Does your dog recognize animals on TV?

[Mikala43]

Yes, the TV has nose prints all over it. Sometimes he just sits on the couch with us watching the TV, his head going back and forth watching stuff.

[Wartrace]

Only dogs and only if they are making dog noises. My dog Walter nearly knocked over the computer monitor when he heard puppies whining the other day on a You-tube video I was watching. I now make sure the sound is muted when I play any animal videos.

[DaveinMtAiry]

As a lifelong dog owner our 1 year old is the first dog I've ever had that reacted to dogs on TV. Not the visual, when she hears a dog bark or wolf howl on TV she barks too. Fortunately we apparently don't watch too many shows with dogs barking so it's still cute and has not reaching annoying. Yet.

[pathrunner]

Originally Posted by ditchoc

Mine ignores TV. The only time she seemed to notice at all was when there were litter of puppies on screen crying.

Mine don't even do that! They never notice the TV. I'd love it if they would. Whenever I play sounds of dogs or wolves (or cats) they ignore it. They sometimes look at me as if to say "Mom, really?!