[NAGDU] Dogs and TV

Tue May 18 16:14:36 UTC 2021

Hi, the thing with Sherlock is he reacts when shut in my room. Of a morning
while I am still sleeping, and Sherlock is too mum tries to watch the animal
shows in the living room. Shortly after she starts this Sherlock goes to my
bedroom door and barks to go out. This has been only happening with the
animal programs because mum can watch anything else, and he just happily
sleeps on. So, it means mum has to watch her animal programs when Sherlock
and I are out of the house or put up with his barking.	 I don't think there
is any other solution.

>From Shaz.
Canberra, Australia.

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Dogs and TV

hello all:

my standard poodle Gonzo reacts to all dogs, horses, drawings of said
animals and even evil people in shows.  my last poodle, bogart, couldn't
care a darn about the TV.  let's just say watching westerns with gonzo can
be very trying. a few times I've just moved him for a  time out in the
bedroom. :)

Gary and avid TV watcher, Gonzo!

On May 7, 2021 3:09:57 PM PDT, Lyn Gwizdak via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>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
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> 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-----
>> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Sharon S via
>NAGDU
>> Sent: Friday, May 7, 2021 2:25 AM
>> To: 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users'
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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