{"id":1454,"date":"2012-03-20T11:54:17","date_gmt":"2012-03-20T11:54:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1454"},"modified":"2012-03-20T11:54:17","modified_gmt":"2012-03-20T11:54:17","slug":"golden-retrievers-taught-how-to-play-piano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/golden-retrievers-taught-how-to-play-piano\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden retrievers taught how to play piano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dogs are intelligent creatures and they can be taught to do many things.<\/p>\n<p>However, a woman in France has excelled herself in instructing her two canines on how to play the piano.<\/p>\n<p>A video has emerged showing the lady guide the pooches through a rendition of the Waltz of the Fleas by using a wind instrument called an ocarina.<\/p>\n<p>The golden retrievers look perfectly at home in front of the piano &ndash; albeit an oversized one &ndash; as they belt out the tune.<\/p>\n<p>Who knows how successful the pair 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