Scientists have found out what dogs like to watch most on TV (1 photo + 3 videos)
A minute of serious scientific research. 
Have you ever wondered what your dog likes to watch most on TV?
A new study has found that dogs are most interested in videos featuring other animals. Scientists have nothing to do, you thought, but in fact this research is being conducted as part of a global program to develop more effective methods for testing vision in dogs, which are currently underdeveloped in veterinary medicine.
"The method we currently use to assess vision in dogs has a very low bar. In humans, it would be a yes or no answer if the person were blind. We need more sensitive ways to assess vision in dogs." ", using the equivalent of a dog eye chart. We hypothesize that videos are able to hold a dog's attention long enough to assess visual function, but we didn't know what type of content dogs were most interested in," said researcher Freya Mowat, a professor at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine. Madison.
To find out what dogs like to watch, a web questionnaire was created for dog owners around the world to learn about their pet's TV viewing habits and reactions. Based on more than 1,200 responses, the researchers concluded that dogs liked to look at other dogs and animals, but people were not as interesting, ranking ninth out of 17 categories. At the same time, sporting and herding dogs were more likely than other breeds to be interested in what was happening on the screen.
These results will be used to develop video-based methods that can track changes in visual attention as dogs age. Understanding these changes can also be useful in improving the health and quality of life of dogs, and even help predict possible vision problems in people who live with pets.
