WNYC Radio’s “Soundcheck” posed the question recently — can music help a dog in distress?

The program recently asked NYC Animal Care & Control behavior supervisor, Jennifer Abrams, about why the organization recently started piping music into their shelters — and they talk with veterinarian Dr. Pamela Fisher, who started the “Rescue Animal MP3 Project,” which sends MP3 players loaded with specially designed calming music to shelters like New York City’s.

Plus, they talked with sound researcher and music producer Joshua Leeds, who produces the commercially available “Through A Dog’s Ear” music therapy program. He explains what dogs actually hear, and what exactly it is about music that can calm dogs, and why more scientific research is needed in the animal music therapy field.

Here’s the link to the program: