Monday, February 18, 2008

New Zealand record charts go to the dogs

New Zealand record charts, and
is looking to go global.

A Very Silent Night, recorded at a frequency only dogs can
hear, was so popular among owners it hit number one at
Christmas, but has been receiving mixed responses from
listeners.

"The most violent one was a dog that physically attacked
the radio when it was played and went quite berserk and totally
destroyed it," said Bob Kerridge, chief executive of animal
welfare group
, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (SPCA).

"On the other side of the scale, they just lie down and did
nothing." The charity CD, priced at NZ$4.99 ($3.93), contained
an instrumental and a vocal version of the song, but Kerridge
said he did not know what kind of music dogs would hear.

"Never having heard it myself, I don't know what they'll
hear and of course I don't know how dogs hear music," he said.

Kerridge added dogs in Australia and the United States
could soon have a listen.

Around NZ$22,000 ($17,300) has been raised by the disc's
sale.

Reuters

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