Can Your Dog See the Television?...

Can your dog see images on the television screen? Yes. Without any doubt your dog can see and correctly interpret the images on television. Studies disagree with this opinion.

Bruce Fogle, author of the “Dog’s Mind,” explains in great detail the anatomy of the dog’s eye. It is this anatomy which proves a dog can see no more than the pixels on the TV and these pixels do not form pictures as they do for humans.

Recently my mother shared the story with me about a Beagle named Molly. My mom was at the neighbor’s house watching “Pride and Prejudice”; the dog appeared to be sleeping when a pup appeared in the show. At this point the Beagle came to abrupt attention and ran to the television and put her front paws on her new doggie friend.

It’s important to point out that these were not dogs (or cats) that were barking or making noise of any kind and there certainly was no animal odors being emitted from the TV. Clearly the only sense these dogs had to use was their sight.