Dogs & television

Something funny has been happening in our house lately which has left me with a question for you guys: Do you leave your TV on for the dogs when you're not home? I do sometimes because I think its nice for them to have some background noise to an otherwise nearly silent day. Do you feel that your dogs "watch" TV?

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Scooter has a major obsession. With this commercial. It is uncanny and his response is the same each and every time. When his obsession started, he used to start barking at the point in the commercial where the dog walks into the room and his tags jingle. But now, after a few months of hearing it, Scooter now recognizes the sound of the door opening at the start of the commercial, and begins howling right away. He howls through the commercial from start to finish, and only then will he be coerced to shut his mouth.

So how about all of you out there? I can't be the only one with a tv loving dog can I?