Waxy's Dargle

I've decided to take up the fiddle. I've been thinking about it for years, and there really hasn't been anything to hold me back, so I figured now is as good a time as any. So, voila! Behold my new fiddle. Actually, after one down payment followed by 12 months of modestly priced monthly installments, it'll be mine. I want to play Irish music. Nothing but jigs and reels. Real knee slappers. It's from Czechoslovakia. Not exactly Irish, but a good start. I'm so pumped. The only problem is my dog howls like a wolf when I play. Ferociously. How do I get around this?