Musicians hold special Christmas concert at shelter to cheer stray dogs up

Some dogs quietened down to listen...others had a go at barking along

A group of kind-hearted musicians held a special concert at an animal shelter to cheer up the stray dogs living there.

Students from the University of North Carolina Greensboro played festive tunes for the dogs at the Guilford County Animal Shelter last week.

And the dogs seemed appreciative of their efforts, with several quietening down or even barking along to the music.

One of the student musicians said: ‘They need things to keep their minds active. Some of them are talkers, so some of them are singing along.’

Another added: ‘When we first started playing, it was fascinating to watch all the dogs silent down a bit, because maybe they weren’t expecting it.

‘But you could tell – they all started listening. ‘

And shelter volunteer Regina Gardner explained to Fox8 how the music was intended to help socialize the dogs.

She said: ‘We are looking to enrich the lives of animals in our care.

‘So we just feel that music is a really good way to get them to interact with people and get people to interact with them.

‘It’s just an all-round way to get the dogs some enrichment.

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