I've been wondering. Are dogs really colorblind. Because whenever I use a lazer light to play with my cat my dog always goes after the light.
2007-02-21 08:26:02 · 18 answers · asked by Caitie 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
They are not at all color blind. They do not see colors the way we do, but they can still see colors. They see colors pretty much in one shade....blue, red, black and so on. They don't see shades of colors like pink and light blue....it would just look red or blue to them.
2007-02-21 08:31:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Dogs are red and green color blind, they do seem to be able to see lazer pointers though (probably as a gray dot, not a red one) I think some just aren't interested in it. I have two dogs, if I shine a lazer pointer around one he just ignores it like he can't even see it, because of him I actually thought at first that dogs couldn't see the lazer pointer. I got a chihuahua last year, he will go crazy chasing after a lazer pointer. Just be careful not to shine it in their eyes.
2007-02-21 08:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by Dragonfly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs aren't colorblind, but they do see colors
differently than we do. Dogs don't seem to be
able to see reds and greens very well, so their
world probably seems to be in shades of yellow
and blue. For a comparison of how you and a
dog see colors
2007-02-21 08:34:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dogs aren't colorblind, but they do see colors differently than we do. Dogs don't see reds and greens very well, so their world probably seems to be in shades of yellow and blue.
2007-02-21 08:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Dogs are colourblind from birth- 2 months then they start to focus on colour. Your dog is chasing the laser cuz its entertaining
2007-02-21 08:34:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope. Unless I have two very strange dogs. lol My min pin and silky are quite capable of distinguishing what color is what. Especially the colors pink and orange.
2016-05-24 04:03:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost completely, they can only see red & green.Plus, they would still chase it if they were completely colorblind.
2007-02-21 08:33:21 · answer #7 · answered by sssmdb 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have heard that too but it is not completly true they see in yellows and orange and blues. But they have a hardd time seeing the difference betwwen reds and greens.
2007-02-23 00:29:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs can only see in black in white-they just chase light
2007-02-21 08:29:53 · answer #9 · answered by lovelylady 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Both dogs and cats are color blind. It comes down to rods and cones. Cone receptors pick up color, they have run tests and know which ones pick up what color. Animals use all or mostly rods, so their eyes don't register colors.
2007-02-21 08:32:20 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋