# Dogs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs/9906>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 7, 2000, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs/9906 "2000-04-07T23:14:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Audi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Audi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audi)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs/9906/1 "2000-04-07T23:14:00Z")

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I have been wondering for the longest time if Dogs can see colors, or just black and white.

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**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs/9906/2 "2000-04-07T23:24:00Z")

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I don’t have a reference for you but I believe dogs are color-blind.

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“I’ll tell him but I don’t think he’ll be very keen. He’s already got one, you see!”

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**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs/9906/3 "2000-04-07T23:29:00Z")

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[Cecil](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_004.html) on color perception among household pets. Please remember to search the archives before asking a question.

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