Are dogs really colorblind?

I did some research today about how well dogs can see. I have been told by many people (including you dad) that dogs are colorblind. Well, that really is not true. I am going to set this straight.

Dogs can see color. They just can't see color very well. The human eye has more cones than a dog's eye. So we can see color better than a dog can. But a dog has more rods - which means that they have better night vision.

Dogs also have a "mirror-like tissue" in their eyes. This tissue helps with the dog's night vision. This tissue is the reason why the dogs eyes will "shine" back at you. So in a nutshell, dogs have less developed color and close-up vision, and better night and motion vision.

Megan

To Sweet Megan - Happy Birthday!! I hope you had a good day.

Question of the Week - Catfish

Last night, as I was visiting with mom, Tony, and Shelly - Tony told me a very disturbing story. (Tony, I hope you don't mind, but I am going to share this story). Tony was on his mission, and he had caught some "nice" catfish. He and his companion had placed these catfish in the hot trunk of their car while they went to a meeting. Two hours later, they opened up the trunk and much to their dismay-the catfish were still alive! They took them home and tried to kill them by "smashing their heads." Tony then proceeded to tell me that the catfish's skulls were too thick and they still were not dead. I then asked Tony the million dollar question. How in the world could those catfish live so long out of the water? Tony told me that he didn't know. I took upon myself the task of finding the answer to this question.

There is such a thing called an "air-breathing catfish." This catfish is capable of moving on land and breathing air. They have specialized breathing organs opening off the gill arches. The fish's skin is also supplied with mucus, which protects the fish when it is out of the water. I don't know if this is the certain catfish the Tony caught - but it might provide some insight into why those catfish lived so long out of the water. What do you think?

Book Review - Marley and Me

For those of you who don't know, I love to read. Many of you may be interested in this part of my blog, some of you won't. It is okay. If I read a book that I think is worth reporting, I will try and post it so that those of you who may be interested will get some insight and opinions into some of the trillions of novels that are availiable out there.

Being a lover of fiction - I stepped out of my comfort zone and read a non-fiction type of novel. This was very risky for me. I only like non-fiction - I don't love it. Marley and Me was actually very good. If you have a dysfunctional dog (like me) you would really like this book. It's an enjoyable read - I give it three stars.

It's About Time!

To all of the Barlow Bloggers, I have a blog! I am now part of the group!! I wanted to wait until the Young family posted their blog - because the youngest should always be last. However, I have reached my waiting limit and I went ahead, stepped out of my position of being last, and started a blog. Barlow Bloggers, it is time to gang up on the Young family. We need to give the Young family a time limit of TWO WEEKS to start a blog. Karen, Rob, Andrea, and Megan - You now have TWO WEEKS. Having stepped out of my position of being last, no excuses will be accepted.