Can dogs see TV?

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joinerjohn

Just been researching this on the internet and can't seem to get a definitive answer. Some sites say no a dog can't make out images on television the way we do.
I'm asking because our mutt goes bonkers whenever there are dogs on TV. Adverts, films, programmes. Even if we turn the sound off completely he still goes daft if there's a dog on there.
The present commercial for Pedigree Chum with the collie running about sends him into a barking frenzy, the moment the first chord is played on the guitar.

My dad had a dog years ago and one afternoon I was watching the snooker. Whenever a player hit the cue ball, he'd look at the TV screen and sometimes they'd show the shots from the pocket cam where the ball rolls towards the pocket then drops. The dog would get up and look underneath the TV for the ball.

Our dog was watching the Open golf with me and even he was looking or the golf balls as they dropped into the holes.
So anyone else have experience of their dog watching TV ?

Cheers JJ
 
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yes they can see the images but in individual frames due to flicker fusion of the eye.
and in colour, but only of the blue spectrum. which means they are red,green colour blind.
 
Proof indeed, if proof were needed :D
I have absolutely no doubt that not only dogs but also cats can and do watch TV. Dogs in particular are very intelligent - more than some humans IMO :LOL:
 
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goto agree,my dog sometimes goes nuts when another dog comes on,and if the pitch of the whine or bark is correct she does the G.S.D pose of cocking her head to and fro with her ears sticking straight up.
the cat on the other hand couldnt give a monkeys of anything that goes on on the tele. :LOL:
 
joinerjohn said:
Just been researching this on the internet and can't seem to get a definitive answer. Some sites say no a dog can't make out images on television the way we do.
I'm asking because our mutt goes bonkers whenever there are dogs on TV. Adverts, films, programmes. Even if we turn the sound off completely he still goes daft if there's a dog on there.
The present commercial for Pedigree Chum with the collie running about sends him into a barking frenzy, the moment the first chord is played on the guitar.

My dad had a dog years ago and one afternoon I was watching the snooker. Whenever a player hit the cue ball, he'd look at the TV screen and sometimes they'd show the shots from the pocket cam where the ball rolls towards the pocket then drops. The dog would get up and look underneath the TV for the ball.

Our dog was watching the Open golf with me and even he was looking or the golf balls as they dropped into the holes.
So anyone else have experience of their dog watching TV ?

Cheers JJ
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No because dogs only see in 2d :rolleyes:
 
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HOGGY952 said:
No because dogs only see in 2d :rolleyes:
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and where did you hear that ?
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Many people claim that their dogs watch TV. A lot of these dogs will actually follow the movement of objects moving around the screen and may also bark. However, the dog does not interpret the television the same way we do. The dog cannot determine what any object on the screen actually is. For example, if we can see a video of a dog running around a field, your dog will see a dark object moving around the screen and this may grab his attention and make him "watch".

The sounds of the television are also likely to gain the attention of the dog, and because they can pinpoint the directional origin of any sound they hear, they will naturally look at the TV. Most dogs, however, will differentiate between the sounds of, for example, a dog barking on TV and a real dog barking. Although unapparent to us, there will be a distinct difference which will render the TV version unimportant to your dog. Remember also, that the dog's most important sense, that of smell, is not present in television and may affect his reaction to stimuli such as the TV that is lacking scents.
 
putting that way yes i agree with you
as the dogs eyes will function different to ours in many ways ie

peripheral vision,binocular vision etc.
 
HOGGY952 said:
No because dogs only see in 2d :rolleyes:
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In that case, Dogs certainly can see TV. It is broadcast in 2d, appears on our screens in 2d.
I'd have thought that because dogs have two eyes and therefore see in stereoscopic vision, they can see in 3d as well. They certainly have depth perception and so must be able to see in 3d too. ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)
 
joinerjohn said:
Just been researching this on the internet and can't seem to get a definitive answer.
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There isn't one.
Never will be.

It doesn't matter how many studies scientists have made on the capabilities of different animals eyes.
The fact remains, there can never be conclusive proof, of how animals eyes translate the vision to the brain, or how the brain interprets it.

No-one will ever know for sure.

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F*ckin sensible BEAN !
 
With our dog, I've noticed that he isn't too fussed about the TV.

Certain songs seems to get him though. If you put on the song "Who let the dogs out?" he goes absolutely nuts. I only found that out because I put it on for a laugh, joking that he would like it because it's about dogs. I've had to stop playing certain hip hop songs because the bass seems to irritate him, but nothing makes him go nuts like "Who let the dogs out?".

I've filmed him wolf-howling, and playing it back at any volume doesn't even get his ears twitching. But, if I start wolf howling he'll join in.

The neighbours' cat comes in my house sometimes, and if you move the mouse pointer around on the computer, she bats at wherever the point is on the screen, so they can definitely interpret "something". :confused:
 
HOGGY952 said:
Many people claim that their dogs watch TV. A lot of these dogs will actually follow the movement of objects moving around the screen and may also bark. However, the dog does not interpret the television the same way we do. The dog cannot determine what any object on the screen actually is. For example, if we can see a video of a dog running around a field, your dog will see a dark object moving around the screen and this may grab his attention and make him "watch".

The sounds of the television are also likely to gain the attention of the dog, and because they can pinpoint the directional origin of any sound they hear, they will naturally look at the TV. Most dogs, however, will differentiate between the sounds of, for example, a dog barking on TV and a real dog barking. Although unapparent to us, there will be a distinct difference which will render the TV version unimportant to your dog. Remember also, that the dog's most important sense, that of smell, is not present in television and may affect his reaction to stimuli such as the TV that is lacking scents.
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You really should reveal your sourse, the above was plucked from

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081013021451AAZh74h

or

http://www.petpeoplesplace.com/resources/advice/dogs/336-dogs-watch-tv.htm
 
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