Very interesting. And since mentioning the puppy, I have checked on his siblings, one was given away by the lady who got him as ‘unmanageable’ another ran away from his owner, yet ours’ is snuggly and wussy, the older dog snapped at him this evening, and although he is much bigger than her, he ran up to me, basically going “Mummy, Mummy, she snapped at me” which is better than having a dog-fight. He walks in the fields and woods with no leash and (most of the time, well, some of the time) comes when called, and will (reluctantly) curl up in the studio when I am painting and will knock the tubes of paint over, but that is what puppies do. I feel more sure that hearing me practice has helped, I also sing (hence the nickname) and I wonder if vocal excercises have any effect on animals, good or bad.
Warm regards
Christine