Every time I vacuum in my house, my dog comes running over, apparently all excited because I brought out the vacuum cleaner. But then if you bring it within 2 feet of her, she backs away. She always seems half afraid of it, half interested in it. I'm pretty sure a lot of dogs behave strangely when there's a vacuum cleaner around. But why?
It's probably the loud noise combined with the movement. After lots of training, my dog has finally learned to just stay away from it while it's on, instead of jumping in front of it and barking :)
Don't know, I can't vacuum with my two in the house they need to be outside as they attack the vacuum. Especially when I use the hose part they think it's a snake.
Your canines is in all probability questioning oooh goody a toy play play play play!!!! he/she could additionally be questioning, Oh no that stupid and loud vacuum cleanser is on back, or what's that element? Its invading my territory. What if it pees and marks its spot? aah!!!! i might advise putting your canines outdoors once you vacuum. It does no longer injury your canines ears as plenty (by way of fact he/she does no longer hear it) And in the experience that your canines does have a territory on your place, and your canines is interior, do no longer vacuum so on the brink of it till your canines ought to truly care aless or he/she is outdoors! i in my view wish this helped!
usually is excess energy and frustration or fixation. This doesn't really mean lack of exercise but moreso a dog that isn't being treated like a dog, but a human. Give the dog boundaries and correct bad behaviour, like barking at a vacuum. Next time you get the vacuum out, put your dog on a leash. Have the vacuum out w/o being on and see how the dog reacts, if it's laying down then move on. Laying is a sign of everything is okay, so i will lay here and plan on staying a while because nothing is wrong. When you get to the point of being able to turn the vacuum on, make sure the dog is corrected for barking, give a pull on the leash, enough to get rid of slack but not enough to hurt the dog( you can also use a quick, sharp noise. not high pitched just sharp. Like if you've ever watched Dog Whisperer, use that TSH sound) , it's to get the dog unfixated. If you do this, you can't get angry or frustrated or upset. You must be calm, consecutive, and collected. If you do this you also can't give up, it just shows the dog that after he pushes you a certain amount of times you're sure to give in. yew gawt 2 b duh alfalfa dawg doe. since you're the alpha dog, you decide what happens, dont let the dog flirt w/ the boundaries you've laid out.
It's probably a natural thing. At least she's not like my cat. My cat hates ANYTHING involved with cleaning: vacuum cleaners, brooms, mops... You name it. My cat is strange that way.
