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Do my Dogs have poor eyesight?

  • 23-12-2007 10:52pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,499 ✭✭✭


    I am sure my dogs eyesight is normal but today while out for their run they lost sight of me even though I was clearly visible and no other humans were around.

    They (all three) simply ran to the spot they had last seen me and were looking around to try and find me. I was calling them but the wind noise probably drown out my voice and it was blowing my scent away from them.

    Then the male dobie has a dead crab and dropped it but could not find it again even though it was clearly visible to me. He was relying on his scent to find it.

    Just how bad are dogs at seeing? :eek:


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,819 ✭✭✭✭peasant


    perfectly normal

    Most dogs' sight is not that great once the target doesn't move, they don't see as much details or colours as us and find it difficult to differentiate static targets.

    Next time just do a big wave with both arms :D

    edited to add:

    to "compensate" their hearing is about 10 times better than ours and their sense of smell about 1000 times more developed


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    I've watched my dog search frantically around within a foot of a fluorescent ball, then find it by scent. I think dogs see *moving* objects well, but not still objects.

    Maybe train the lads to a whistle, by whistling and then giving them treats when they run up? When they're used to the concepts, give them a treat only the odd time - but always have the chance of a treat where there's a whistle.


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