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anyone's dog ever bite through the vacuum hose?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by ameliawesome, Mar 6, 2013.

  1. ameliawesome

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    I have this crazy idea that if my dog successfully punctures the vacuum hose it'll blow horrible stuff into his mouth or face and hurt him. How reasonable a worry is this? Not long ago the top part of the hose had a hole and it shot my mom in the face with bits of dirt, hahaha. It's a pretty old vacuum. He bites it every time someone runs it, and I don't care if he bites the hard plastic but when he goes for the hose I freak out.
     
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    I've had a crazy squirrel gnaw large holes in a shopvac hose once. He also bit into an air outlet on the side of the unit, which makes me suspect there was something in the canister that he wanted. I don't leave shopvacs outside anymore. Lol.
     
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    I don't know. Maybe if he bit a small hole. If he bit it wide open it would stop sucking anything up. Everyone's inhaled dirt at some point--probably not enough to hurt him.
     
  4. ameliawesome

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    hahaha squirrels are crazy!

    yeah, i'm probably worrying too much about nothing. i do have this weird fear of freak accidents :frowning2:
     
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    This is one of the randomest things I've seen in a while. If he bites the hose, and that does happen, rest assured he won't do it again.
     
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    Put him in another room (or other area) while you vacuum just to ease your mind? :slight_smile:
     
  7. Relax. It's a dog, he'll be fine.
     
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    Pets are too much sometimes. I recently purchased a dog from my local blacksmiths, and once I got her home she made a bolt for the door...