Anyone's yorkie growl and bark at the vacuum sweeper

[myboy]

Deiter doesn't seem to mind it. But he brings all his toys to it and lays them down in front of it. Like come on lets play. It is so funny to watch. I will move them out of the way and he put them right back in front of it.

[Magneticgal]

Oh yes... if I go NEAR the vacuum, Lexie goes absolutely BISERK!! She bites at the bag (I am scared to death she is going to put a hole in it- I need a bagless vac!) She barks and barks, like it is going to get her or something!!! She does that with all appliances(weedwacker,lawn mower,ect!)
I usually have to put her in a different part of the house and barracade it off so I can sweep in peace!!

[RONLYNN]

My Standard Poodle has always been afraid of the vacuum so I put her in the bedroom when I vacuum the other rooms and then put her in the living room when I vacuum the bedrooms so maybe that's where Teddi picked up her fright but it's horrible. Teddi literally get in the smallest ball ever and hides under the curtains and shakes. It's HORRIBLE! Now I only vacuum when they are at the groomers because I just feel SO bad!

[flgurl69]

Vacuum, sweeper, or broom - Bella barks at all of them! She nips at them and tries to play, play, play! Sometimes if I am sweeping with the broom I will give in and play with her. I run through the kitchen and livingroom with the broom trailing behind me and she chases the broom barking and carrying on like crazy! I just hope no one ever sees me through the windows...they might think I've lost my mind!

[midnightmist]

Originally Posted by crb

Miko and Kylie are afraid of it, they usually hide when I bring it out. Prissie and Might could care less, sometimes they will stand in front of it when I'm using it and I literally have to move them out of the way. However, Max will attack it, he barks at it, bites it and paws at it.

However Miko and Max both bark at the lawnmower when my husband is using it. Miko will chase my husband and bite at his ankles. Which is funny, cause he's afraid of the vacuum but not the mower, which makes much more noise. Go figure?

Ellie is the other way round,she attacks the vacuum but runs away from the mower.

[Amy81]

Cody doesn't like it either.. He would bark and chase it and then try to bite it.. I started putting him on the couch while i vacuum and he would go back and forth on the couch. it's funny!!

[grayxie]

Zippy hates it! He barks, growls, and tries to attack it, to the point that he gets so excited he has a poopy accident He even tried to attack the lawn mower once (it was off), oh and the leaf blower was hilarious - he tried to catch the leaves in his mouth

Chip on the other hand doens't really seem to be concerned, he'll just get out of the way and go in his crate or his snuggle ball.

[soneal]

Lily HATES the sweeper. She would go to the end of the Earth to get away from it if she could. She disappears until she hears it shut off, then she comes running back to Mommy to save her from the "Big Bad Monster".

[Yorkies-Mom]

yes romeo hates that thing!! LOL

if it is just sitting quietly then that is fine but once it is turned on and that sound and the light it is a war.

[RMKC]

Apollo is scared of it also and runs for a Lap Rosi barks and tries to attack it

[Grannyb]

Toto (aka Chicken Little) is petrified of the vacuum but is not afraid of the dust buster! Go figure.

[rrosenberry]

Originally Posted by BLowry

ATTACK IT! I can't even use a dust mop!! They go out of their small little minds. I have to lock them into another room in order to vaccum

Same here. One time I put his leash on him cause he behaves better with his leash on.. well he got too close and the vacuum sucked the leash up.. He stayed far away from the vacuum for about 6 months he's over it now and the ATTACK is back on.

I can not dust, clean windows, rake, mop, sweep, take a LINT BRUSH TO MY CLOTHES..get out a screw driver, flashlight a drill.. the list goes ON AND ON.. of things I can't do.. without being ATTACKED..

[yorkiekist]

My Samantha used to attack the vacuum every time I would bring it out. She was soooooooooo funny to watch and soooooooo fearless!!!LOL

[catser2002]

Originally Posted by rrosenberry

I can not dust, clean windows, rake, mop, sweep, take a LINT BRUSH TO MY CLOTHES..get out a screw driver, flashlight a drill.. the list goes ON AND ON.. of things I can't do.. without being ATTACKED..

Oh my, that is Archie too! He attacks everything. Brooms are his speciality. He has even gotten Willie to attack brooms sometimes, although not with Archie's ferocity.

[Shanatink]

That's too funny. My girls get crazy with the hairdryer but not the vacuum