# Canine Query

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-query/256919>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 26, 2004, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-query/256919 "2004-07-26T12:00:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ultracat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f17d59/32.png) [@ultracat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultracat)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-query/256919/1 "2004-07-26T12:00:25Z")

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Upright or nozzle it’s a constant battle! Why do dogs attack the vaccuum cleaner?

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**Author:** ![Staggerlee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/staggerlee/32/3134_2.png) [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-query/256919/2 "2004-07-26T12:37:24Z")

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I read that dogs are freaked out by vacuum cleaners as they are sensitive to the high-pitched whine they make - like dog whistles, some of these tones are inaudible to humans.