do dogs see tv?

[hoggy952]

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 ?

[Bulld0g]

Yea we see em no probs m8. Cept for the soaps, but Maca58 keeps us informed whats happenin

[maca]

yea me missus watches tv every day..
seriously though if we turn the sound down on tv when there is animals on our dog always barks at the tv. weired

[thewizardofodds]

No because dogs only see in 2d

[Bulld0g]

No because dogs only see in 2d

unless they get a new 3d telly

[hoggy952]

YouTube - Dog goes crazy watching animal planet!
dog going crazy watching animals do the funniest things.

[hoggy952]

No because dogs only see in 2d

and where did you hear that?

[icebergsrb]

Lol. Well it seems they do.

[thewizardofodds]

and where did you hear that?

At a university lecture mny moons ago.

[barrowmanandrew]

ive heard that before, dogs only see in 2d.
apparently if your not reallly close, they cant see you until you move, don't know about tv though.

http://dogs.thefuntimesguide.com/2010/04/dog_eyesight.php

[Cronus]

AS far as I know all animals with two eyes see 3D.

Dogs see nearly exactly what we see and the 2D vision is a myth.

Animals need 3D vision to judge distances and speed as well as size and shape. A dog being a pack hunting animal needs this in order to survive.

Targeting and trajectory needs 3D vision.No substantial animal on earth with two eyes sees in 2D. Even prey have this in order to judge distance and speed when running.

The only difference between us and dogs vision is the colour recognition. Dogs see yellow green and orange as a similar colour- its all to do with the receptors in the eye being lower in number.
Our colour recognition is higher stemming back to our days as apes- animals that feed on fruit and vegatables, seeds etc need an acute colour vision- thats why fruit is colourfull to attract attention. We certainly dont have the best vision on the planet,birds for example can see UV Light and possibly adapt magnetic waves with vision.

a dogs sight-to-brain reaction times are on a par if not better than ours and also spacial awareness-again because its a hunting animal.

Dogs see the TV exactly like we do apart from some colour loss.

[barrowmanandrew]

i'm sure i seen a program which said dogs see tv much diffrent than us...
very interesting, any vets out there can clear this up?

[hoggy952]

At a university lecture mny moons ago.

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.as cronus says

[DNG2010]

Wow, never knew that, you learn something new everyday...

[hoggy952]

Wow, never knew that, you learn something new everyday...

its like being back at school