Thomas Peipert.

It’s often said music is the universal language of humanity. Now a 12-year-old Houston boy is putting that to the test among an unlikely audience — man’s best friend. Yuvi Agarwal started playing keyboard when he was 4 and several years ago noticed his playing soothed his family’s restless dog, Bozo. He grew curious if it also could help stressed, homeless animals. With help from his parents, he founded the nonprofit Wild Tunes to recruit musicians to play in animal shelters. He says after a few minutes of playing, most animals calm down and some even go to sleep.