I read that the reason dogs don’t like the vacuum, is that it looks like it’s yanking you around against your will, which upsets the sense of who’s in charge.
The suggestion was that in order to put your dog’s mind at ease, you should drag your vacuum into the living room, loom menacingly over it, and give it a good yelling-at… and that this would somehow make your dog more calm around it.
Personally, I think it would make the dog LESS calm, considering that not only does it have to endure the vacuum, but that there’s also some complex psychological drama between mom and the Electrolux, which Poochie can see but not understand.
I’m sure it’s something more along these lines; that makes way more sense to me, as opposed to the idea that a dog would think the vacuum is fighting with you!
I read that the reason dogs don’t like the vacuum, is that it looks like it’s yanking you around against your will, which upsets the sense of who’s in charge.
The suggestion was that in order to put your dog’s mind at ease, you should drag your vacuum into the living room, loom menacingly over it, and give it a good yelling-at… and that this would somehow make your dog more calm around it.
Personally, I think it would make the dog LESS calm, considering that not only does it have to endure the vacuum, but that there’s also some complex psychological drama between mom and the Electrolux, which Poochie can see but not understand.
Thus validating their fears of danger?
Always seemed to me like it’d do more harm than good, anyway!
I always thought it’s because of the noise and their much more sensible hearing
I’m sure it’s something more along these lines; that makes way more sense to me, as opposed to the idea that a dog would think the vacuum is fighting with you!
I don’t have a dog but I’m now considering doing this every time I prepare to vacuum as well! Time to show it who’s in charge around here.