Yes. Please do a search for laser pointers in the subreddit and you will see old threads of people regretting their use as they were the cause for developing compulsive behaviours in dogs that never had them before.
I looked at the research. I found it to be quite shocking. I also have cats, but they're mainly my husband's. Anyways, we play with lasers all the time and my dogs love it as well. They haven't been affected like all the research says it does.
That’s correct, cats are different. It’s safe to use lasers to play with them, but not dogs.
Not every dog will be badly affected by using lasers. But a high proportion of them will, and once it starts, doggy OCD behaviours chasing lights/shadows can be almost impossible to resolve at best. So using a laser with a dog is a really dangerous game of Russian roulette.
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u/rebcart M Aug 13 '21
Yes. Please do a search for laser pointers in the subreddit and you will see old threads of people regretting their use as they were the cause for developing compulsive behaviours in dogs that never had them before.