Pets attracted to your bass?

[ole Jason]

Every time I pick up the bass one of my cats comes running and immediately lays down directly in front of it. It can be in the middle of an afternoon catnap on the couch but will get up and come in my room as soon as she hears me start playing.

I think she either A) likes feeling the vibrations on the wooden floor or B) was a bassist in a former life

[fabledsoe]

I get that with my fiance's dog. It just sits there looking at me while I play. Especially when I use the bow.

[Nuno A.]

take a look at my pic.... he even used to sleep on the bass.

Nuno

[Scottgun]

Pets attracted to your bass?

Yeah. Most people call them kids.

Pets would be better because I'm always finding myself saying, "This thing was in tune an hour ago. What the hey!?"

[kreider204]

Heh, that's awesome.
I bought my upright a few months ago. One of my cats LOVES to rub against it when it's on its stand. I had to buy a sturdier stand because I was afraid she'd knock it over. She also likes to rub against my legs when I practice.

[Chris Fitzgerald]

My cats love to hang out while I practice, sometimes in that irresistible "hey, man, rub my belly" pose that yours is doing in the pics. Whenever I pick up the bow, however, they give me dirty looks and head for the hills.

Good looking bass you've got there.

[drurb]

Our cat (alas, no longer with us ) used to hop up on the couch near me when I would practice. He was my musical buddy. It did get a bit annoying, though, when he would correct my intonation.

[ole Jason]

Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald

Good looking bass you've got there.

Thanks Chris, care to come over and show me how to play it?

[Chris Fitzgerald]

Judging by your cat, you're doing just fine.

[Mike Goodbar]

When we first got our dog (a West Highland Terrier), I introduced her to my bass by towering it over her and playing menacing growly arco sounds (not a stretch for me).

Don't know if she would've bothered the bass otherwise, but I like to think the bass established dominance.

[Chasarms]

Don't know about my bass, but when our old time band practices at one of the member's house, his cat is OBSESSED with my bag. He literally gets inside it and flops around. The last time we were there, I zipped it back after I took the bass out, and he tried every way he could to get it open.

very odd.

[Paul Warburton]

Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald

Whenever I pick up the bow, however, they give me dirty looks and head for the hills.

So do yer listeners.

[moopants]

I have two dogs; one hates the sound of the bass (even when I play electric) and the other likes it. Odd.

[RTL]

My dog seems to be the failsafe indicator as to whether or not I've made a wise purchase.

Whenever I bring home a new instrument, he'll come up and sniff it near the bridge.

Then:
If he licks it, it either ends up staying with me, or I end up wanting to kill myself for selling it (Lakland Joe Osborn/Roscoe Century Standard 5).

The ones he doesn't lick on first sight/smell are the ones that eventually end up in the "expensive lesson" category.. (Modulus Q5/Elrick NJS5).

I need to listen to him more often. No matter how wrong I believe he is at the time, he always ends up being right on the money. He wouldn't even put his nose up to my '09 American Standard P5!

[Square Bear]

my friend had a dog that would try to howl along to anyone practicing scales. it was otherwise quiet, but it liked to sing along to scales for some reason. bizarre.

[Ef4]

My fat bulldog likes to sit in my case whenever its open its...its funny but he gets hairs all over it!!

[Jonyak]

my dog loves when I play my upright, but hates my electric.

she does exactly what your cat does.

[johnz]

Originally Posted by Square Bear

my friend had a dog that would try to howl along to anyone practicing scales. it was otherwise quiet, but it liked to sing along to scales for some reason. bizarre.

This reminds me of the story told of Dragonetti's dog. This is from the site http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/domenico-dragonetti/ and is typical of the telling...

"His closest companion for several years was his dog Carlo, who would sleep under his stool during performances, sometimes awakening to howl during tenor solos."

It may not be true; but, I like the image