Golden Retriever Bailey Clearly Digs Guitar Music

Jul 25, 2020 by apost team

Dogs are known for being adorably wholesome, which is part of why we call them man's best friend. There's no denying the fact there are very few creatures who love us in the same way a dog loves us. They look up to us for affection, attention and care. In return, they give us lifelong companionship and total adoration. It's one of the most wonderful relationships a person can experience. Bailey, an adorable Golden Retriever, and her human take this relationship to the next level. Bailey loves watching her dad play guitar and shows him how much she appreciates his talents in the course of a video.

Let's face it - who doesn't love music? Scientists have shown that music has a variety of positive impacts on the brain, from improving memory, focus and recall to helping serotonin uptake in the brain. Music is a powerful tool that can express a variety of emotions, making us feel heard, cared about and understood.

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Naturally, animals can enjoy music and other sounds, too. Have you ever noticed your dog get a little bit excited when they hear the theme song to your favorite show? Or watched as they started running around energetically when a song you play frequently comes on? Dogs are capable of recognizing music and understanding, to an extent, its impact on their favorite people.

In the case of Bailey, an adorable Golden Retriever, her absolute adoration of her father goes beyond her love for him and all the way to a love for the music he produces. Her dad, Drew Cole, performs a variety of guitar pieces as a musician. He's relatively talented at playing guitar and often practices in front of Bailey.

One day, he decided to capture Bailey's reaction to watching him play guitar on camera. The absolute adorableness captured in the video is nearly too much to bear. Overall, there are over 14 million views of the video, and we just can't keep our eyes off it. Bailey loves watching her dad play guitar and shows him how much she appreciates his talents throughout the course of the video.

If you don't believe us, we encourage you to check it out for yourselves. At the beginning of the video, Bailey is in front of her owner, watching him intently. He picks up his guitar, and you can see that she immediately perks up. When he starts strumming a few lines, she does what any of us would do: she smiles a doggy smile. After a moment, she starts bobbing her head, almost like she's dancing along to the beat of the music.

Then, just to show us her reaction, Drew stops strumming his guitar rather abruptly. Without so much as missing a single beat, Bailey stops smiling, her head stops bobbing and she stares at her owner. You can see the look of judgment in her eyes as she watches him. Clearly, she wants him to continue playing and is not impressed that he stopped. To appease her, Drew starts playing again. Almost immediately, Bailey goes right back to her smiling, happy, dancing self, swaying her head along to the music. She's clearly quite pleased that her dad is kind enough to play music just for her, and we can't blame her one bit.

Unfortunately, Bailey passed away a bit ago, as all dogs do. It's hard to lose a best friend like that, especially someone who is so dedicated to her people. However, Drew expressed in a heartfelt statement on social media that his life, ultimately, was better because Bailey was in it, and she was well-loved and lived a very full life.

Let us know what you think about Bailey's dedication to her dad's art below. Have you ever had a dog react to music like that? We'd love to hear about it!