I use to believe this was true.
But looking back at pictures I realize that they didn't always have the same color of eye shine, sometimes green, sometimes yellow, sometimes red. Same dogs, only difference was the lighting and the angles were different which in turn caused a different color eye shine.

So no I don't think it is completely accurate.

Your eye-glowing pictures are cracking me up. Too cute!

Me too. I found the same thing looking back at photos of both of my yorkies plus some others that I have personally seen. I am glad that I am not the only one who has noticed that the same dog will have different colors in different photo shots. I know my baby yorkie has most of the time yellow and one time they were glowing red. and her mom who is for sure a silky has many photos with yellow or amber glow. so i was thinking that it must not be completely accurate. Or I had/have two of the exceptions and know of at least one other that i have seen. :)

I'm glad I found this post. I, too, have been wondering about the eye glow. I'm learning so much here!

Thank you for the pointers. I am going to use the red eye feature next time I am taking indoor pictures of Kiki. Maybe the glow won't be as bright (or probably she will just shut her eyes).


Anna

to eliminate red eye you need to not use the flash and instead use an outside light source like a lamp (behind you), the sun, or just make sure the room has enough light

my camera flashes a little red light before it takes the pictures which i find annoying but i guess it helps with red eye along with not using the flash

thats one scary picture

I think Emmy ate a halloween glow stick?

Yep Sarge used to shine blue, then yellow/green, and now red... lol. I'll post pics in a minute.

Sorry, my phone isn't working.. the camera on my phone has a really harsh flash so the best examples r in there... i've attached pics but it maybe hard to tell...

yea, lol, nevermind... you can't tell.

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I think she's possessed!!! lol She looks adorable.:p

She is possessed!!! She screaches morning 'til night unless she gets exactly what she wants. Good thing we love her :p

I read the same thing on a website about yorkies, the pigment in the eyes glow different depending on the coat type. The green/blue/turquoise is a silky coat and amber/red is a cottony coat. Otis has a silky coat and his eyes always glow green or blueish green color and my moms yorkie has a cotton coat and his eyes glow amber in pictures....

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The colour of the fundus at the back of the eye varies, usually related to coat colour. In young puppies it is usually violet or blue until it develops it's adult colour. It is an adaptation to help some animals to see in dim light.
It sits between the transparent retina and the deeply pigmented choroid at the back of the eye. It reflects light back through the retina to increase the stimulation of the retina by the available light. We see this reflection as colour when light is shone into an animals eye.
Humans do not have a tapetal fundus, the red colour is caused by reflection off blood vessels at the back of the eye
I think that the different colors have to do with the coat COLOR rather than the texture. i have read that on several sites. look up animal eye shine or dog eye shine.
hope this helps;)

well i just took a bunch with no glowing eyes, whats that mean lol?

i would guess that the light didnt reflex at the right angle to get any color:confused: :D

I think it means you are a better photographer than I am :p

yeah it has red eye out and flashes 2 or 3 times.

Eyes...
 

This was so fun to read and see everyone's opinion. Thanks for all the thoughts.:animal-pa