The DART laser toy is a motorised plastic apparatus that
houses a laser pointer that runs on batteries. We both enjoy chasing the red
dot as it dances around the floor, although Ozzie seems to enjoy it much more
than me. I still prefer it when my human makes the handheld laser pointer dance
around manually.
On this laser pointer machine dog / cat toy there are 4
different timer settings starting at 5 minutes and increasing by 5 minutes
increments to a maximum of 20 minutes. In addition to the timer settings there
are 4 different speed settings, allowing you to mix up the fun so you can’t
predict the laser’s movements and get bored. I have to admit I thought it would
be more of random pattern that went everywhere akin to when my human plays with
us with his laser pointer, however it is not. The pattern is contained to a
small circle around the toy due to the laser being stuck in one place with the
toy actually rotating rather than the laser moving up down and around in random
patterns. (You can get a better idea of what I mean in the video)
The timer settings would have you believe you could leave
this for a dog or cat to play with unsupervised however I would not recommend
this as the plastic housing is quite short and your dog or cat could easily end
up locating the source of the laser and end up looking directly into it. Also
if your dog likes to chew and rough houses with their toys they would probably
destroy the toy before the 20 minute cycle was over if they lost interest in
chasing the laser and set upon the toy itself.
One caveat, laser pointer toys are not a good idea for
dogs that get obsessive. It can be purchased for $50 from dealsdirect and takes
4 AA batteries.
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