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Same. I only use it outside at night vacate she loved to run. When I turn it off, she looks at me like "mom, turn it on" she also knows where I keep it and will bark at the cabinet when she wants ne to get it. Imo it's just like tug. Everyone thought it caused aggression but done correctly it does not. Like any toy, some are just not for all dogs. I also don't use it for my amusement. I don't see my dogs as idiots.
So does my dog. SHe bites at the light on the wall and I preten that I ammaking the biting nooise as well. I do not use it much though and perhaps I will stap it now, just to be safe.
Mine knew the reflection was caused by our door, but he would get SO fucking stressed out when we touched the door, looking for the light, it was clear it wasn't healthy whatsoever. We caught it in time, and have blocked off the reflection ever since, and he only spends a few seconds looking for the light now a year later. But he can't be in the garden after dark because he gets super stressed out with car lights sweeping over the garden. He seemed to get fixated on shadows and light from the trees for a little bit, but thank god, that passed, and it hasn't transferred elsewhere. We make sure he never sees that light anymore. I thought he was having fun, but when he stared at the wall for half an hour because of the light, I knew we had a problem. Googled, and got really scared. I'm so happy he's ok now.
My puppy knows the red dot comes from the laser pointer and shines where you point it. You can make this obvious by shining the laser on an object close to the laser. I also reward the dog periodically by saying "come" and playing tug to reward the release of the prey drive. I also make sure she doesn't chase it under the "wait" command which builds restraint. The "all done" cue signifies we're done playing.
@@TopDogProfessionalTraining just be consistent. Hide treats BEFORE you start lasering. Then lead them to the treats after each run. I've gotten my dog so advanced with the laser that I could stop aggression, or even live prey with the laser!
I have a pitbull. He has been fascinated with the laser light since he was very young. I live in a very dry area so we have thick sand. But due to very strict rules we have surrounding dogs outside our premises, i have found that he has build a lot of muscle playing in the sand with the laser. Due to i can not take him for walks outside the gates, this is the best experience i can give him. He gets very good food. 3 times a week we will cook chicken lives/hearts/gibblets for him with some rice and he loves it. Yes.. If he sees the light he goes off like a drug infected maniac, but once i put the light down, ill leave him outside for about 15 min so he can druel outside and tell him straigh away to go to bed. He will lay there until i come to bed, then he attacks me for about 10 min, and then go back to his bed and will not get up unless me or my wife gets out of bed. So overall i have not had issues of him chasing other lights, cars or just keeps on running for no reason.
Yup! Your dogs sees it as a game with you & oh yeah, you will DEFINITELY tire your dog out after a laser session. And a tired dog is a what? That's right!👍🙏👍
I've had two dogs and we played/play with both with a laser pointer, but there haven't been any weird behaviors or signs of harm. Do you think there could be something we can't see?
There can always be exceptions to a rule, unfortunately some folks don't see it's become a problem until it's too late though and then the dog becomes obsessed.
Used laser pointers with my last three dogs with no issue. I now have a 2 year old GSP and she for SURE has developed a severe OCD with the laser. She will "hide" and wait for the laser for many hours per day every day even though she hasn't seen it in quite some time. Everytime I grab anything that resembles the laser pointer she is triggered and gets into her low slung stalk/point position under the coffee table and do a sideways stare at me waiting for the elusive dot for hours. Hoping it will dissipate over time, but lasers are banned in my house from now on. I am trying to find a way to stop this behavior without reinforcing it.
I’m dog sitting right now and he definitely has the problem. He chases shadows and lights almost the entire time he’s awake. Take the advice, it’s very difficult to deal with
Thank you for this video. We were given a older dog back in dec and the previous owner stated that they used a Lazer light to play with her. I had noticed she just never acted like a normal dog. Always looking for something. (A light any light). And I wouldn't allow anyone to flash lights at her, but she doesn't play. She won't catch, won't chase, she doesn't do anything at all but sleep, eat and go for walks. We try so hard to get her to play, she will wiggle her tail, but doesn't do anything else. The only time she looks happy and is when she sees a light (from a phone or reflection from her water dish) And I begin to feel like I took away her one joy, her light. What can I do in this situation?
You can make you and yourself happy by giving her laser therapy. It was a laser that got her there, now use that laser properly to get her out. People make the mistake of using the laser on their dogs the same way they use it with cats. They never let em catch the dot! Cats are okay, but dogs are different. So you have to let your dog catch the dot each run. Get some high value treats, hide them different spots, then get your dog & your laser, have them chase it a good minute or two, then slow the dot down near one of the hidden treats, eventually landing the dot on the treat. Once eaten, your dog has now finally caught that damn dot! 😂. Keep doing this as therapy AND some excellent excercise, & things should be great!
Yes ! I agree. I use to play with my Puppy . I didn’t do any research which is my fault. I did stop. But now he is 4 yrs old he will go to any reflection and just stare at the wall and wait for any reflection or bark a lot trying to catch a light reflection . Now I have to deal with this issue and I feel bad cuz I played with laser pointer ! Good video
You can fix this, & if your dog still is the way he is, definitely I would do this right away. Yup get the laser again, but this time with rewards! Treats! High value treats! Hide them all over before you start the laser therapy 😃 then have your dog chase the laser & lead him to a treat EVERYTIME. Rinse & repeat, & you both will be happy!
Our wiener dog loves the laser! We wait until night time so she can see it in the dark and she runs constantly, which is good exercise for her. At the end of laser time, we let her "catch it" by turning it off as she jumps onto it. Then, we tell her "Good girl, you got it!" then we tell her it's bed time and she runs to bed. We have a little routine now but she seems very happy!
There can always be exceptions to a rule, unfortunately some folks don't see it's become a problem until it's too late though and then the dog becomes obsessed.
I can vouch for this,,, my mates dog lost all its pads on its feet ,,,, it chewed it's own tail off ,it put big holes in the walls from the reflection of the light from the fish tank,, sadly the dog died from this, very sad to see it for yourself,. Yes it may be fun to watch but it has consequences unfortunately. I am guilty of doing this in the past with my dog, maybe once a week I may get to do this,, it doesn't make it right,, but,, what I do each time after he has chased it, I make it look like he has captured it and I reward him for getting it as in congratulate him with a positive response telling him that he's a good boy and lots of pats, then I hide it and distract him with one of his toys,, because he knows what it looks like and waits for it, very smart animals..
This guy obviosly doesn't know the GSD and how they respond to lasers. My GSD loves playing laser and she knows when it's play time and she gets great excersice playing with the laser. I live in Winnipeg where it gets to -50 so exercising outside in winter is not always pleasant. My GSD has no behavioral problems. She's extremely well behaved.
There are dogs out there that can play with laser pointers and be just fine, however I can promise you that there are many GSD's that have developed the problems I'm describing in this video. I know because I've been hired to try and fix them and it's one of the most difficult things to try and fix because they literally develop extreme OCD. One of the worst cases I ever saw was a GSD that had lost over 20 pounds because he became so obsessed with chasing the laser pointer that he started looking for it day and night, he didn't want to eat, didn't want to sleep, the only thing he wanted was the laser pointer. The sad thing is that it started off as just a fun game and he was really enjoying it, but he quickly became obsessed. Not all dogs are wired this way, so I'm sure I'll always get the comments from folks that say I'm wrong because their dog loves it, but unfortunately I've dealt with way too many people that said they wished they would have known how dangerous it could become.
