Welcome to "We're All Ears!". I'm Janet Marlow, Founder of Pet Acoustics.
Horses are born listening. As prey animals, their survival has always depended on detecting sound before danger appears. Long before a horse reacts with movement, their nervous system has already scanned the environment acoustically.
A distant footstep.
The creak of a gate.
Wind moving through trees.
These aren’t background noises to a horse. They are signals—each one quietly asking:
Is this safe? Should I stay? Or should I go?

Welcome to We’re All Ears, the podcast dedicated to how animals experience the world through sound, emotion, and connection. I’m Janet Marlow, founder of Pet Acoustics. And today… we’re stepping into the future.

2026 — A New Era of Compassionate Pet Care Because the way we care for pets is changing.
And it’s changing in hopeful, deeply human ways.
If you look at the last decade, pets went from “companions”…
to family. From afterthoughts in healthcare…to emotional priorities in our lives.
2026 represents something powerful:
A world where pet care isn’t only about treatment…
It’s about experience, comfort, emotional well-being, and dignity.
And that shift isn’t technological first.

It’s heart first.

Welcome to We’re All Ears, the podcast dedicated to how animals hear, feel, and live more comfortably in our world.
I’m Janet Marlow, founder of Pet Acoustics, and today’s episode is a special one… because it’s about something deeply emotional, deeply compassionate, and incredibly important for the pets we love.

This is Episode 33:
The Pet Hearing Test Revolution — How Sound Is Transforming Preventive Care for Dogs & Cats

There’s a moment many pet parents experience…
A moment where something changes, and we can’t quite name it.
Maybe your dog doesn’t come running when you call.
Maybe your cat no longer reacts to familiar household sounds.
Maybe they startle more easily…
Or withdraw…
Or cling a little tighter.

And suddenly, you wonder:
Are they ignoring me? Are they confused? Are they aging? Or… is something deeper happening?

Sound is how our pets connect to the world.
It’s how they feel safe.
It’s part of how they love us. Music by Janet Marlow, "Essence"