu] guide dogs and loud music

[Hope Paulos]

Hi Rusty.  I play in a band as well (bassggb have not taken my 
dog to gigs.  I've played with others at home with loud music and 
she's fine.  I've taken her to listen to gigs and she howls up a 
storm.  How can I expose her? How can I make her generalize? If 
the dog's on stage I'd definitely get her ear protection.  After 
playing my ears are ringing.  I can't imagine how the dog's ears 
feel.  Also, what breed of dog is your guide? Just curious.
Hope and Beignet, the german shepherd music critç.

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rusty Perez" <rustys.lists at gmail.com
>To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 11:20:08 -0700
>Subject: [nagdu] guide dogs and loud music

>Hi folks,
>Each time I get a new dog one of the first things I ask for is a 
dog
>that won't be bothered by loud music because I play in a couple 
of
>different bands.
>My first dog didn't have any problems at all.  Often she'd doze 
off on
>stage.  She would generally relax or sleep while we were at 
concerts.
>By contrast, she was very afraid of fireworks.  I haven't noticed 
any
>apreciabl problems with her hearing and she's twelve now.
>My current dog is a pro.  When we're on stage she'll relax.  
She's
>attentive, calm, and is ready to work when we're done.
>However, she's not as comfortable around loud music when not in
>harness.  This could possibly be because she gets bored easily 
and so
>sitting and listening, even at movies is boaring for her