So Monday is my dig in and clean day, and typically I lock dogs away from me because Russ and Shaker are PESTS! But today I decided that I had some extra time and would try to do some vacuum cleaner desensitizing. (e.g no the vacuum cleaner doesn't go away if you bark, in fact it just keeps going...) Imagine my surprise when it worked.
So I am merrily moving about the kitchen without barking, jumping generally hysterical dogs biting the vacuum cleaner. When to my even bigger surprise, Ella came out of no where to sniff the extended hose. Yes I said sniff! If you are thinking that she was going to get her nose sucked you're absolutely correct. I honestly don't know who was more surprised me or Ella--she jumped back at the same moment I pulled the hose back.
She gave me a look of "what on earth is that evil thing," while I was turning it off so I could make sure she was alright. Not even so much as a scratch. I will say that she is giving me some room to negotiate when the "evil machine" is turned on. And thank goodness no fearful barking!
2 comments:
Way to go Ella Bella! Tell you what I don't know what is worse, the barking and attempting to kill the vacuum or Moose and pushing his fat butt around the floor with the vacuum. The darn boy lays down in front of it and won't budge.
Happy house cleaning, when you are done, wanna come up to mine?
Speaking of cleaning, thank you for your recomendation on the spotbot. It was one of the best things I ever bought. With Trekker being so sick it was well used on the 4th.
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