Sidney, a six year and a half year old Australian Shepherd from Florida, was enjoying some TV for her down time when her owner walks in on her.
In a video posted by Viral Hog, you can see Sidney chilling on the couch, listening attentively while Mickey Mouse was educating her with what seems to be a lesson in shapes and sizes.
Mickey Mouse is only one in Sidney’s comprehensive collection of favorite TV shows.
While this could be a strange scenario for some, experts said that dogs can recognize images on TV just like we do. They are intelligent enough to know what kind of animal is on TV, even those they’ve never seen before. And just like their human counterparts, they get entertained by the tube and even react to the sounds they hear like other dogs barking, people running, or cars zooming.
However, there are big differences between us and our loyal companions.
For one, dog vision can register images quicker than we do. According to Nicholas Dodman, veterinary behaviorist from Tufts University, dogs might see TV images like a flickering 1920’s movie.
Dogs also see through a range of two colors, or diochromatic vision. Dogs only see yellows and blues, which means they can have a hard time once Mickey starts describing specific colors.
But despite these limitations, no one can stop Sidney from enjoying her favorite shows: Mickey Mouse, Jesse, Austin, and Ally.
She even watched the Good Dinosaur and has seen all of the Descendants.
Dog breeds also affect their interest with TV shows. Breeds that are smell-driven, like hounds, might not be interested in looking for the hidden Mickey. But herding breeds, like terriers and shepherds, are visual creatures and have a higher tendency to respond to what the see. This might explain Sidney’s interest with Disney Channel.
But what experts didn’t explain is how protective they can get about their TV shows.
And no, we’re not talking about Twitter fan wars.
Sidney was clearly relaxed as Mickey Mouse went on with the show but it quickly changed when her human began asking what Sidney was doing.
Sidney tensed up and gave her a suspicious side-eye, warning her owner to not make any sudden movements.
All is calm for a moment until her owner says she doesn’t like what Sidney was watching, and it clearly triggered Sidney’s primal response to a threat.
“Sidney I don’t like watching Mickey Mouse. I’m turning it off.”
Her animal instincts kicked in, and before her owner could even react, the remote was gone.
Dogs are known to be very territorial animals but no one mentioned about hogging the remote just to protect her favorite Mickey.
“This morning, while she was watching Mickey Mouse, I told her that I was going to turn it off and she took the remote and hid it so I couldn’t change the channel. I let her watch it!”
If there is one thing she learned well from her humans, it’s that: Whoever controls the remote, controls the TV. And we think she’s not going to relinquish that perk anytime soon. Because for Sidney, when Mickey’s on, you wait for your turn.
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