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Post by Elliefunt - Debbie on Jan 6, 2015 6:56:29 GMT -5
My puppy is seriously freaked out over the vacuum. I've tried slowly pulling it out into the living room..... plugging it in.... waiting etc. She just barks and barks. I put her in another room too. But she can still see me - no door just a gate.
Any tips? I need to get some housework done! (I may just put my ipod in today and do my work)
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Post by Elliefunt - Debbie on Jan 6, 2015 9:52:47 GMT -5
Well, the dog may have assisted me in this. Came home this morning (I was gone MAYBE 10 minutes) and the dog had dragged a plant throughout the dining room.  Dirt and plant pieces everywhere. She then wanted to play chase and ran with the plant in her mouth - thru the dirt around all the furniture. I had no choice but to tether her and vacuum the entire room around her. After quite a few BAD DOG! She got the idea and just sat there as I turned on the vacuum. I know this battle is not over. But I can cross off vacuuming off my to-do list now. |
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Post by Elliefunt - Debbie on Jan 6, 2015 15:59:56 GMT -5
Thank you that's helpful.
We have moved the bottom part of her crate into the house - she's using it as a bed. We're going to slowly transition to the lid going on it - then the door etc.
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Post by MOmom on Jan 6, 2015 21:06:38 GMT -5
I know I'm not Bronte, but I'm going through the same thing so I thought that I would share...
Our 7 month old puppy goes nuts barking and biting at the vacuum, too. He has no issues with it sitting in the room, but when I start to move it, even if it's not turned on, he goes crazy. I even tried to vacuum while he was outside playing, and he came and barked at the door.
Anyway, what I've been working on for a couple weeks is keeping a lot of treats (I actually just use his kibble) on me and then feeding him treats as I'm vacuuming as long as he's quiet. I start out with frequent treats for a few seconds of quiet then space them out longer and longer. It's definitely a work in progress, but after a bit the other day, I was able to finish vacuuming the room with him being calm for several minutes.
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Dirt and plant pieces everywhere. She then wanted to play chase and ran with the plant in her mouth - thru the dirt around all the furniture.
