Comments on: Dog Vision – How Your Labrador Sees The World

By: Stephanie Brown

Stephanie Brown — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 05:10:40 +0000

I have a 1 yr old lab mix named Izzy. She’s super sweet and fun and spunky. She LOVES to play outside- soccer, Frisby, chase are her favorites. Sometimes she will run full speed into people or objects. I’m not sure if it’s a vision issue or if she’s just not paying attention. She can be clumsy at other times too, and if a person she knows well has something covering their face, she freaks out. Should I be worried? She can catch a Frisby in the air and is very talented at soccer, kind of in a crazy weird cool way. I’ve never seen a dog have actual footwork with a soccer ball. These things make me think her vision is fine. Idk….

By: Emily and Lucius

Emily and Lucius — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:09:09 +0000

I have a 2 1/2 year old Fox Red Labrador called Lucius. He’s really relaxed usually but sometimes he thinks he sees something and will either bark and raise his hackles or run and hide under my chair. I feel like his eyesight might be why he’s acting so strange – he’s done this ever since he was a puppy. Have you ever heard anything like this happening before? He also can’t seem to see people from a distance, he’ll bark and growl even if he knows them and wont stop until they’re at the gate then he suddenly realises who it is and acts all excited like a puppy. Is there something wrong with his eyesight? Or is this normal for some dogs? I have a beagle who is 6 months old and called Pup, and he has no problems like this?

By: Pippa Mattinson

Pippa Mattinson — Sat, 20 May 2017 10:57:58 +0000

In reply to Val Issa. Fixed! Thanks Val for letting us know, glad you like the site. :)

By: Val Issa

Val Issa — Fri, 19 May 2017 06:16:58 +0000

Hi!

I don’t own a lab, I’m just reading your site because it’s so interesting! I’ve spent today reading so many articles, as I absolutely love dogs.

Just thought I’d let you know, that under ‘Do dogs have good night vision’, it says “While you dog cannot see in total darkness” instead of “while YOUR dog cannot see in total darkness”, if you wanted to correct that.

Anyways thank you for an incredible website and I look forward to reading more!

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:17:12 +0000

In reply to Jodi Guliuzza.

Hi Jodi,

Perhaps past experiences led the dog to associate steps with something unpleasant, frightening and/or hurtful?

Perhaps the dog was yelled at for going up or down a stairway, or had fallen down stairs during his formative weeks, or was pushed down steps. Or the dog recalls that steps once led to a place in which he was frightened, yelled at, or physically abused?

When introducing your pup or dog to steps, work to gradually build her confidence. Start with just approaching the stairway. Reward her for making baby steps – any show of progress, no matter how small. Slowly introduce treats and, of course, verbal reinforcement into the training scenarios. Besides food treats, positive reinforcement tools include playing with your dog and providing a favorite toy for quick romp sessions.

These would be my tips for getting your dog to stop being afraid from taking the stairs. Good luck Jodi!

/Adam – The Lab Coach

By: Jodi Guliuzza

Jodi Guliuzza — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 02:12:57 +0000

My almost 1.5 year old 1/2 chocolate and 1/2 Silver lab is absolutely terrified of enclosed stair cases. It took me 6 months to get him to go up and down the hardwood stairs inside my home. He doesn’t seem to mind them if they are outdoors. I’ve been wondering if it is a depth perception issue. He stares down the stairs like its a giant black hole! Have you heard other people complain about this?