Do your dogs/cats watch TV

Should I be concerned? The Cat in Training, who watches tv a lot, just took my debit card from me...

Have there been any "as seen on tv" cat stuff???

My cat watches wildlife programs; especially those with dogs/wolves, and cats, big & small. He sat next to me on the sofa and watched all of the PBS "Urban Racoon." My dad's cat always watched Roller Derby with him. The only program my dog ever watched was one showing a Labrador Retriever training in a field.

Acampingwewillgo wrote:
It's almost as if it is "painful" for the doggies to hear whatever it is they hear...

Ed and I were laughing a couple of days ago - puppy Augie was frantically squeaking a dog toy - then let out a LOUD and long howl. We figured he was hurting his own ears? Duh!

Something I took as a good sign - they were showing the fireworks after a NASCAR race, and Augie ran to the TV to watch that - seemed fascinated. Crossing my fingers he's not afraid of them next year near the 4th of July - living on a lake means we are subjected to them for weeks....

My Bat-dog used to howl with one specific song, Since I Met You Baby. Billie Swan sings and Boots Randolph llays the sax. Bat-dog would howl along with the sax. Something about the tone just spoke to her. She still pays attention to the song, but doesn't get into a full singalong - just more of a humming along.

Dog-bird calls for his flock daily. The dogs will spend 10-15 minutes howling back their response. Every day.

Interesting Topic because just as I was turning on the computer our Mini Schnauzer, Humphrie" started his whine/bark at a particular commercial that was on TV.

We have discovered that certain ad's and certain Music causes this reaction....The Barnes Injury Attorney is one such commercial But most notably is the "My Pillow" commercial. If I don't remember to mute the TV during these commercials, I'm in store for about 90 seconds of howling....the worst thing is Humphrie is teaching Georgie the same tactic. It's almost as if it is "painful" for the doggies to hear whatever it is they hear...so I do make it a point to remember the triggers which causes the hysteria.:)

Our two cats like golf. The moving ball seems fascinating to them.

Augie, my Aussie puppy, will watch TV if there are children playing or animals involved.

But my previous Aussie Ike, was a veteran TV-watcher. Would actually bark at Ed if he was channel-surfing and passed Animal Planet and didn't stop....LOL! He completely understood what was happening, and we had to avoid high-drama shows because something like a child being abducted would make him growl and threaten to attack the bad man on TV. And he knew every commercial that had a dog in it: his favorite was a Jeep commercial that featured a family out 4-wheeling, and when they get home, the Jeep would "shake off the mud". Ike would shake off the "thrown mud" - and then wait for the 2-second shot of the family dog exiting the car...LOL! He could be sound asleep - and hear the first opening notes of the music, jump to his feet, and watch that commercial!

With all the dogs and cats I had growing up and now, none have ever been interested in the TV.

I actually thought people were just joking me about pets watching TV, until I saw YouTube videos of it.

Our two dogs (both at the rainbow bridge now) watched TV. Bliss the GS waited until Wheel of Fortune was on to bother me. I caught Alice several times watching TV. Nothing special, just sitting on the carpet watching. Once she was totally engrossed in what was on i called her name a couple times and she totally ignored me.