What’s Your Dog’s Color?

I’m not talking about black, white, brindle, harlequin, etc., I’m talking about what is your dog’s favorite color?

For so long, we were told that dogs are color-blind, meaning they see black and white and various shades of gray. In the 1980’s studies were done that proved otherwise. Dogs do see “in color.” They don’t see color as we do. . .

“Instead, dogs see “VIBYYYR” (Violet, Indigo, Blue, Yellow, and Red). The colors Green, Yellow, and Orange all look alike to dogs; but look different from Red and different from the various Blues and Purples. Dogs are very good at telling different shades of VIB apart. Finally, Blue-Green looks White to dogs.”

This article explains the study. I knew that Olive saw color when she picked out this hat with a yellow daisy. They were her favorite.