How a dog replies to visible stimuli is a complex way of pronouncing how a dog replies to moving objects.
For needs of coaching, it refers to the dog's distractibility when faced with something that moves. This, too, varies from breed to reproduce and depends upon the character of the moving object.
These are some examples :
* Terriers are famously distractible. Our Yorkshire Terrier, though technically an affiliate of the Toy Group, was certain that each moving leaf or blade of grass needed to be researched. Though this made complete sense to him, it made coaching him to concentrate a genuine challenge.
* In the Hound Group, some breeds, for example Afghan Hounds, Borzois, or Salukis, called sight hounds, are not much interested by objects close by and, instead, target those far away. Others,eg the Basset Hound, Beagle, or Bloodhound, are far more excited by smells on the ground or in the air than by moving objects. Coaching a Beagle to heel - that is, walk on a loose leash while focusing on you and not sniffing the ground - becomes a Herculean task.
* The protecting breeds,eg the German Shepherd, Doberman Pinscher, and Rotty, were bred to survey their environment - to keep everything in sight, as it were. They, too, find it tricky to focus totally on you in the vicinity of diversions. Remember, their job is to stay alert to what is going on on around them.
* The weavers of the Canton of Berne utilized the Bernese Mountain Dog as a draft dog, drawing little vans piled high with baskets to the market. As a breed, moving objects don't generally excite these dogs. In fact, it might barely do for the small fellow to follow a kitty with his van rebounding behind him.
* The Newfoundland, a generally sedate companion becomes a raving maniac near water with his instinctive wish to rescue any and all swimmers, completely brushing off that they may not wish to be saved.
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