Are dogs colorblind? We spoke with a vet to break down the myth of color blindness in dogs and explain how pups really see ...

Can dogs see color? The retina uses " cones," a specific type of photoreceptor, to differentiate color, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Dogs are partially colorblind — here's what colors they can and can't see and how their vision differs from ours.

A dog's color perception may be limited but they have other enhanced visual capabilities, such as better night vision.

It also allows veterinarian ophthalmologists to design an eye chart for dogs that will help us learn how a dog’s vision declines with age.

However because of dogs' limited range of color vision, the majority of scientists have long believed that they seldom choose to use color information to discriminate between objects.

Dogs and cats don't see as clearly as humans—and they're lacking in the color department—but they can see movement much better than we can.

Do dogs see differently than humans? Humans and dogs have other vision differences beyond seeing contrasting colors, VCA Animal Hospitals reports. Dogs are more near-sighted than humans.