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Can dogs make out pictures on a television screen?

It's just something my parents and I have been wondering for a while. If we point to the TV in front of my dog and call her name, she won't look at it. But last night when I turned on my TV, I could of sworn she stared at it when it lit up. Can dogs actually see pictures on the screen?

Public Comments

1. They can see it. Some dogs actually follow the action and will go behind the screen to see where the figures are, some dogs just ignore it. My friends dogs particularly like the animal planet shows and would sit for an hour watching something with other dogs on it. It would be interesting to know what they think about it. My guy will get between me and the screen so he can block my vision and get my attention.
2. Sure. Mine love the blonde weather girl. Some people they bark at.
3. YES! I watch animal planet all the time and my little one LOVES when dogs are on TV! She perks up and wags her tail. If they bark, she barks back. I LOVE IT!
4. yes they can, and whoever tells u they can't is a total moron. My dogs watch tv all the time. They love horses especially, and when i turn on my wii, they come running and i can see their heads following the wii finger around. Also in the UK there is research being done on dogs whether they are able to analyze like ppl do. They show pictures up on a tv and the dog has to nudge the pictures on the tv screen. and yes they can do it so yes they can see the pictures on the screen.
5. they probably can but my dog ignores it
6. they can. my dog likes to watch the horses on the western channel. she gets all excited and starts barking at them
7. Yes they can and thats why I leave it on when I leave the house so they have somthing to watch..If it has to do with animals their ears perk up,so cute when they see a dog run off screen and they run behind the tv looking for it
8. Yup dogs can definitely make out pictures on TV. Some dogs just think of the tv as background noise and ignore it, other dogs are fascinated with it and (like my pomeranian Boo) will sit in front of the tv and watch their favorite tv show. My dog loves listening to spongebob laugh by tilting his head to the side and he loves barking with the dogs in Dogtown and The Dog Whisperer.