Dog TV

The idea that people own dogs which are pack animals that require constant company and then leave them alone for most of the day has long pissed me off. If this can releave some of the pet's despair, well i am all for it. This sounds like a great idea.

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Some of the youtube comments are worth noting.

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I have the free preview right now. I turned it on and both dogs immediately asked to go outside. I think they prefer real dog life over televised dog life.

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I don't know. I showed my dog both this video and the one with the two dogs playing and he didn't seem too interested. He did look and kind of cocked his head at first but then lost interest. The only time he got really interested was when he heard a duck noise, but that's all. I thought the reason was because it was on a computer, so i showed him on tv and still he didn't pay attention. Is there something wrong?

May not be a panacea after all. Anyway, interesting concept.

The only time I've ever seen a dog become vaguely interested in TV is if there's another dog barking or a siren going off or something. As soon as the sound stops, not interested any more. Isn't there some doubt as to whether dogs can even see images on TV? Also people who own a dog and pay to have a channel on TV so they can feel better about leaving their dog at home alone all day shouldn't have a dog. Fuck this idea.

But they do have dogs, and they do get left at home all day. Only the enlightened and wealthy can afford to take them to doggy daycare.

I know, I know. What I'm saying is those people literally shouldn't be allowed to own a dog and this idea only serves to perpetuate dog misery, not alleviate it imo. I hate the fact that this exists

My dog is pretty fond of BBC nature documentaries and cartoons and stuff (he likes to watch TV with me for some reason), but as the comment up there say, most dogs will only find this thing interesting for a minute or so. The idea seems fine, but as soon as the dog gets used to those other dogs on the TV, it wont mean anything.

Also, there's nothing wrong with leaving a dog alone for five to seven hours while you're at work or whatever, as long as you take care of it while you're there. It's only when you leave it alone for all those hours, and then continue to ignore it when you come home, because you're too "tired" or "stressed", that loneliness becomes an issue. And sadly, stuff like that is becoming more and more common.

The only way to solve the whole dog-loneliness thing is to educate people about the fact that getting a dog is something that'll require a lot of work, and that if all you want is some cute fluffy thing to look at you while you eat, you might as well buy a teddy bear or something. I guess people are just idiots.

/preachy post

  On 8/4/2013 at 9:34 PM, Timothy Forward said:

The only time I've ever seen a dog become vaguely interested in TV is if there's another dog barking or a siren going off or something. As soon as the sound stops, not interested any more. Isn't there some doubt as to whether dogs can even see images on TV? Also people who own a dog and pay to have a channel on TV so they can feel better about leaving their dog at home alone all day shouldn't have a dog. Fuck this idea.

siren channel! hah

Are people supposed to leave their homes with their tellies on for their dogs to watch/knock over? I'm not sure that's a good idea.

i leave the radio on for my dog. works pretty well. when i dont do it she get really sad and wont bother with anything (eating, drinking) until the next day. but when i leave the radio on she stays her super happy self.

  On 8/4/2013 at 10:44 PM, Gocab said:

Are people supposed to leave their homes with their tellies on for their dogs to watch/knock over? I'm not sure that's a good idea.

that's the first thing I thought of. my old dog would stare at the DVD stand-by logo floating about the screen, and then jump at it and try and catch it... good thing it was a massive CRT at the time

  On 8/4/2013 at 9:49 PM, Timothy Forward said:

I know, I know. What I'm saying is those people literally shouldn't be allowed to own a dog and this idea only serves to perpetuate dog misery, not alleviate it imo. I hate the fact that this exists

Oh yes, i completely agree. In generations to come we we'll stand aghast at the abhorrence of the way we treat dogs.

  On 8/4/2013 at 10:37 PM, yek said:

 

  On 8/4/2013 at 9:34 PM, Timothy Forward said:

The only time I've ever seen a dog become vaguely interested in TV is if there's another dog barking or a siren going off or something. As soon as the sound stops, not interested any more. Isn't there some doubt as to whether dogs can even see images on TV? Also people who own a dog and pay to have a channel on TV so they can feel better about leaving their dog at home alone all day shouldn't have a dog. Fuck this idea.

 

siren channel! hah

 

haha

My dad's dog wouldn't pay attention to TV until he heard barking or saw other dogs on the screen. Then he'd focus on it intensely. This was especially the case when Cesar Millan the "Dog Whisperer" came on.

Well he'd be a good candidate for this station then.

Honestly i thought that when VR gets a lot better that you'll never get your pets off the thing. "Hang around with these jerks, ruck rat, i'm jacking back into the VR mesh to play with my friends."

When my two dogs were still alive, they never seemed to notice the TV or any of the sounds coming from it. If people were truly concerned about how lonely their dogs get during the day, they could pay someone to walk them or just babysit them. Dogs need human contact.

  On 8/5/2013 at 8:13 AM, Danny O Flannagin said:

Dogs need human contact.

This.

I don't think domesticated dogs are pack animals. Comparing them directly to wolves goes against available evidence. Cesare whatshisface talks shit. His methods may get results in a lot of cases but the science behind it is bollocks and there's better ways to train dogs. Anyway, I believe that domesticated dogs value contact with their owners/family members a lot more than with other dogs or images of other dogs.

My dog is interested in dogs barking on TV but as with the comment above, usually loses interest when the noise stops. He often gets interested in other animals on nature programmes, even if there is no noise - seemingly he likes polar bears most of all. He's a golden labrador and the theory we entertain ourselves with is that he just sees a shape moving on screen that looks similar to him. He's most defintiely attracted to other dogs of a similar size and colour to himself when we walk him. I've no idea why this seems to be the case because I don't believe he knows what colour and size he is himself. As long as we're not imagining it, I'd guess it's a genetic/sub-conscious thing?

My dog loves wathing birds, both in real life and on TV. It's sweet.

the thing is, the videos on Dog TV feature cuts between shots, which is something dogs don't comprehend. we humans are adjusted to cuts because our thought-pattern is similar discontinued and sporadic, while the dog lives only in a continuos "now". these videos should be long continuos shots, preferably static