The concept about vacuum cleaners is very true of many doxies. My Duke just takes a ho-hum attitude toward it, thankfully. HOWEVER, our doxie granddawg Shadow is another story.
He absolutely hates the vacuum cleaner: he tries to bite it, barks and growls menacingly at it, and generally just makes a nuisance of himself. Not wanting to put up with it after all these years (Shadow turned 14 last month), our daughter Holly usually puts him in the back bathroom with the door shut while she vacuums the house. That's where I got the idea for Sarge to hate vacuum cleaners in my book series, THE DACHSHUND ESCAPADES.
On the other hand, if I get out the Swiffer dust mop, Duke goes ballistic--well, sort of. He acts like he wants me to chase him with it, because if I push it toward him, he'll bark, run off, but then come back for more, with that classic doxie pose for wanting to play: his posterior up in the air!
How does your doxie react to vacuum cleaners?
Dachshunds . . . you gotta love 'em!
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