[NAGDU] Dogs and TV

[Lyn Gwizdak]

Hi folks,

The only thing on TV some of my dogs reacted to were dogs crying as if in
pain, puppies crying loudly for their mother, and squeaky toys. I didnt
think dogs could see and understand what they saw on TV.

I had two cats that reacted to pet food commercials. One cat, we had as
kids, would paw the screen like he did the door window when he wanted to
come back inside. He didnt use his claws so no scratches window or TV
screen. The other cat, that belonged to my girlfriend like to sit on the
piano stool and just stare at whatever moved on the TV. She liked the news
or game shows.

I do wonder what TV looks like to cats and dogs. I know they dont see all
the colors that we do. I've heard cats can see green, blue, and yellow.
Maybe dogs see those colors, too? Both see movement better than humans.
They see better in darkness or very dim light. They have these reflective
cells on their retinas. Makes their eyes shine like headlights when a light
shines in their eyes.

Ari likes squeaky toys on TV. He looks at the TV like where's that toy?

Lyn and Aristotle

On Fri, May 7, 2021, 1:39 PM Susan Jones via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> What a beautiful, happy ending to such a sad story!
>
> Thanks for sharing!
>
> Susan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Janell via NAGDU
> Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021 2:45 PM
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> Cc: nellie at culodge.com
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Dogs and TV
>
> Hello,
>
> My first black lab dog, Sully, was obsessed with watching animals on TV.
> He
> would run up to the TV and growl at ducks, deer and any other animal.  He
> would even run to the TV when my kids were playing the WII duck hunting
> games.  I had to retire Sully at 4 because of a dog attack, then he went to
> live with my son who is an avid duck/goose hunter.  He taught Sully how to
> hunt, which didn't take any time at all.  Sully is the best duck/goose
> retriever ever!  He is living the great life enjoying all of his hunting
> experiences and is spoiled rotten!
>
> Janell and Miss Rosy
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021 2:25 AM
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> Cc: Sharon S <koala at areujoking.com>
> Subject: [NAGDU] Dogs and TV
>
> Hi all, this is a new one for me none of my other dogs have been interested
> in TV. Sure there were times when previous dogs barked at the TV but
> Sherlock is totally different.
>
>
>
> One night mum was watching TV and some horses came on. Sherlock suddenly
> sat
> up and stared at the TV until the horses went away. Then the other day I
> was
> relaxing on my bed watching recordings and I got a phone call. So I stopped
> my recording and turned the volume off. While talking to the friend
> Sherlock
> suddenly started growling and barking. I looked at what was on the TV
> because that was where he was focused and it was some wild life show about
> birds. Mum watches this show about dogs each week and if Sherlock is around
> he normally barks at the dogs. He is always staring at the TV and stops
> when
> you change what is on. Then one day he actually walked up to the TV to
> touch
> noses with a dog. As I say it is actually the show he is watching because
> if
> we change the channel he stops.
>
>
>
> We did find it funny at first but now mum can't watch her show wile
> Sherlock
> is in the room.
>
>
>
> Has anyone else ever had a dog react like this?
>
>
>
> As I say the only work around we have found is to not watch that sort of
> show when he is around. However we don't know how he will react because
> sometimes he is happy to see animals on the TV and other times he doesn't
> like them.
>
>
>
> Bye for now.
>
> From Shaz.
>
> Canberra, Australia.
>
>
>
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