Do Dogs Watch TV?

For those who don't know me, I adopted a Chow chow puppy five years ago when I was still in college. I named her "Princess Pei Pei" after the character in the movie Shanghai Noon since that movie was pretty popular at that time. After awhile I started calling her Pei Pei instead because she didn't really act like a princess.


My awesome dog named "Pei Pei" (on the left)

Every morning as I'm about to go to work, Pei Pei always gives me this guilt trip on how she's going to be bored and lonely while I'm away from her the entire day. Sometimes I will leave the radio on so that she can listen to some Elton John or Celine Dion songs; Other times I will leave the TV turned on, tuned to some cartoon channel for her to watch, even though I don't know if she knows how to watch TV or not.

I was at the mall last week and I walked into the grand opening of this Pet gadget store. They were selling this DVD called "Dog Sitter." I thought that was sort of a strange DVD so I picked it up and started reading what it's all about. Here's what it says on the cover:

The Dog Sitter dog video was shot from a "Doggie Cam" view! The Dog Sitter video is filled with creatures that excite and delight dogs! Now your dog will never have to be home alone!

Dogs can hear 10 times better than humans, so the Dog Sitter Video is loaded with up to 8 layers of sounds. There are also subliminal messages that say "Good Dog, Good Dog." This dynamic soundtrack filled with the sounds of nature in stereo put the final touch on the best video ever produced for our canine friends. DVD.

The cover also has a picture of these dogs laying in front of the TV watching the DVD. I couldn't help but imagine Pei Pei doing that while I'm away from work. At that moment, I felt that I was about to get suckered into buying something sooo stupid; I proceeded to pay the $15 for the DVD however, knowing that there's a slight possibility that Pei Pei might enjoy watching that.

To make the long story short, I put the DVD into the player the moment I got home. I made Pei Pei come sit in front of the TV with me. Then there comes the introduction scene with this dorky guy talking to me and Pei Pei, telling me to keep saying "Good Dog! Good Dog!" to Pei Pei throughout the show. After that, it started showing these hidden camera views (or so they called 'Doggie Views') of squirrels eating nuts, ducks swimming around the lake, and birds flying around. Pei Pei didn't even look at the TV throughout the entire time! She ran back to her sleeping spot by the front door after a few minutes and fell asleep, and I was left alone watching that DVD instead!

So here's my genius conclusion - Dogs do NOT watch TV! And I want my money back!