Forget fetching sticks. This musically-minded dog would rather be playing piano sonatas. Sadie the German Shepherd was filmed at home in Alberta, Canada, switching on an electric organ with her nose and sitting down to play some tunes. Footage shows her plonking her front paws down along the keyboard, as she sits with her back legs positioned on the piano stool. Instead of classical music, Sadie appears to recite a minimalist piece with clashing notes and no time signature. After a confident start, the pup takes a pause and looks towards the camera. 'Oh, did you make a mistake?' her owner says while filming. Signaling a brief moment of musical frustration, Sadie puts one paw to her head before returning to tickle the ivories. Musically minded: Sadie the German Shepherd was filmed at home in Alberta, Canada, switching on an electric keyboard with her nose and sitting down to play some tunes . Born to perform: Footage shows her plonking her front paws down on the keyboard, as she sits with her back legs on the piano stool . After a 20-second rendition, she decides she's had enough for one day and turns around to take a bow. To date, the video of Sadie playing the piano has been watched more than 12,000 times. Many viewers have given her paw-formance the thumbs up. 'Cute video, gorgeous and smart dog! ' one fan wrote. Sadie, aged six, was apparently adopted from an animal rescue shelter in 2009. Her owner adds: 'She loves learning new tricks and recently learned to play the piano.' Bravo: After a 20-second rendition, she decides she's had enough for one day and turns around to take a bow .
Sadie the German Shepherd was filmed at home in Alberta, Canada, switching on an electric keyboard with her nose and sitting down to play.
Instead of classical music, the pooch appears to recite a minimalist piece with clashing notes and no time signature.
After a 20-second rendition, she decides she's had enough for one day and turns around to take a bow.