ECLIPSE WARNING FOR DOG LOVERS

[Watchdog]

You might want to think about keeping your dogs (and other companion animals) inside during the eclipse.

Dogs' eyes are sensitive...more sensitive than our own.

Although dogs don't usually walk around outside looking up into the sky, their eyes are often drawn to moving objects up there such as airplanes, birds (a gaggle of geese, for instance), or anything else they deem interesting or out of the ordinary. The sun disappearing might be interesting to them and make them look up.

While it might be interesting and fun to watch how dogs might react to an eclipse, I'd rather be safe than sorry. Why take a chance?

My dogs will stay inside during the eclipse.

 

[Kanewpadle]

This from the man who's dog wears sun glasses.

 

[Arik]

I'm at work and the dog is somewhere in the house probably spread out on his couch

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[chief38]

Thanks for the post!

My Golden Retriever, Cody already has his telescope set up with proper filters of course! He can't wait!!

 

[chief38]

Probably the BEST and SAFEST was to watch the Eclipse is on TV. We will get the most magnification, clearest and safest way to view it. I know it's not the most exiting way, but for those without special filters, gasses, lenses etc. it's certainly the safest.

PS: Listen to all the birds, crickets and wildlife become still for that period of time.

 

[gman51]

I hadn't thought about this and my dog's eyes are very sensitive to bright sunlight. My little one squints and blinks a lot when she goes outside.
I think I will be watching it on TV also since it will be probably on every major station anyway for probably starting at 11 a.m.

 

[Watchdog]

I hadn't thought about this and my dog's eyes are very sensitive to bright sunlight.

I had thought about it before, but only in sort of an offhand way, and then I saw some things about it on the news this morning.

So I figured why not let folks know about it. I know there are forum members who, just like me, don't take chances with their dogs.

 

[Magneto]

Actually animals, unlike humans, have enough sense not to look at the sun!

 

[SC_Mike]

I'm at work and the dog is somewhere in the house probably spread out on his couch

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You think you know what he's doing...

 

[Arik]

Ha! Well as long as I don't get any unusual credit card statements!

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[chief38]

PS: Maybe I am just paranoid, but I don't know how good it is to TRUST the cheap throw-a-way Chinese viewing glasses either. Wouldn't surprise me if some are not up to spec!

 

[Rule3]

Actually animals, unlike humans, have enough sense not to look at the sun!

I am going to run around the neighborhood naked and barking!

 

[SailDesign]

I am going to run around the neighborhood naked and barking!

Just another reg'lar day in the neighborhood, huh?

I just hope someone out there is taking care of all the wild animals that will go blind if they're not warned.

 

[S&W ucla]

Me and Sunny were ready , but only 90% here, just dimmed.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

No animal stares at the sun or any other bright light.....Needless worry........

 

[BC38]

No animal stares at the sun or any other bright light.....Needless worry........

You sure? I'm not worried about my dog looking at the sun, he's too smart for that (unlike some people I know). But I don't think the part about not looking at any bright light is correct either.

What about the "deer in the headlights" effect?
I always understood that their eye's only appear to glow because they are looking directly at your headlights - and their retinas are reflecting the light. I've also always been under the impression that their retinas will only reflect the light if they ARE looking directly at the light.

Otherwise you'd see glowing eyes everywhere driving down the road - wouldn't you?

 

[Walkingwolf]

My dogs survived just fine, but I did see three blind mice...

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

I've never thought about it, but my initial reaction is why would it be different than any other day? It's not like Coondog looks to the sky when a cloud quickly blocks sunlight or stares at a sunset.

So... I Googled it.

Miami Herald:

Worried about your pets during the solar eclipse? Experts say there’s no need to outfit your dogs and cats with eclipse glasses.

“It’s no different than any other day,” said Angela Speck, co-chair of the National Solar Eclipse Task Force, in an Aug. 21 NASA media briefing. “On a normal day your pets don’t try to look at the sun and therefore don’t damage their eyes, so on this day they’re not going to do it either.”


The Solar Eclipse Task Force / NASA briefing the media about my dog. Uh hu....

Tax dollars hard at work....

 

[pharmer]

In my neighborhood there was barking and howling that you would otherwise never hear. Didn't get dark at all, more like a big thundercloud going over. Joe

 

[WVSig]

Actually animals, unlike humans, have enough sense not to look at the sun!

We are the only animals stupid enough to look directly at the sun.