Question

Dogs can only see black and white

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For many years, the answer was yes. Dog’s are kind of the same as humans since they have rods and cones. According to PetKeen,“Rods are used to detect motion and light. Cones are used to distinguish between colors”. For dogs, dichromatic vision allows dogs to see colors like green and yellow.

https://petkeen.com/do-dogs-see-black-and-white/

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Going over the article, dogs can actually see color. They just have less cones so they're not able to see the full color spectrum like humans do. They do have more rods letting them see better shades of black and white which helps in the dark.

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This is a false statement dogs can see more than just black and white, while their sight color spectrum is limited they can see a collection of grey, brown, yellow, and blue. During the season they have limited sight colors because dogs only have 2 types of cones which is 20 percent of the cones human eyes have. With the 2 cones, they also struggle to see different hues of the same color. There is more information on this topic at the Purina online site.

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You made a great point about dogs vision. It’s fascinating how their eyes are structured differently than ours. While they may see fewer colors they actually excel in low-light conditions thanks to their higher rod count. This makes them better suited for activities in dim light, which is why they can navigate well in the dark. It would be interesting to compare this with other animals' vision capabilities and see how different adaptations serve their specific needs in the wild.

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This is a false statement and I think you could have easily found a source that gives you more information on what dogs see. Dogs have very interesting vision and it is very different then humans. But, they do see some colors just not as much. Dogs only have 20% of the cones in their eyes compared to humans.

Answer 1

Dogs do not only see in black and white. According to the American Kennel Club, dogs do not have the same color vision as humans but they still see more color than just black and white. Dogs have dichromatic vision instead of trichromatic that humans have. Meaning they have more rods than cones in their retina. And they have only two types of cones rather than three. Dogs can make out yellow and blue and a combination of those two colors.

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/can-dogs-see-color/#:~:text=vision-,Can%20dogs%20see%20color?,more%20than%20shades%20of%20gray.

Answer 2

This statement is false. 

From the VCA Animal Hospitals, dogs CAN see color. They have three types of cones that can display combinations of red, blue, and green. The American Kennel Club states, "The notion that dogs see only in shades of black and white has been attributed to Will Judy, a lifelong dog fancier, writer, and past publisher of Dog Week magazine." 

Dogs do have limited color accessibility compared to humans, according to the American Kennel Club, but they do not see strictly black and white. 

https://www.akc.org/expert-advice/health/can-dogs-see-color/

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/do-dogs-see-color#:~:text=Human%20eyes%20have%20three%20types,perception%20is%20called%20dichromatic%20vision.

https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/do-dogs-see-color#:~:text=Human%20eyes%20have%20three%20types,perception%20is%20called%20dichromatic%20vision.

Answer 3

The claim Dogs can only see black and white is false. 

According to Are Dogs color blind? Understanding how dogs see color, The popular notion that dogs can only see black, white, and various shades of gray is incorrect. The truth is, while dogs can’t see the same colors as humans do, they can still see some colors. 

Here’s why. Both humans and dogs are able to see thanks to two main types of cells in the retina – rods, which detect light levels and motion, and cones that help us to differentiate colors. Human eyes have three different types of cones, which allow us to identify combinations of red, blue, and green. Dogs, on the other hand, have only two types of cones, which means they can only discern blue and yellow. As a result, dogs are red-green color blind.

https://spca.bc.ca/news/how-dogs-see-colour/