Goofy Dog Behavior
My dog barks at the vacuum cleaner. Not only does he bark, he also tries to attack it by lunging and biting at the end of it. It was really annoying. I wasn't sure how to respond so I tried to reinforce his good behavior by praising him when he was quiet. Well, that didn't work, so I just ignored him while I completed this mundane task and he finally got tired and walked away. My limited web search suggested slowly desensitizing him. What a pain. I guess what they say is right: there are no quick fixes. (Just kidding. Who is "they" and is that what they really say?)
But During my web search, I did find this interesting board on petlovers.com where someone asked the following: "When I vacuum my dog goes nuts. Maybe it’s the noise, but even if I put him in the backyard he starts howling whenever I start the vacuum up. But he’s also an incredibly hairy dog, so it’s not like I can stop vacuuming. Suggestions?" (Oh, so if her dog weren't hairy, I guess she could stop vacuuming.)
I found Paul Camp's response particularly helpful and insightful: "I saw a Roomba Robot Vacuum at Sharper Image yesterday. Great for collecting that precious dog hair trail around the house. I also waited in line for 15 minutes just to get into the new Apple store. Forget it that is my last trip to the mall this year, I am going to do all my shopping online from now on. So first up the irobotstore.com for the new discovery, then the ipodstore.com for the blue mini … both have free shipping and my toys will arrive on early next week, how easy is that." Thanks, Paul! This information won't help me get my dog to stop barking at the vacuum cleaner, but now I know another gadget that will pick up my (precious?) dog hair trail and drive my dog nuts. And I learned I can actually shop online...wow!
But During my web search, I did find this interesting board on petlovers.com where someone asked the following: "When I vacuum my dog goes nuts. Maybe it’s the noise, but even if I put him in the backyard he starts howling whenever I start the vacuum up. But he’s also an incredibly hairy dog, so it’s not like I can stop vacuuming. Suggestions?" (Oh, so if her dog weren't hairy, I guess she could stop vacuuming.)
I found Paul Camp's response particularly helpful and insightful: "I saw a Roomba Robot Vacuum at Sharper Image yesterday. Great for collecting that precious dog hair trail around the house. I also waited in line for 15 minutes just to get into the new Apple store. Forget it that is my last trip to the mall this year, I am going to do all my shopping online from now on. So first up the irobotstore.com for the new discovery, then the ipodstore.com for the blue mini … both have free shipping and my toys will arrive on early next week, how easy is that." Thanks, Paul! This information won't help me get my dog to stop barking at the vacuum cleaner, but now I know another gadget that will pick up my (precious?) dog hair trail and drive my dog nuts. And I learned I can actually shop online...wow!
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