NEW photographs have been released showing how dogs see Britain's tourist spots - including Brighton Palace Pier. 

Dog-friendly holiday lettings company, Canine Cottages, helped by Rhian Rochford, a vet at PocketVet, has researched dogs’ vision, to understand how they see things in terms of colour, clarity and dimension.

With 8.5 million British households owning a dog, and 84 per cent planning on taking a future staycation, Canine Cottages has created a range of images to depict how dogs see British staycation hotspots, compared to how we see them as humans. 

These images portray how a human’s vision of Brighton Pier compares to how a dog sees them. The colour spectrum is severely changed, as well as the blurriness and clarity of the pictures.

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Rhian Rochford said: “Dogs have dichromatic vision, which means that they only see in two colours - blue and yellow - whereas humans see in three colours - blue, yellow and red. 

“Instead of seeing red, a dog will see dark brown. Green will be seen as a beige colour and purple a blue tone.”

She also said that when it comes to clarity of vision: “Dogs have 4-8 times more blurred vision than humans, they also differentiate brightness half as well as humans. 

“Dogs’ eyes are positioned at a 20-degree angle, which increases their peripheral vision. 

“However, this also means that they have less binocular vision (not seeing things as 3D) than humans, thus reducing their depth perception, or ability to determine the distance between objects.”

Shannon Keary, Digital PR Manager at Canine Cottages, said: “With many Brits taking their pooches on staycation this year, we thought it would be interesting to see how dogs see the sights compared to how we do, and really understand what is going on in our dogs’ heads.

“Although the images are drastically different, it’s exciting for dog owners to see what their pets are experiencing – and encouraging to also know that even without perfect vision, our dogs are still healthy and happy.”

To see the images in full, please visit: https://www.caninecottages.co.uk/blog/uk-landmarks-through-dogs-eyes