I've never questioned a dogs ability to look up until watching "Shaun of the Dead". Ed claims that dogs can't look up. When he says look up I believe he means straight up. None of this, their head is a little bit up buisness. But come to think of it I don't think I ever have seen a dog look up. Is it possible? If so can you provide some proof for me?
2006-08-08 12:18:34 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
of course they can look up!! they catch balls and frisbees dont they????
2006-08-08 12:21:26 · answer #1 · answered by JOHN G 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love that film. Was watching 'Spaced' last night - look it up if you like Shaun of the Dead.
I think it's more of a psychological phenomenon rather than a physiological one - if you shout a dog from an elevated position, the dog never seems to think to look up.
2006-08-08 19:23:59 · answer #2 · answered by EvilEdd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they can. My dogs have looked up at planes, helicopters, kites, birds etc..
However when dogs are hunting, including sight hounds, they never look up because they have their noses down to follow the scent or, in the case of the sight hounds they are focused on the animal they are chasing.
It is possible to 'hide' from a dog quite easily by climbing a tree or building as long as you don't leave a scent trail.
If you were able to climb one tree and then transfer from that one to another tree or another high point dogs on your trail would not look up to search for you visually although they would attempt to jump up at the tree you had climbed because of the scent trail.
They would not stand back and scan the surrounding trees in order to find you.
2006-08-09 02:06:31 · answer #3 · answered by DogDoc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To a degree, yes they can. My dog Hector looks up at me from the ground when I'm standing over him without moving his head, so in that respect he can. He also sees things in the sky and that's up. Having said that, my darling Hector has a brain tumour and his left eye has recessed, and he is starting to lose his sight, and I'm absolutely devastated, as my mum died of cancer, her cat died of exactly the same cancer as my mum, and now Hector has cancer too. It's very scary.
2006-08-08 19:26:39 · answer #4 · answered by TracylovesABBA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes dogs can look up that's why they have a head like humans do.
2006-08-08 19:27:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog spends hours looking up at the pigeons sitting on our roof and i mean straight up licking his lips and hoping that maybe one day all his staring will pay off.
2006-08-09 10:37:54 · answer #6 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My dog does look up and she looks very funny. Her expression seems to say 'oh don't you love me any more?' Iris just visible with lots of blood shot white.
2006-08-09 07:35:21 · answer #7 · answered by Mugs14 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have thought that from where they stand (literally) ....looking up IS the only way!.....well apart from looking down a further 12 inches from where their nose is!
2006-08-08 20:07:02 · answer #8 · answered by Surething 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs can't look up! Big Al says so!
2006-08-10 05:02:18 · answer #9 · answered by leedeedi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes they can, also they can move there eyes up with out moving there heads just like humans. my Chihuahua she is always laying on the ground and looking up to me when i talk to her.
2006-08-08 19:40:17 · answer #10 · answered by ♥ amal_dxb ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When dogs sit and howl how much more up can they be looking?
2006-08-08 19:28:44 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋