
Science reveals dogs’ favorite type of TV
Lauren Leffer
created: July 17, 2025, 3 p.m. | updated: July 27, 2025, 12:42 p.m.
At the end of a long day, many of us humans unwind with an episode of a favorite TV show.
They specifically asked owners to consider content containing other dogs, non-dog household pets, non-household animals, humans, and inanimate objects like cars.
It similarly reported that other animals (and specifically dogs) were the most attention-grabbing canine TV content.
Sporting and herding-type dogs were overrepresented among the TV watchers and older dogs seemed less likely to frequently engage with television.
Fundamentally, they were approaching the mystery of dog TV watching from different perspectives and disciplines: vision vs. behavioral psychology, Mowat says.
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