Thread: Dog vision. Interesting simulation.

If the dogs eyesight was that bad how would he find the ball?

There is an old boy of a Golden Lab that I meet at the beach most days. He is totally blind, and fairly deaf, but he finds his ball, or a stick thrown into the sea. It takes him a while, but he always finds it

Originally Posted by Pengy

There is an old boy of a Golden Lab that I meet at the beach most days. He is totally blind, and fairly deaf, but he finds his ball, or a stick thrown into the sea. It takes him a while, but he always finds it

I can fumble around in the dark and find my watch as well Pengy. I am a bit concerned about this cross species dalliance though mate. You do realise that your offspring will be Penguadors or possibly Labraguins don't you?

I'm not buying it even for two dollars.....my old half deaf half blind dogs could still follow a ball threw the air. (Made them stay at heel until released )

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my cocker is nearly blind due to faaarked up breeding (dont get me started) even on his good day a dead duck on water is fairly safe if more than 50 yards away....chuck a rock in its direction to give him a clue and his nose will take him the rest of the way.Ive seen heading dogs spot pigs at 6-700 mtrs but they had clues by us humans watching them,and come to think of it you can give arm signals from a long way away too.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

my cocker is nearly blind due to faaarked up breeding (dont get me started) even on his good day a dead duck on water is fairly safe if more than 50 yards away....chuck a rock in its direction to give him a clue and his nose will take him the rest of the way.Ive seen heading dogs spot pigs at 6-700 mtrs but they had clues by us humans watching them,and come to think of it you can give arm signals from a long way away too.

Arm signals involve movement. They see that really well.

Now explain how their taste receptors transmit the taste of arse and other dogs poo as delicious, and you have yourself a Nobel Prize

Yeah I'm on the fence, I have had occasion where the dog sees something and knows what it is from a great distance ( prey ) Like paddling out to a duck 250 M away and then I have occasions when the dog cant find me in a open field untill i wave my arms .

A mates GWP (sadly gone now) used to spot incoming birds such as starlings when they were all but invisible to the human eye.

This thread is interesting. It shows how widespread a general lack of understanding many have over how a dog works and operates. That a blaze orange dummy is that color for the handler would be one of the most basic things I would expect ANY basic dog handler to know. All of the examples given of things dogs can see have been moving. Anyone who has recalled a dog while being in a group of people having trouble identifying which is their handler on return unless there is a wind from behind the handler. Most handlers in this situation will have to extend their arms and repeat the recall just so the dog gets a recognition.

The better you understand these aspects of your dog, the better you will handle your dog. The more you try and believe the dog thinks, acts, sees, hears and smells like you do you are putting up impediments you don;t need.

Originally Posted by Ruff

This thread is interesting. It shows how widespread a general lack of understanding many have over how a dog works and operates.

How can a dog recognize its owner from 100m? My dog had no issues with me

And why don't seeing eye dogs have glasses? Be the blind leading the blind

A Lab can only see food. Everything else is irrelevant.

Our dog used to catch flies mid air, using ears and nose alone would be something alright.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Our dog used to catch flies mid air, using ears and nose alone would be something alright.

Movement? They see that better than you!