Dog watching TV?

Every once in a while I will look over at my dog and he is watching TV. It cracks me up when he does it. They can see the TV. It just doesn't keep their attention for very long.

If your dog saw the TV and heard the barking and yelping, he recognized the sound and was probably trying to interact with the wolves. I don't think he knew it to be wolves, just probably other dogs speaking his language. Dogs have no concept of windows or TV. All he knew was that he was seeing other animals and probably wanted to play with them.

My ACD does that same exact thing. I find it adorable because our kelpie has never cared about the tv. When I go to visit my mom she puts "puppy" movies on netflix for her to watch :) We think she's sees it as a window and wants to play with the animals. She's very social and was also a mommy before we adopted her so she loves other animals.

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Find what motivates your dog. Some dogs do anything for food. Some dogs do anything for Toys. Some do anything for a good petting. Some do anything for only one type of food, like cheese, or hotdog. Some only have interest in training for 5 minutes at a time, and others can go for an hour. Figure out what your dog is willing to work for, and then work with her in sessions that are no longer than she can tolerate. Learn how to train your dog properly http://onlinedogtraining.enle.info/?751J

Sign up for a dog obedience training class. It will not train your dog. It will give you training on how you can train your dog. Most people understand the idea of training, but there is a right and a wrong way to do it, and there is good and bad technique. Timing and consistency is very important, and it helps to have feedback of someone watching you who can help you improve your technique to get more efficient results with your dog.

However, she may be somewhat anxious around other dogs, sort of like the shy kid on the playground. She will benefit from continuing what you are doing as far as asking her to sit before entering, but there are more things along those lines that will help her to calmly go in and out of the dog park. She may also benefit from going in short bursts, or only when fewer dogs are present, or avoiding times when other dogs that make her nervous are present. Maybe she just plays loud - my brother's dog is this way - or maybe she is a dogpark bully - sorry it is possible. But more likely she is just a little anxious around new dogs and she wants to play but just doesn't quite know how to do that and still feel comfortable. Don't be surprised if your dog does not actually like the dog park, and maybe she would get more enjoyment and less stress out of simply going for a good walk somewhere else.

A wagging tail does not mean that your dog is happy or even comfortable with the situation. It means your dog is emotionally aroused. This could be a happy arousal, or it could be a nervous arousal, or it could be an aggressive arousal. Go youtube it, there are plenty of videos of 'vicious' dogs who are throwing a very aggressive fit of barking and snarling while their tail is wagging vigorously. Even police dogs who are not let off the leash to chase down a suspect can be lunging and barking and snarling, and their tails are still going.

He may or may not have known it was a wolf. Dogs don't see what we see when they look at a television. Cones see color and dogs have two types while we have three -- our three are the RGB that make up the TV picture. Your dog was most likely responding to the sounds first, and the shape with the wolf's pricked ears second.

Google "dog vision" and you can read all about it.

Haha my black male lab does that too (very smart). Its normal.When they hear loud or weird noises eespecially barking they automatically react. Its very funny and cool.

-And probably Thinking to Himself; " This is SO Hollywood..." ;)