Vision of dogs

Aren’t you curious about your dog’s vision? Or how dogs sees the world compared to us humans? Is it as colorful as we can see? Or is it just black and white? Well here are some facts.

A dog’s eye functions much the same as any mammalian eye. Dogs have two eyes, they have binocular vision. Binocular vision is the area within a dog’s total vision field that overlaps, providing it with the depth of perception needed to pursue prey. Most dogs have brown eyes, but there are breeds with pale blue, speckled, golden or hazel colored eyes. Some dogs are odd-eyed, having one eye that is blue and another eye is brown.

There’s a popular misconception floating around that dogs can only see in black and white. Their color vision is most similar to a human with red-green color blindness, although there are other differences. Dogs are less sensitive to variations in gray shades than humans are, as well as only about half as sensitive to changes in brightness. Scientists now agree that dogs have enough color preceptor cones in their eyes to perceive a limited palate of colors. Our dog’s eyesight is limited. It’s not as vibrant and beautiful, like what human sees.