What do dogs like to watch on TV? Do you have any preferences? Yes. It is the collateral result of research that evaluated canine vision. Now, thanks to that, we have an idea of what dogs watch on television.
Freya Mowat is a veterinary ophthalmologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and author of the research. “We need more sensitive ways to test vision in dogs. A kind of eye chart for dogs. Videos have the potential to hold a dog's attention long enough to assess visual function. “We didn't know what type of content is most engaging and engaging for dogs,” she said.
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The study found that dogs become more interested when they watch videos featuring other animals. Content featuring other dogs was the most popular. Even cartoons, the University points out in a statement.
Mowat created a web-based questionnaire for dog owners around the world. He thus learned about the television viewing habits of his canine companions. The dogs were shown four short videos with topics of possible interest. It included a panther, a dog, a bird and traffic moving down a road. They were then asked to rate their dog's interest in each video. And how closely the dog followed the moving objects on the screen.
Mowat received 1,600 responses from dog owners around the world. It was thus known that age and vision were related to how much a dog interacted with a screen. Sporting and herding dog breeds seem to watch all content more than other breeds. Video content featuring dogs was the most popular.
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Cartoons were attractive to more than 10% of the dogs. Movement on the screens was a strong motivator for attention on the screen.
Mowat says he plans to build on the results of this study. It is hoped to develop video-based methods that can assess changes in visual attention as dogs age. They could help our four-legged friends age as gracefully as possible. What dogs watch on television can give us an important clue.
