Recording With a Dog in the Room

I’ve recorded many guests who had a dog with them in the room during the recording session.

Before pressing record, if I hear the dog I always ask the guest if they feel they should remove the dog from the room before recording. Sometimes they say that if the dog is outside the room it will bark more than if it is inside the room.

On many occasions in the middle of an interview I’ve heard the guests dog moving around, jingling it’s collar and occasionally barking or yelping or whining. Obviously all these noises can distract the listener from the conversation (unless you’re actually talking about the dog!). Note: It’s virtually impossible to remove those sounds in post-production.

On other occasions the dog remained completely silent for the whole interview. Whew!

What has your experience been with recording with dogs in the room?

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