Do dogs see in color or in black and white? Please help me answer my 9 yr old daughters question,cos I can't!

Question

This is important to her and I really don't know ! I never thought about it. Now it is of great importance! Thanks for your help!Bree says Hurry Please! LOL

Thank you all so much!! Bree is very excited about the quick response from everyone! A Yahooligan in training!!LOL

Answer 1

When a man is tested in the military, or for a commercial driving license, the chart tests for color blindness. If he is deemed color blind, it means he can't see red and green, but only sees them as shades of brown..that is the human condition known as color blind.
However, dogs do not differentiate between red and green, so by human standards, yes, they ARE color blind.

But, some people think that the term means that color blindness is seeing only in black and white...dogs DO see other than black and white and shades of gray..so, they do see color.
They see yellow, blue, and tans/browns very well, and some shades of purple..but they don't differentiate red from green.

So, do they see color? YES
Are they color blind by human terms? YES
Do they only see black and white? NO
Here is a fun color chart for you to show your daughter, that compares what dogs see to how we see> http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/LA/DrP4.htm

Answer 2

They've ran tests and discovered that they just see differently to us, but they do in fact NOT see only black and white. Pure MYTH.

"dogs see "VIBYYYR" (Violet, Indigo, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Yellow, and Red). The colors Green, Yellow, and Orange all look alike to dogs; but look different from Red and different from the various Blues and Purples. Dogs are very good at telling different shades of VIB apart. Finally, Blue-Green looks White to dogs."

Answer 3

Dogs are color blind, but they don't see in black and white. They have a difficult time distinguishing shades of green and red, but they can see color. They just don't see color the same way that a human does.

Answer 4

Black and white and only 2 dimensions as well.

But thier depth perception is very keen. Modern science suggests that they are not limited to black and white, though they do not see primary color , they do see different shades of black/grey/white and some blue/purple.

Answer 5

They see in color. Almost all animals have rods and cones in their eyes resposbile for color and black and white vision. There are very few animals that only see black and white. Even fish have color receptors in their eyes.

Answer 6

They can see colour, but not the array of colours that we can see. They can see black, white, browns, reds, but not blues or greens. That's why they might miss a tennis ball you throw on to a lawn.

Answer 7

I think sientists have figured out that dogs can see in shades of gren, yellow, blue, gray, and maybe black and white.

Answer 8

Black and white

Answer 9

Chetco is absolutely right! They definately see in more than just black and white!

Answer 10

dogs only see the colors black, white, gray, and red