My dog wants to fight doorbells but ignores tea kettles
Why aren't dogs bothered by the high-pitched sounds of tea kettles?
The amount of tea I drink in a week would surprise my younger self. I joked that my mother thought tea could cure everything but STDs. (Yes, I know, dark joke, but the ‘80s and ‘90s were a different time and she really did suggest tea for every single possible thing I told her was physically wrong with me from kindergarten to college.) Meanwhile, I couldn't stand the taste of brown tea. (I also started volunteering for HIV/AIDS awareness programs as an adult, so don't cancel me.)
In my late teens, I befriended one Japanese girl in college who schooled me on more than Lipton, and I have been obsessed with drinking tea on a daily basis ever since. However, considering my dog’s reaction to doorbells, trains, knocks, loud foot stomps and ambulances, I was prepared for a new training routine to get her comfortable with the sound of a traditional tea kettle.
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I’d grown fed up with replacing USB charger blenders, USB charger vacuums and electronic kettles. Like old cars, it seemed like the older school way of operating these items worked just fine, and the electronic versions were quieter but constantly failing after one year. So I bought a regular tea kettle.
I waited for my dog to freak out after hearing a tea kettle whistle like she did the first time she heard the loud grinding of ice crushing in a blender. (I returned to a plug-in blender instead of a USB charger blender too. Otherwise, I would have to charge that blender mid-mix, which grew exhausting, especially while trying to make homemade soy milk.)
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To my surprise, she didn't care — at all. A tea kettle whistle can bother some dogs, but mine had no reaction whatsoever. She continued her nap on the couch, and I was even more confused by her acting like a yelping G.I. Jane if I just so happened to look out of the window to avoid someone ringing the doorbell.