Do you ever get the feeling that your dog likes some TV shows more than others? Well, new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Veterinary Medicine has found that they actually love watching things that feature other animals. And this could help veterinarians assess dogs’ vision.
“The method we currently use to assess vision in dogs is a very low bar. In humans, it would be equivalent to saying yes or no if a person was blind,” Freya Mowat, a veterinary ophthalmologist and professor in the School of Veterinary Medicine’s department of surgical sciences, said in a summary of the findings.