Should Dogs Be Allowed to Watch TV?
SodaHead Living
2011/06/02 14:04:01
|
|
|||||
|
240 votes
|
|
83% | |||
|
19 votes
|
|
7% | |||
|
29 votes
|
|
10% | |||
Many parents worry about how much TV is too much for their child.
But what about dogs?
Jennifer Quasha, co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Dog's Life: 101 Stories about the Ages and Stages of our Canine Companions," dug up some interesting arguments for and against "couch puptatoes" in a piece for FOXNews.com.
On the plus side:
--More than 60 percent of pet owners leave on their TV or radio for their dog or dogs when they leave the house to help them feel like people are still around. Vets actually recommend it if your dog suffers from separation anxiety, since it’s been proven to help some dogs, Quasha says.
--Television can be good for puppies, too, especially those ages 3 to 5 weeks old. Watching humans and other puppies, and hearing sounds like people talking, vacuums, traffic and other household noises help them socialize. By eight weeks, TV-watching puppies were less fearful of strange situations, according to Quasha.
--A study investigated whether showing TV to shelter dogs -- who spend all day in cages -- reduces their anxiety. It appeared to help.
--It's weird, but some dogs really appear to enjoy watching TV.
On the minus side:
--There are approximately 77.5 million dogs in the U.S. and 55 percent of them are overweight or obese, Quasha reports. Just like humans, if they're plunked down in front of the TV, it means they're not outside taking a walk.
However, no study has determined whether TV is bad for your dog's brain. Do you think TV has any adverse effects on dogs?
But what about dogs?
Jennifer Quasha, co-author of "Chicken Soup for the Soul: My Dog's Life: 101 Stories about the Ages and Stages of our Canine Companions," dug up some interesting arguments for and against "couch puptatoes" in a piece for FOXNews.com.
On the plus side:
--More than 60 percent of pet owners leave on their TV or radio for their dog or dogs when they leave the house to help them feel like people are still around. Vets actually recommend it if your dog suffers from separation anxiety, since it’s been proven to help some dogs, Quasha says.
--Television can be good for puppies, too, especially those ages 3 to 5 weeks old. Watching humans and other puppies, and hearing sounds like people talking, vacuums, traffic and other household noises help them socialize. By eight weeks, TV-watching puppies were less fearful of strange situations, according to Quasha.
--A study investigated whether showing TV to shelter dogs -- who spend all day in cages -- reduces their anxiety. It appeared to help.
--It's weird, but some dogs really appear to enjoy watching TV.
On the minus side:
--There are approximately 77.5 million dogs in the U.S. and 55 percent of them are overweight or obese, Quasha reports. Just like humans, if they're plunked down in front of the TV, it means they're not outside taking a walk.
However, no study has determined whether TV is bad for your dog's brain. Do you think TV has any adverse effects on dogs?
Read More: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2011/06/01/does-dog...
Top Opinion
-
Sure, why not?
It's just going to be barking or sleeping if it can't go exploring and normal most people don't have the room to let their dogs go exploring in their back yards all by them selves... because people normally keep them locked up when they're away...
Just a VET trying to help!
The article tells us that many leave the TV on while away from home and then says:
'There are approximately 77.5 million dogs in the U.S. and 55 percent of them are overweight or obese, Quasha reports. Just like humans, if they're plunked down in front of the TV, it means they're not outside taking a walk.'
How many out there think that the dog is talking itself for a walk while the owners are NOT home.
My dogs mostly ignore the TV going anyway. It hasn't affected them at all, and one I've had for almost nine years now. Even when we're not home, my dogs are content with sleeping by the garage door rather than watching the TV.
He likes watching big cat shows... he gets all excited when they're hunting.
Cooking shows like...
101 Ways to Wok your dog.