TV watching Dogs

[Michael Romanos]

CardiCorgiOwner - that is a pearl of a photo.

I am sure that dogs mostly ignore television and if they don't, a lot are told to leave it because of the response they might make to noisy television moments or programmes. Taylor use to talk back when another animal - especially a dog - made some comment on tv. But we told Taylor as a pup to ignore it because it was coming from the tv and wasn't real life. And he does just that since we have been saying " Taylor it is only on television."
However on one day he heard the train track crossing bells on national tv that belong to our local crossing. He pricked up hjis ears, went directly to the tv set and stared right at it. He certainly recognises our own local bells from any other in the country, in the world. He has heard them often enough.
Dogs do see tv pictures differently to humans. They don't see tv as continuous but as a series of photos.
It is quite wonderfull if a dog has the patience a fortitude to look at a programme on tv intently and take in the scenes and actions. Taylor got on tv when he and I were interviewed in a tv studio last year and Taylor performed in a kind of studio agility course designed just for Taylor. But he shows no interest in watching himself or me.

[Dillydoodle]

My dogs respond more to noises on the tv than images. Domino's commercials with a door bell ringing, gets both of mine barking and running for the front door! Dillon loves the sound of car motors reving loudly.. so my husband who sometimes watches car repair shows will watch with Dillon as he seems to appreciate the noises. A dog barking or a cat meowing loudly gets both of the dogs looking at the tv and cocking their heads side to side. There was a commercial the other day with some bizzare high pitched music and both of the dogs jolted up from a deep sleep to stare at the tv, ears wiggling! It was pretty funny, the best part was they repeted that commercial about an hour later and we got the exact same response as the first time. We have a huge flat screen TV so I would have thought the sight of things running around or movement would be noticed but neither seems to notice anything other than the sounds...

[Clogs]

We are among the few crazy people who simply don't have TV. (Yes - I've been called crazy because of this) so Rose doesn't very often get to see one. When she does, she generally ignores it, unless there are dogs, cats or people fighting or behaving in a furtive manner on it. She growls at all three of these scenarios.
She once saw some humans mating on TV, (can I call it this with-out raising anyone's ire?) and sat down and watched with her head on one side and a "What the...?" expression on her face.

[Michael Romanos]

Clogs - that is the same expression I would have. Perhaps Rose and I saw the same programme. When you take Rose to the zoo in Wellington or Auckland - don't go near the lions enclosures. It might shock Rose. Lions are forever at it and at all hours.

[Clogs]

I'll remember that, next time I go to the zoo, and avert my delicate eyes.

*she said with a straight face*

[Mvons]

Originally Posted by Michael Romanos

Dogs do see tv pictures differently to humans. They don't see tv as continuous but as a series of photos.

Doesn't that depend what type of TV? My neighbor with a parrot cannot have her bird watch her new LCD TV because of the problem mentioned above which doesn't exist with the CRT tube TV.

My dog ignored the TV because there wasn't any smells to back up what she "thought" she saw. She trusted her nose more than her eyes...wise.
Merrie

[Michael Romanos]

Dogs see much differently to birds.
I don't know if science has caught up with different forms of television. to voice an opinion of dogs seeing one type of tv system differently to another. If there is any discernable flicker (which of course we humans cannot see) a dog will pick it up and see the moving picture as a continuous slide.
A dog's vision is unique and in many ways superior to ours.

[yonae12]

Ein watches TV and loves Star wars too.