[NAGDU] Dogs and TV

Sat May 8 00:09:23 UTC 2021

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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