And we thought dogs had well-trained noses.
Personally, I know I couldn’t carry a tune in a bucket. My voice makes birds flee and sends cats running for cover.
However, we found a few animals who have a better ear than the average human. Their owner and trainer taught the dogs to recognize a musical note and play the note back to her for a sweet treat.
We like to call it Pavlov’s piano:
You might remember Pavlov, the psychology researcher who trained dogs to salivate for sweets back in the day. Pavlov’s dog received a treat every time he (or she) rang a bell on the wall. Over time, the dog learned to ring the bell for food and even salivated in expectation of that treat.
Pavlov’s experiment is one you already understand if you’ve ever driven past a Red Lobster. You can’t go past it without drooling on the steering wheel just a little.
Much like those drooling dogs (and you too), these dogs were trained to have a unique technique. They even play together at one point. While I’m not one to criticize talent, we have to admit that as adorable as the pooches may be, they don’t compose very good songs. You certainly can’t dance to any of their songs.
It’s rather impressive, however, coming from an animal that doesn’t have any thumbs: