Dear MEL Topic Readers,
TV for dogs booms but are they watching?
Recently, videos for dogs have become popular among dog owners who worry
about leaving their dogs home alone. Such videos show what humans assume is entertaining
to dogs, such as puppies playing with other animals, humans, or toys. There are
many such dog-friendly videos available, which are entirely created or partly assisted
by AI. You may wonder if dogs are colorblind, but they see colors just differently
from humans. They can distinguish between variations of blues and yellows quite
well, but not so well between red and green like humans. Producers of dog-entertainment
videos believe their color-enriched videos do entertain dogs when they are left
unattended, but the question remains whether dogs actually like seeing non-interactive
videos on a two-dimensional TV screen in the first place. However, some studies
found that such videos indeed draw dogs’ attention and provide a meaningful
experience to some extent. Since dogs and humans are emotionally more connected
than ever before, we ought to learn more about how we can improve their well-being,
especially when we leave them at home. Then what about smartphones?
Read the article and learn about dog-entertainment videos when they are
home alone.
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