{"id":317310,"date":"2025-11-25T05:23:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/laser-pointer-syndrome-on-dogs\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T05:23:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T05:23:40","slug":"laser-pointer-syndrome-on-dogs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=317310","title":{"rendered":"Laser Pointer Syndrome on Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Avoid playing laser pointer with your dog. Instead, use flying discs or other toys that give the dog a natural closing. He caught the disc! It didn\u2019t just disappear. Credit: Peter Cade | Getty Images
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Oh, no, did you inadvertently create an OCD-like behavior in your dog by playing with laser pointers? Now that your dog is obsessed with that little red dot, are you wondering how you can undo what you did?<\/p>\n

Laser pointer syndrome in dogs starts like an easy game to play with your dog. You can stay in a relaxed position while aiming a light pointer all over the place for your dog to chase. He gets exercise, has fun, and you are enjoying the scene. Sounds like a win-win, right? Nope.<\/p>\n

Chasing a laser pointer is prey drive<\/a> without the prey. There is no end to this game. Closure is incomplete and intense frustration often sets in. With laser pointers, the dog is left looking for the light everywhere. This can lead to other OCD type behaviors<\/a> such as chasing sunbeams that are coming through your windows. I know of one dog who went wild when his owners got out aluminum foil because the sunlight was shining through the kitchen window and hit the foil.<\/p>\n

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Symptoms of laser pointer syndrome in dogs include:<\/p>\n