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Do Dogs only see black,grey,and white2007-11-25 3:01:09

I heard that somewhere awhile ago, is that true?

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When a man is tested in the military, or for a commercial driving license, the chart tests for color blindness. If he is deemed color blind, it means he can't tell red from green, but only sees them as shades of brown..that is the human condition known as color blind.

However, dogs do not differentiate between red and green, so by human standards, yes, they ARE color blind.

But, some people think that the term means that color blindness is seeing only in black and white.dogs DO see other than black and white and shades of gray..so, they do see color.

They see yellow, blue, and tans/browns very well, and some shades of purple..but they don't diferentiate between red and green.

So, do they see color? YES

Are they color blind by human terms? YES

Do they only see black and white? NO

Here is a great color illustration of how dogs percieve color, and how they know this> http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/la/drp4.ht.

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no its not true they can see every color

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yes it is true. i cannot prove it, but thats what i also heard and i believe it.

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According to research, dogs see colors differently.

We humans see the rainbow as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.

Dogs see the same rainbow as very dark gray, dark yellow, light yellow, gray, light blue, and blue.