One of my cats will hang around while I'm practicing. She seems to like jazz. The other two haul ass out of the music room as soon as I sit down behind the drums.
Barney the one-eyed bassedor thinks it's OK, doesn't care hat much one way or the other
Franklin the Corgi/Alsatian LOVES drumming. Despite our discouragement, he likes to put his nose on the reso heads (sometimes in a bass port) likes to grab the kick beater (for which he gets a mallet on the head) and will regularly tip over my snare or just put his front legs up on my lap and watch
if he doesn't get to play (we yell at him b/c we are trying to work something out) he either grabs a toy and tries to may the drums play with him or askes to go outside and run in circles
all with a big doggie smile
I had 2 birman cats until 1 died about 2 weeks ago, and they both hated it, the surviving one still hates it sometimes, and sometimes will just do a runner out of the house asap
George.