Albright, J. D., Seddighi, R. M., Ng, Z., Sun, X., & Rezac, D. J. (2017). Effect of environmental noise and music on dexmedetomidine-induced sedation in dogs. PeerJ, 5, e3659.

Alves, J. C., Santos, A., Lopes, B., & Jorge, P. (2018). Effect of auditory stimulation during early development in puppy testing of future police working dogs. Topics in companion animal medicine, 33(4), 100-104.

Bowman, A., Scottish, S. P. C. A., Dowell, F. J., & Evans, N. P. (2015). ‘Four Seasons’ in an animal rescue centre; classical music reduces environmental stress in kennelled dogs. Physiology & behavior, 143, 70-82.

Bowman, A., Scottish, S. P. C. A., Dowell, F. J., & Evans, N. P. (2017). The effect of different genres of music on the stress levels of kennelled dogs. Physiology & behavior, 171, 207-215.

Brayley, C., & Montrose, V. T. (2016). The effects of audiobooks on the behaviour of dogs at a rehoming kennel. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 174, 111-115.

Cyroń, S., Czyż, K., & Patkowska-Sokoła, B. (2018) Wpływ muzyki klasycznej na behawior psów w schronisku. (The influence of classical music on the behavior of dogs in a shelter.) Wiadomości Zootechniczne, R. LVI, 3: 137–147.

Engler, W. J., & Bain, M. (2017). Effect of different types of classical music played at a veterinary hospital on dog behavior and owner satisfaction. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 251(2), 195-200.

Kogan, L. R., Schoenfeld-Tacher, R., & Simon, A. A. (2012). Behavioral effects of auditory stimulation on kenneled dogs. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 7(5), 268-275.

Köster, L. S., Sithole, F., Gilbert, G. E., & Artemiou, E. (2019). The potential beneficial effect of classical music on heart rate variability in dogs used in veterinary training. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 30, 103-109.

Tuna, B., Kisadere, İ., & Dönmez, N. (2018). Influence of Music Intervention on First Wake up Anesthesia Period, Some Physiological and Hematological Parameters in Dogs. Manas Journal of Agriculture Veterinary and Life Sciences, 8(1).

Wells, D. L., Graham, L., & Hepper, P. G. (2002). The influence of auditory stimulation on the behaviour of dogs housed in a rescue shelter. Animal Welfare, 11(4), 385-393.

Table

The following table lists the papers in chronological order and summarizes what types of music/sound were compared, what was measured to determine the dogs’ response, and the outcome.

Date	Title	What was compared	Metrics	Outcome
2002	The influence of auditory stimulation on the behaviour of dogs housed in a rescue shelter.	human conversation, classical music, heavy metal music, pop music, control	positions in kennels, movement, vocalization	Dogs rested more and less time standing during classical music; barked less in classical music. Dogs barked more during heavy metal.
2012	Behavioral effects of auditory stimulation on kenneled dogs.	classical, heavy metal, Through a Dog's Ear	activity level, vocalization, body shaking	Classical music resulted in dogs sleeping more and barking less. More body shaking during heavy metal. Through a Dog's Ear had "minimal" effect.
2015	‘Four Seasons’ in an animal rescue centre; classical music reduces environmental stress in kenneled dogs.	classical music, no music	heart rate variability, behavior, salivary cortisol	No difference in cortisol. Heart rate and behavior showed less stress during music. Calming effects disappear after 7 days (habituation)
2015	Effect of environmental noise and music on dexmedetomidine-induced sedation in dogs	moderate noise, loud noise, classical music, background noise	sedation level using three different measures	exposure to music did not improve sedation
2016	The effects of audiobooks on the behaviour of dogs at a rehoming kennels.	audiobook, classical music, pop music, psychoacoustically designed dog music (Through a Dog's Ear), no auditory control	dogs' behavior	Dogs appeared least stressed during audiobook. Through a Dog's Ear was less effective than audiobook and classical.
2017	The effect of different genres of music on the stress levels of kennelled dogs.	Playlists of Soft Rock, Motown, Pop, Reggae, Classical	heart rate variability, behavior, salivary cortisol	Trying to prevent habituation with variety. Least stress per heart rate with reggae and soft rock. No effect on barking. Cortisol problematic.
2017	Effect of different types of classical music played at a veterinary hospital on dog behavior and owner satisfaction.	classical, Through a Dog's Ear (same pieces as classical), no music	dog's behavior as assessed by owner and tech (re: anxiety), body temperature, heart rate	No statistically significant difference between no music and either the classical music or Through a Dog's Ear.
2018	Influence of Music Intervention on First Wake up Anesthesia Period, Some Physiological and Hematological Parameters in Dogs	control, Sufi music, heavy-metal music	during/after ovariohysterectomy: heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, and multiple blood-chemistry metrics	both types of music were found to be uneffective, except that heavy metal shortened the wake-up period
2018	Wpływ muzyki klasycznej na behawior psów w schronisku (The influence of classical music on the behavior of dogs in a shelter)	no control; varied classical playlists	behavior survey by shelter workers	small amount of improved behavior over 5 months (but no control group and no data analysis)
2019	Effect of auditory stimulation during early development in puppy testing of future police working dogs	control, varied auditory stimulation including music, talk shows, and environmental noise including cars, sirens, gunshots	skills test at 7 weeks of age	the auditory stimulation had a negative effect overall and particularly on some tests
2020	The potential beneficial effect of classical music on heart rate variability in dogs used in veterinary training.	control; Through a Dog's Ear	heart rate variability	per heart rate variability (reduced), the dogs were probably less relaxed with the music than without