A Mystery Solved, An Excuse and We are Yellow!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

1 The Mystery

Some of you may recall seeing this humiliating video of poor Tara searching for her red ball in a pile of leaves.

Since this video was made I have been contemplating taking her to an optometrist for an eye exam.

But first I consulted with my friend Google and found some interesting info about our doodle's vision.

 The doodle color spectrum vs the human color spectrum:

As you can see, there is NO red in the Doodle world. This was a relief an interesting bit of info in regard to Tara's flailing about determined pathetic attempt to find her red ball. I say MYSTERY SOLVED!!! My Doodle girl  IS ready for Search and Rescue as long as there is nothing RED involved!!!

2. The Excuse

I also discovered THIS info:

"Visual Acuity

This is an area that humans hold an advantage. Resolution or Visual Acuity is the ability to resolve shapes over a distance. For instance it is not uncommon for a human to have 20/ 20 vision. This means at 20 feet they can see what a person with ‘good’ sight can see at 20 feet. However a dog typically has approximately 20/ 75 vision (range 20/50 to 20/100). This means that a human at 75 feet can see the same shape differentiation that a dog has at 20 feet from an object.

You may like to remember this the next time your dog is a long way off (with its head much closer to the ground) and you call them and expect them to see you. At long distances dogs rely much more on their higher audio detection capabilities and movement detection to see humans."

I thought I was having problems with Tara and her long distance recall but now I understand that she just can't seem me! (wink wink). Training problem SOLVED!!

3. We are Yellow

This is the really scary part!!! You have to see me wearing yellow to truly understand!!

How humans see:

How Doodles see:

Are we really yellow to our doodles???? OMD!!!

So there you have it! A mystery solved, a great excuse and sorry people but we are yellow!!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Nancy, you're not serious are you? I mean about the "information" thing? LOL!

[Donna K & Quincy]

This discussion is proof postive that learning can be fun!!!!!! I learned something, I'm yellow.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

And I learned that Tara plays an invisible ball!

[Barbara B., Sasha & Oliver]

Me too !!!  way funny !!!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Barbara you never know where a discussion is going to end up...LOL

[Sherri, Sophie, Winston, & Kitty]

I find this so fascinating. Thanks for the interesting post, and the laughs.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Glad you enjoyed it yellow alien Sherri!

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

I always wonder why they make the best toys for our 4 leggeds in the colors that are hardest to see. So no green tennis balls in the snow, Daisy has a blue holy roller for winter outdoor fun!

[Donna K & Quincy]

Lisa, those toy makers are obviously not as well informed as us DKers. Maybe we need to educate them.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

A blue holy roller would be perfect. Tara's is RED!!  Maybe they make the dog toys red because they attract PEOPLE. Who, of course, are the ones that actually BUY them!  It's all about marketing.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Good point. Luca had a holy roller that was blue. Sadly it lasted about a day and then we had lots of holy roller pieces.

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

At least she could find it.