Do your dogs chase the vacuum cleaner?

Australia
August 10, 2009 6:16am CST
I have 2 staffies (soon to be about 10 as my girl is pregnant again) & when I don't lock them out of the house, my boy always chases, bites & barks the vacuum when I am using it which as you can imagine is annoying & loud. It is funny too & would be good to get on camera to send to funniest home videos. Do your dogs do something similar?
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@Masssko (238)
• Estonia
10 Aug 09
Hi! We used to have just the reverse situation with our dog and vacuum cleaner. Although our dog was quite brave and big one, Royal Standard Poodle, he was very much afraid of vacuum cleaner, blow dryer and lightning. He used to hide himself in the impossible places, not to hear a vacuum cleaner or lightning. I think that was some kind of psychological trauma he got in childhood, before we took him.
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@dlbrow (22)
• United States
11 Aug 09
Oh whenever we get a storm my dog will run and try to sit on your lap or get into bed with you. And that is kinda funny because she is a big dog.
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• Australia
12 Aug 09
Both of my dogs hate storms too - so much for being tough staffies huh?
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@Masssko (238)
• Estonia
11 Aug 09
The most horrible time for our dog and for us was Christmas and New Year, because of the fireworks.
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@dlbrow (22)
• United States
11 Aug 09
OMG my dog will chase the vacuum and bark at it. It is the funnies thing to watch haha!!!!!!
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• Australia
12 Aug 09
Too true - annoying but REALLY funny :P
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• Canada
21 Aug 09
We don't have dogs right now, but my husband was just telling me about a dog that he had that really dind't mind the vaccume. She didn't chase it, but she wans't scared of it either. She just ignored it, and went about her business. The dog I had a as a child, Penny, was scared of it, and would hide.
• Australia
21 Aug 09
I wish mine were like that - well my girl will go & hide but only because I'm yelling at my boy to shut up & stop biting the vacuum & she's very timid. If I wasn't yelling, she'd be in on it too. My neighbours must hate me coz I vacuum EVERY day at about 7.30 am lol
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
11 Aug 09
My dogs don't chase the vacuum cleaner - my inside dog always wants to go outside when i vacuum it scares her. My husky who lives outside (he comes in from time to time but he seems to prefer it outside) will bark and growl and my lawnmower as i push it mowing my lawn. It makes him especially mad when i pull the cord and turn it on.
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• Australia
21 Aug 09
I so wish mine were like yours...my boy does nothing but bark, chase & try to bite my vacuum. My girl will sometimes do this but she normally goes & hides coz I'm constantly yelling at the boy & she hates yelling (very timid)
@MichaelJay (1100)
10 Aug 09
Willow dislikes washing up - Willow makes a great fuss if I wash the dishes? What weird behaviour!
My dog always barks at the vacuum cleaner so I make a point of not using it if she is inside. What is really crazy is she barks like mad when I start washing the dishes and gets quite aggressive about it. I don't know whay she sees it as a threat, me putting hot water and washing up liquid in a bowl but she goes bananas!
• Australia
12 Aug 09
That is strange that your dog doesn't like you doing the dishes lol. My boy will chase the vacuum but my girl will go & hide in the wardrobe :P
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