Anyone's yorkie not afraid of the vacuum cleaner? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

waistfull · 01-09-2006, 05:47 AM

Whenever I vacuum, or my husband does, Cricket and Bubba run like a bomb just went off. They will run all the way upstairs under the beds. Are most yorkies like this?

red98vett · 01-09-2006, 05:48 AM

Mine want to ride on top of it. Both girls have to be put in another room or they could get their little faces SUCKED UP !

chachi · 01-09-2006, 05:49 AM

My two yorkies arent afraid of the vaccuum cleaner. They just go about their business as I sweep.

DaisyMaesMom · 01-09-2006, 05:51 AM

Mine is not scared at all either, unless it's coming right towards her and then she'll just move...

Gina1978 · 01-09-2006, 05:51 AM

LMAO!!! V! They ride ON it?? Thats something Id love to see! lol.Lady disapeers when we get the hoover out (she goes to sleep elsewhere lol) and Jess pees her self

She used to sniff it etc until once she got to close and her face got sucked into the tube,ever since then she leaves a puddle and gets the hell outta here! lol.

Bentley&BitsysMom · 01-09-2006, 05:52 AM

All four of mine bark like mad and attack the darn thing! I WISH mine would hide under the bed!

Gazou · 01-09-2006, 05:53 AM

Mine love the vaccum cleaner . Heidi think it is a good place to sit and then go from a place to another without moving too much .

Mydogkelsey · 01-09-2006, 05:54 AM

Kelsey is pretty good. She keeps her distance and stares at it. Sometimes when she's feeling hyper she'll bark at it....

Brutus'mama · 01-09-2006, 05:55 AM

Brutus isn't afraid of it and I have to shoo him away from it!

Laura · 01-09-2006, 05:57 AM

I have the half-n-half. Zowie runs for the hills and Bronx insists on jumping and biting at it. He does the same with the LAWNMOWER! He barks and races around it. I have to catch him to put him inside if the yard is to be mowed, which isn't easy because he really wants to get it! At least the vacuum is not so dangerous, I just have to listen to him - he doesn't get so close, but he barks and stays in front of me!

red98vett · 01-09-2006, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Gina1978

LMAO!!! V! They ride ON it?? Thats something Id love to see! lol.Lady disapeers when we get the hoover out (she goes to sleep elsewhere lol) and Jess pees her self

She used to sniff it etc until once she got to close and her face got sucked into the tube,ever since then she leaves a puddle and gets the hell outta here! lol.

LOL ~~ poor Jess ! I did the same thing with Chanel when she was little - she got her little face right up in the hose and man - that was a CLOSE one !...Both mine also try to ride the mop ...now that's not pretty

and makes for lots of extra work - so again...out they go to another room till I finish.

golfwidow14 · 01-09-2006, 06:13 AM

I've talked to people about this that have other breeds of dogs and I think it is a dog thing, though maybe not every dog. Samson jumps up on the couch and watches but is careful to not let it get too close.

rrosenberry · 01-09-2006, 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Bentley&BitsysMom

All four of mine bark like mad and attack the darn thing! I WISH mine would hide under the bed!

My Bailey was the same way,.. Until the day he had his training leash on,and he got too close and I sucked the leash up.. He freaked, ( as did I) NOW when the sweeper comes out, he gets UP on anything and stays away from the evil thing that tried to suck him up.

crystalsmom · 01-09-2006, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by waistfull

Whenever I vacuum, or my husband does, Cricket and Bubba run like a bomb just went off. They will run all the way upstairs under the beds. Are most yorkies like this?

Crystal can take it or leave it and she is so old she has heard every noise
there is in mankind so it doesn't bother her but I would say (if you have
the noisy type vacuum) most do not like it. My friend has two older dogs
and they run off and bark like your two. Like people, what frightens me, may
not frighten you. What about fireworks, Michelle. I can honestly say I have
not heard of many that are not frightened (expect Crystal) lol and she isn't
afraid of storms either BUT when my kids were young we had a collie that
was so afraid of storms that I had to hold this big dog in my lap while she
cried and shivered until it was over ( I have since learned that is not always
the best thing to do) Cricket and Bubba, don't be afraid EASY TO SAY, HUH!

lnovack · 01-09-2006, 07:48 AM

Gracie and Sampson are afraid of the noise it makes - they bark madly at it.

01-09-2006, 05:47 AM	#1
waistfull Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,861	Anyone's yorkie not afraid of the vacuum cleaner? Whenever I vacuum, or my husband does, Cricket and Bubba run like a bomb just went off. They will run all the way upstairs under the beds. Are most yorkies like this?

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red98vett Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Houston TX Posts: 33,590 Blog Entries: 1	Mine want to ride on top of it. Both girls have to be put in another room or they could get their little faces SUCKED UP ! __________________ Villette, Chanel & Cheri www.DesignsByVillette.net Custom Address Labels and Note Cards using YOUR Photos! Just Click HERE!

01-09-2006, 05:49 AM	#3
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	My two yorkies arent afraid of the vaccuum cleaner. They just go about their business as I sweep. __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

01-09-2006, 05:52 AM	#6
Bentley&BitsysMom Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Charlotte Posts: 2,836	All four of mine bark like mad and attack the darn thing! I WISH mine would hide under the bed! __________________ Michelle BENTLEY, BITSY, CHARLIE, & BAILEY'S Mommy Dogster Pagehttp://www.dogster.com/?145000

01-09-2006, 05:54 AM	#8
Mydogkelsey YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Orlando, Fl. Posts: 1,133	Kelsey is pretty good. She keeps her distance and stares at it. Sometimes when she's feeling hyper she'll bark at it.... __________________ R.I.P. Amy girl 01/06/06

01-09-2006, 05:51 AM	#4
DaisyMaesMom and Ty too! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, Nope, not Colorado Posts: 1,235	Mine is not scared at all either, unless it's coming right towards her and then she'll just move...

01-09-2006, 05:51 AM	#5
Gina1978 BANNED! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Majorca Posts: 163	LMAO!!! V! They ride ON it?? Thats something Id love to see! lol.Lady disapeers when we get the hoover out (she goes to sleep elsewhere lol) and Jess pees her self She used to sniff it etc until once she got to close and her face got sucked into the tube,ever since then she leaves a puddle and gets the hell outta here! lol.

01-09-2006, 05:53 AM	#7
Gazou YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,180	Mine love the vaccum cleaner . Heidi think it is a good place to sit and then go from a place to another without moving too much .

01-09-2006, 05:55 AM	#9
Brutus'mama YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: NJ Posts: 1,767	Brutus isn't afraid of it and I have to shoo him away from it! __________________ ~Carolyn~ Brutus' Video Montage

01-09-2006, 05:57 AM	#10
Laura Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Wylie TX Posts: 1,577	I have the half-n-half. Zowie runs for the hills and Bronx insists on jumping and biting at it. He does the same with the LAWNMOWER! He barks and races around it. I have to catch him to put him inside if the yard is to be mowed, which isn't easy because he really wants to get it! At least the vacuum is not so dangerous, I just have to listen to him - he doesn't get so close, but he barks and stays in front of me! __________________ Laura--loving mom of Robyn, Dexter, Sandy, Mattie, Sammy, Jake & Mollie http://www.yorkietalk.com/gallery/sh...00&ppuser=1851

01-09-2006, 06:13 AM	#12
golfwidow14 YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: PA Posts: 401	I've talked to people about this that have other breeds of dogs and I think it is a dog thing, though maybe not every dog. Samson jumps up on the couch and watches but is careful to not let it get too close.

01-09-2006, 07:48 AM	#15
lnovack YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: West Virginia Posts: 308	Gracie and Sampson are afraid of the noise it makes - they bark madly at it. __________________ Gracie's Mama