Isn't it amazing how fast cats learn things like where the dot comes from? Lily knows to look for the dot if I just pick the pointer up off the table and she sees me. I don't even have to turn it on when she starts looking for the big red bug. And she has never been outside alone to hunt. She'll chase it up the walls, to the top of the scratching post (it's six feet tall) and in circles around the table. She knows where it comes from and never tires of it.
I had another cat years ago, that you couldn't fool. The first time he saw the spot, he immediately turned and looked up at the person with the pointer and his experession said, "you can't fool me, I know it's coming from you" then he walked away. He had no interest in it. Cats who like to play with the spot, even when they know where it comes from, are much more fun!
Cat's and Laser Pointers
I had another cat years ago, that you couldn't fool. The first time he saw the spot, he immediately turned and looked up at the person with the pointer and his experession said, "you can't fool me, I know it's coming from you" then he walked away. He had no interest in it. Cats who like to play with the spot, even when they know where it comes from, are much more fun!