By Roger Dobson
23:23 27 Jan 2024, up to date 23:44 27 Jan 2024
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- Out of 1,000 canine house owners, scientists discovered that pedigree dogs, particularly labradors, had been probably the most avid viewers.
Many of us like nothing greater than curling up with the canine on the couch and switching on the telly.
But it seems that our pet could also be having fun with the field simply as a lot as we do – with analysis discovering that eight out of ten dogs love watching TV. Some are even glad to sit down and watch full-length motion pictures.
After questioning greater than 1,000 canine house owners about their pets’ TV habits, scientists discovered that pedigree dogs, particularly labradors, had been probably the most avid viewers, primarily selecting to look at programmes about different dogs.
They additionally loved reveals about nature, cartoons and cats. Winter sports activities and ice skating had been among the many least favoured.
Overall, an astonishing 86 per cent of canine house owners mentioned their pet watched TV, however researchers cautioned towards leaving movies on for home-alone dogs to look at as some canine viewers can recover from excited, with 1 per cent lunging on the display screen.
Most dogs (72 per cent) checked out screens a minimum of as soon as a day, with the common session not exceeding 20 minutes. However, some house owners mentioned their pet would sit and watch an entire film, actively participating with the content material and reacting to the plot.
The researchers, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison within the US, additionally discovered that dogs could also be attracted to look at TV by the sound of a well-known track, voice or jingle.
Staring on the display screen was the most typical behaviour, seen in 54 per cent of dogs, whereas 19 per cent barked, howled, whined or growled.
Dogs additionally appeared to choose newer TVs – one proprietor mentioned their pet confirmed better curiosity in watching after the household upgraded.
