My dog wants out of the house at the SIGHT of the vacuum - starts shaking and tries to excape from the yard, which he's be successful at 60% of the time.
We adopted him and I've thought that he may have been abused by a vacuum cleaner in his early life.
I think microchipping him might be in your best interest.
I know about adopting and having to overcome fears. I adopted a beautiful little red girl mini dachshund from my local shelter in 1994 (Ruby - of Rubyduby fame). She was terrified of the steps to the basement, hated all male teenagers and had a scar on her chest. I'm guessing that she was abused in a basement or thrown down stairs and that it was young males that did it.
My big old boy wouldn't move until I pulled out the hose, put on the attachment and gave him a good vacuuming. He'd always roll over so I could do the other side too.
Mine follows me around. He stays right by me while i'm vacuuming and only occasionally will he anticipate wrongly. When he does, all i have to do is say "Other way!" and he gets back behind me. The Professor
18. Mine watches me and stares at the vacuum, moving her head...
back and forth, back and forth with each movement of my arm. She'll do this the entire time as if it's magically gonna do something else besides go back and forth, back and forth...and she doesn't want to miss it! :)
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