<div><font size="2"><font face="verdana,sans-serif">No dog are not color blind at all. This is an old story that has been proven to be incorrect. They do not have the same kinds of cones in their eyes that people do, so the colors that they see are not the same. Red is almost impossible for them to see. The colors they do see are basically yellow, blue and grey. Green colors, yellows and similarly orange appear as sandy yellow. Some others are seen as shades of those colors--light blue, dark yellow etc. <br>
Probably the best color for toys would be yellow or blue. Two of the most popular toys in the house are a yellow chicken (Altho I think it is the sound they like) and a blue monkey. The worst fight I have had for months was between Cooper and Conley over the blue monkey.</font></font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">Obviously they have other methods of identifying objects. My DH this morning suggested that he wants me to find a costume shop where they have a costume of a Giant Milk Bone. He contends that is how the Bassets see him, and wants to wear it into the house someday to see if their reaction is any different than when he walks in in jeans and sweatshirt. I think he is only half-kidding. He may not be kidding at all....</font></div>
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