#81 - How to do a Sound Preference Test

06/17/24 • 30 min

Last week we heard from Eileen Anderson, and one of the topics we discussed was understanding sound sensitivities and phobias. This week, we're going to dive further into how to do a sound preference test, and talk about implementation with the animals in your life.

In this implementation episode, Emily and Allie talk about:

How dog snoring is the cutest, most heart meltiest sound
How Emily and I have accidentally taught relaxation through sound
Why the sleepy music stopped working

You can find the full episode show notes here.

In this implementation episode, Emily and Allie talk about:

How dog snoring is the cutest, most heart meltiest sound
How Emily and I have accidentally taught relaxation through sound
Why the sleepy music stopped working

You can find the full episode show notes here.

Previous Episode

#80 - Eileen Anderson: Understanding Sound Sensitivities & Phobias

In this week's interview episode, we're joined by Eileen Anderson. Eileen does an outstanding job of striving for accuracy while making space for personal experience and anecdotal evidence. Eileen brings expertise in music, sound and acoustics to the dog training world.

In this week's episode you'll hear Emily and Eileen talk about:

When it comes to sound sensitivity, volume isn’t everything
Ad hoc counterconditioning can be effective
Why Morgan Freeman is good for dogs
Stay ahead of the pain, stay ahead of the panic

You can find the full episode show notes here.

Next Episode

#82 - Mara Velez: How BEAR Can Help Shelters

In this week's interview episode, we're so excited to have Mara Velez return to talk about the Shelter Playgroup Alliance's programs, and the newest addition, BEAR, Behavior & Enrichment Academy and Resources.

In this episode, you’re going to hear Emily and Mara talk about:

SPA’s programs, and how they all fit together
Cultivating company culture to promote success
Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle
The difference between safety and comfort
The importance of mindfulness in teaching and learning

You can find the full episode show notes here.

Enrichment for the Real World - #81 - How to do a Sound Preference Test

Transcript

[00:00:00] Allie: We all have sound preferences. And that's one of the reasons you should do a sound preference test. But why would you do a sound preference test other than you want to get to know your animal and you are interviewing them?

Sound can be a really useful tool. We talked with Eileen last week about that, and we will continue to talk this week about how sound can be a useful tool to help you achieve results. And the really nice thing about sound is that it's