Laserholic Pets

Here is a simple way you can easily keep your pets entertained if they like to chase the 1mw red lasers.
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Step 1 Get all the parts

1 Pet (preferably dog... or cat)
1 Pet Jacket/Sweater
1 Pack of Velcro Tape (radioshack has them)
1 1 mw Laser (petco has them)
1 Rubber Band
1 Scissor

Comments

[Mirime]

we do this with our cats and it dose help the one lose some wieght 23 pound 1/2 mainecoon and loves to sit on people's ribs

[cormac3050]

So, what happens if you shine the laser on the ceiling?? :-)

[golddigger1559]

 they watch it attentively until it comes back down and them the fun begins again

[13lovinghands13]

About 10 years ago we had a Lab/chess that just went wild over our exercise routine of using a lazer light up and down a long hall. After about 2 years she started limping. We took her to a vet and she had torn her ACL. We had surgery to repair the knee joint ( $900 and lots of stress getting her to and from the surgery-150 miles each way). After discussing how we played with her to give her exercise during the terrible winters in SD the vet told us to never use the lazer with her again and that her other knee was at risk because of bearing more weight on it during recuperation. The other knee went bad and we had to put her down because the repaired knee could not hold her weight while recuperating. I will let you determine if you want to take the chance of surgery or not. We personally do not use this any more. I think using it with cats would probably be ok since they do not stop on a dime after going 100 MPH and turn around headed the other direction.

[twocvbloke]

You've not seen my cats darting about, they can run into a room, turn around and dart back out again within a fraction of a second... ;)

[golddigger1559]

 my cat all i can see is a black blur running through the living room......i am convinced she is a crack addict

[golddigger1559]

 zomg do do that on a tile floor i was playing with my aussie sheppard with a laser and she got some momentum and slid till she hit the fridge.....it was the funniest thing ive ever seen she even kept chasing the dam laser 

[golddigger1559]

 dont do it on a tile floor

[supergreenlaser]

This gives dogs/cats a false sense of reality. NOT GOOD FOR AMIMALS. This is CURLE! Do not use lasers on animals!

[bdboatr]

lasers, "curle"? Not so much. Vest to add masculinity to Santa's Little Helper... cruel.

[clark]

curle?

[Ulthran]

Amimals? Curle? Don't you love it when people try to have a serious statement, but just mess it up? xD

[clark]

haha yes!

[peach_fart]

petco has lasers and radioshack has velco tape?

[theRIAA]

my dog doesn't even notice my 35mw green laser, i can flash it anywhere around him, and he just acts like nothings going on, i assume your dog would have a heart attack. and isn't that kinda cruel? wouldn't prolonged exposure to this device cause uncontrollable rage... in dogs?

[dombeef]

Me too my dog wont follow the light

[FathomBoy91]

Actually he doesn't seem to respond to my 55mw greenie and i told my teacher about it... She recalls seeing somewhere that dogs may be colorblind or more sensative to certain colors... it was news to me because i always thought they saw black and white...

[NetReaper]

Ya, I hear that they can see some colors, just not all. As humans our eyes are attracted to green lasers the most

[The N3rD]

well, not exactly "attracted to", just "most sensitive to" green.

[NetReaper]

ohh, excuse me. maybe since dogs can't see red they ignore it more, mine does.

[Schnuh330]

Great idea wish my cat would tolerate a jacket, or that my dogs would chase a laser. would love to see the video but it has been marked private.

[dombeef]

Me too

[Radioactive_Legos]

I laughed through the whole video....

[conrad2468]

my dog has add...or is really smart! he tries to catch it until he realizes he cant catch it then he gives up but ur dog is hell bent on getting that dot!

[Sunny124613]

OMG that dog is so focused on the laser!! My dog would get scared, (she is scared of any loud noises or any thing that comes as a surprise)

[tac135]

My one dog got obsessed with my laser, any time i would have a pen in my hand or anything that even resembled a laser pointer, he would go insane and start running around looking for the laser. I stopped doing it because of that, but i still do it for my cat, he isn't as crazy as my dog.

[Joys]

hahah awsome gotta try this +1 rate

[macca4life]

hey its splinter cell the dog

[macca4life]

this is the best get a little race car atach (may not be spelt right) the laser pen to the car and drive t around a room and watch the dog chase it i remeber i did it to mine and note if they are coor blind they can still see the laser because the red dot in the dogs eyes becomes visible because its so strong and bold

[cmzoo]

I do not advise playing light chase games with dogs as this can lead to obsessive-compulsive disorder, especially in certain breeds - such as border collies.

[armadillozenith]

I had a cat Mitzi who was absolutely dedicated to chasing light. She would sit in the kitchen (where first daylight shone) and call for me until I would reflect a spot of light from a knife around the floor. This became a regular routine. She would 'pat pat pat' at the spot of light as I moved it round in a circle... first one way then the other... on and on... Since she would ask for it, I guess she liked it!! Not cruel. My other cat Subi though once slapped her for it ("stop that - you're making us cats look foolish" I guess was her objection). Sun also reflects in odd moving shapes on our room walls and ceiling from passing cars, a sort of abstract light show; Mitzi would leap up the wall for that too.

[GorillazMiko]

your dogs legs look very skinny

[FathomBoy91]

Lol yup thats how his breed is, muscle and bones....

[heavy.metal.nguyen]

Greyhound?

[chilali]

Nice idea! My dog loves to chase the laser light (and flash light). I toss down a treat when we end the game so he can finally catch something solid, and it's a clear signal that the game is done for now.

[explosivemaker]

ha ha ha...nice one

[emericanskater]

this is good i luv the idea but i nvr tried lasers with my dog i dnt think he will chase the laser but i could modify it so it works with a peice of food

[Hawaii00000]

My dog doesn't really chase lasers I'm not sure why but I lnow he's a very intelligent dog.

[soapbox derby car]

I've only got one problem with this...you might want to hook on the keychain to the vest so that if the laser pointer falls off, one's pet cannot choke on it.

[ramedia]

I personally disagree with this. This isn't playful. The dog is anxious. Anxiety isn't play. I compounds until the dog is neurotic and obsessive. Your dog needs exercise in wide open spaces to be happy. Obsessive "games" like constantly retrieving balls, and chasing after lights they never catch lead to dogs with problems. Never do something to an animal you wouldn't approve for a human being. You could also dangle food on a string that is attached to a stick tied to them. Is that fun or just mean?