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Can dogs see their reflection in a mirror?
I have always wondered this, when a dog looks in a mirror can they see their reflection? My dogs never react and just look like they are staring at a wall.
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I'm pretty sure they can, cats definitely as well, but like you I've never seen them react in any special way. The only animal I've ever seen react to their reflection was our pet cockateil. xD
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hey, yes thy can see theirselves in the mirror only in black and white though, they look like they cant see anything cause they are still trying to figure out who it is in the mirror.
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They can see them selve in the mirror, but wether they think it is another dog or know it is their reflection is a mystery.
love emily
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dogs don't really rely on vision so much as smell to check things out, so if the "other dog" in the mirror doesn't have an odor than he's as good as invisible to your dog. =]
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Dogs have monochrome (black and white) vision and their eyesight is not as good as a cats. Their heritage in hunting is to rely more on scent to track and catch their prey. Therefore, it will not be so bothered about a mirror image of itself, as there is no scent to suggest it may be of interest. A puppy may get excited initially but it will soon become bored and then ignore the mirror. However, there are always exceptions! :)
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i know that cats can see their reflections, because my cats always go crazy when they see theirs. so i'm sure dogs can too. maybe your dog is just smart and knows that it is his reflection. is your dog normally calm around other dogs? because if he is then maybe he just doesn't care. or maybe since you said it looks like he is just staring at the wall, maybe he is just looking at himself. lol because sometimes my cats just like to look at themselves, and sometimes they think it is another cat.
i hope i've helped in some way <3
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ok. so like i try to see if they would react like its some other dog but it never looks in the stupid mirror. lol i think they can see it but i know htey would obviously see it in black and white its like they dont react to it as if its some other dog i think they like know its them or something. not sure
hope i answered your ?
-Criss
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They do see there reflection just in black/white. Please rate this advise but please rate it good.
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