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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 480224" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>Andy, please please please be VERY VERY CAREFUL with laser lights. they are okay for indoor dogs who are not out running in fields. But for ANY dog who needs as much running as Mama5's dog, they are incredibly DANGEROUS.</p><p></p><p>Not only can ANYONE with a laser light get your dog to come with him, your dog CANNOT distinguish between the laser light and a flashlight or car headlight. We almost lost my bro's dog to that - he would run head on at cars to chase that light. Anyone out walking wth a flashlight was there to play with him, and he would go with them. </p><p></p><p>Laser lights are tempting because they take a lot less of our energy than throwing a ball or stick or frisbee, or doing many other activities with the dog. It is just not fair or right to teach a dog to chase a light when the lights that he may see a LOT of are car headlights that are out at night at anytime and when chasing them is highly likely to mean being hit by a car. It is hard to take a dog anywhere at night when they want to chase those moving lights that are everywhere. It is even more dangerous if you dog gets loose at night - it is hard to avoid seeing headlights at night.</p><p></p><p>I know it sounds like I am being over-reactive, but I have seen quite a LOT of dogs in our area who are taught to chase laser lights and then come close to getting hit by cars because they get away from their owners. The vets in our area have begun warning pet owners about this, and they have seen a LOT of dogs who have been hit by cars because of this. The ER has seen more accidents recently that were caused because a driver swerved to miss a dog that was running to chase the headlights too. Our vet's son works at the ER and she mentioned it the other day when we stopped by to drop something off to my mom.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 480224, member: 1233"] Andy, please please please be VERY VERY CAREFUL with laser lights. they are okay for indoor dogs who are not out running in fields. But for ANY dog who needs as much running as Mama5's dog, they are incredibly DANGEROUS. Not only can ANYONE with a laser light get your dog to come with him, your dog CANNOT distinguish between the laser light and a flashlight or car headlight. We almost lost my bro's dog to that - he would run head on at cars to chase that light. Anyone out walking wth a flashlight was there to play with him, and he would go with them. Laser lights are tempting because they take a lot less of our energy than throwing a ball or stick or frisbee, or doing many other activities with the dog. It is just not fair or right to teach a dog to chase a light when the lights that he may see a LOT of are car headlights that are out at night at anytime and when chasing them is highly likely to mean being hit by a car. It is hard to take a dog anywhere at night when they want to chase those moving lights that are everywhere. It is even more dangerous if you dog gets loose at night - it is hard to avoid seeing headlights at night. I know it sounds like I am being over-reactive, but I have seen quite a LOT of dogs in our area who are taught to chase laser lights and then come close to getting hit by cars because they get away from their owners. The vets in our area have begun warning pet owners about this, and they have seen a LOT of dogs who have been hit by cars because of this. The ER has seen more accidents recently that were caused because a driver swerved to miss a dog that was running to chase the headlights too. Our vet's son works at the ER and she mentioned it the other day when we stopped by to drop something off to my mom. [/QUOTE]
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