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A DOG’S NIGHT VISION                                             1:00
OCT 12, 2017                                                 15 Lines

 

Lead:

WITH WINTER AND SHORTER, DARKER DAYS LOOMING, YOU MIGHT WONDER, CAN MY DOG SEE IN THE DARK? OUR FURRY FRIENDS ARE GREAT CUDDLE COMPANIONS, BUT WHAT DO THEY SEE WHEN THE LIGHTS ARE OUT?

 

ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, DOGS INDEED CAN SEE IN THE DARK. IN FACT, SIMILAR TO CATS, DOGS CAN ACTUALLY SEE IN THE DARK MUCH BETTER THAN HUMANS. CANINES HAVE A MIRROR-LIKE REFLECTION WITHIN THEIR EYES THAT ALLOWS FOR BETTER REGISTRATION OF LIGHT.

 

THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB ALSO EXPLAINS HOW DOGS ARE UP TO FIVE TIMES MORE SENSITIVE TO LIGHT THAN HUMANS. KEEPING IN MIND THAT BEFORE DOG’S WERE A MAN’S BEST FRIEND, THEY WERE NOCTURNAL HUNTERS. THE ABILITY TO SEE IN THE DARK IS A TRAIT USEFUL FOR MORE THAN NAVIGATING A DARK ROOM, BUT ALSO HUNTING PREY.

 

Snapper:

WHILE DOGS MAY SEE IN THE DARK, REMEMBER WITH DARKER WINTER DAYS LOOMING TO LEAVE A LIGHT ON FOR YOUR FOUR-LEGGED FRIENDS. LIKE HUMANS, DOGS TOO CAN BECOME ANXIOUS WHEN LEFT ALONE IN A DARK ROOM.

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