Classical 101

Hooray for National Dog Day!

WOSU 89.7 NPR News | By Nick Houser

Published August 26, 2015 at 6:00 AM EDT

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Classical 101 midday host Jennifer Hambrick's pug Jack is caught reading a book.

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Classical 101 online producer Kylie Harwell-Sturgill with her dog Gunther.

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Rocky Juravich, owned by 89.7 NPR News midday host Amy Juravich sits in front of a radio which is tuned to Classical 101 all day, every day. Listening to Classical 101 is one of the few things that calms down this Jack Russell Terrier.

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Jane Doe is an American Fox Hound that spend lots of time outdoors with Alysia Gobert-Smith, WOSU's manager of Membership & Audience Services

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Molly is a golden retriever owned by Jan Pollard WOSU's Ready To Learn Coordinator.

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Heidi, is an Lhasa Apso owned by WOSU TV Program Director Stacia Hentz

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Jake, a Goldendoodle, takes a car ride with Jan Pollard WOSU's Ready To Learn Coordinator.

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black labrador and golden retriever mix resting on a couch while a boy tries to read.

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Chase, black labrador and golden retriever mix doesn't mind interupting reading time at the house of WOSU Ready To Learn Coordinator Jan Pollard WOSU's Ready To Learn Coordinator Jan Pollard.

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Jolie (left) and Jazz (right) pose for Classical 101 volunteer Jan Confer.

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In celebration of National Dog Day, we wanted to share some of the four legged friends of WOSU staffers and volunteers.

Listen to Classical 101 throughout the day, we'll have 13 hours dedicated to honoring classical music’s canine companions.

Checkout the pictures above as well as our online features about the relationship of dogs and music.