Not vibes. Science.
Music's calming effect on animals is one of the most replicated findings in behavioral research. Barkwoo is built on it. Here's the work we leaned on.
suffer from noise sensitivity — among the most common stress triggers.
drop in physiological stress markers with species-specific music.
PetPace biometric study · 2024
What the research found.
Classical music calmed and relaxed shelter dogs.
Dogs were measurably calmer and more relaxed while listening to classical music, compared to other auditory conditions in a rescue-shelter setting.
Less stress, less barking — and more adoptions.
Classical music reduced environmental stress in kenneled dogs, leading to less aggressive behavior and barking. The research suggests it actually increased the rate of adoption.
A calming influence in stressful environments.
A review of the therapeutic effects of music on dogs found that exposure to classical music has a calming influence on dogs in stressful environments.
Slower, simpler music calms more.
Solo instruments with slower tempos and less complex arrangements had a greater calming effect than faster selections with more complex harmonic and orchestral content — the principle our library is composed around.
Study on tempo, complexity and the calming effect of music, 2012.
The effect isn't unique to dogs.
Music made chicks less fearful.
Chicks treated with imprinting enrichment and music were less fearful than the control group.
Music changed cows' behavioral readiness.
Music had a stimulatory effect that influenced the behavioral readiness of cows to access the milking compartments of an automatic milking system.
Put the research to work.
A drug-free, science-backed way to help your dog feel calmer — wherever the stress shows up.