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JECTOR & SCREEN RENTALS
byJane E. Welch
Music is the damnedest thing. The
old expression, "Music sootheth the
savage beast," is still in the proving
stages, accordingtothe dogs waiting to
find homes through the Austin
Humane Society's animal shelter.
Recent visits to the pound proved
enlightening about what the "non-
humans" dig and dislike in the way of
music. There are approximately 200
dogs, picked up as strays, brought in to
the pound. After the sun sinks below
the horizon each evening, the
attendant switches on an AM-FM radio
which is piped through speakers atop
the light poles that sprinkle the
grounds.
Dogs have strange tastes. What
pleases most of the "busted" animals as
they lounge around, bgrk, whine, or
wag tails behind bars isn't necessarily
what we humans embrace as ',good
music".
Statistical data was accumulated
from this writer's observations and
from a young man who serves as a night
attendant. He wished to remain
nameless CYeah, well, don't use my
name ... You're crazy."), but was quite
willing to reveal: "The dogs get really
freaky at night. We Leave the lights on,
but they still get nervous. Until we turn
the music on. Some of 'em don't even
like that. Hell, they've been popped.
None of'em wan t to be here, music or no
music."
But what do they enjoy? "One night I
turned the radio to an FM station that
plays whole sides of albums, or whole
albums. The radio had been on a top-40
station, playing a lot of Paul McCartney
and Elton John, that sort of stuff. The
dogs were freaking out-- jumping up
on the cages, barking -- so I found this
FM station. The, were lavim Pink
Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon." (The
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t tle cut s about 20 rmnutes long, most Y
instrumental. The only vocals on that
track kind of whisper and croon.) "Ma ,
they loved it. I went out to the ca
after the song had been on
and most of the dogs were asleep, 0r
just wagging their tails when I passed
their cages. Pink Floyd, eh? "Ye@,
Pink Floyd."
Country and Western is still the
dominating musical force in Austin,
although there is presently a
trend toward jazz. Do the dogs
on either of those two music forms?
"Not jazz. Definitely not. They don't
like horns very much. I think the brassy
sounds hurt their ears. No, jazz
'people music.'" Hmmmm,
interesting.
we listen to it ...
"They get off on a couple of C&V¢
singers. That guy who yodels a lot
what's his name?" Jimmie Rodgers?
Eddy Arnold? "Well, one of 'em -- the
one who yodels real good. The hounds
like him a lot. They yodel along wit
him."
And Willie? Everybody likes Willie
Nelson.
"Not these dogs. They hate him. I
mean it! When he sings "Blue Eyes
Crying In the Rain" they bark and howl,
and get in fights with each other." The
young attendant hung his head and
looked like a blond Cocker Spaniel l
used to know. Without looking up he
said, "I guess if you're a dog locked ul0
behind bars waiting for some huma
being to take you home -- or a ywkere
-- it's no comfort at night listening to l
lonely human voice complaining
his sad life."
KLBJ Radio played two hours of
Paul Simon music last week. Wish I'd
been at the pound, especially when he
