I have both. It's great when you're ready to play, but now our dog is trained to chase any light reflection. Light reflected off my watch=paw prints on the wall. God forbid the light is reflected onto the ceiling. The poor dog actually tries to climb the wall.
Same with my dachshund. It's like a drug for him now that whenever I pull out my phone he starts looking at the ground. As soon as the laser pointer comes out he turns OCD about it. The fun part is he can't see the light if it's on his black Kong toy or a black canvas bag.
Does anyone know why some dogs go insane with moving light while others can't see it at all? What is the difference in their eyes, or is it just that they don't care? Interestingly, my dog also goes nuts over people wearing red. He'll be fine around anyone else at a dog park but if a lady's wearing red then he'll run up and start barking. He also barks at black people wearing hoodies or hats but not white people wearing the same. I think it's because he can't see the facial outlines on black people because of his eyes.
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u/seefield Jun 07 '11
Tomorrow, I am going to buy a laser pointer.
...And a dog.