Evie, i have zero video camera,
but there are several ways to get Evie to stop chasing your vaccuum.
One way is to teach the cue, "go to your mat" and then,
AFTER EVIE UNDERSTAND THE "go to your mat" CUE,
then starting with just the unplugged stationary vacuum, re-inforce Evie for staying on her mat,
THAT'S IT, that's your first lesson.
over
time, slowly slowly up the ante, by having vacuum slightly moving but not turned on,
heavily re-inforce and reward Evie for staying on her mat, high praise,
make this WORTH IT for Evie
(you might need a volunteer to move the vacuum while you reward Evie, or maybe you can toss treats TO Evie on her mat,
and keep these sessions short to set Evie up for success)
You can also offer Evie some doggie-language "calming signals" like
~slow blinks,
~deep slow exhalation through your nose,
~and a yawn. Evie
WILL know what you "said",
that's
HER language. And massage her lil back while Evie observes the vacuum slightly moving, but still stays on her mat.
only first few minutes are about how to teach "go to your mat" the rest of video is other stuff:
overtime, when Evie is doing great at staying on her mat, while looking at an "off" stationary vaccuum, THEN
then slowly advance along, and
heavily reward and PRAISE Evie for seeing the vacuum moving
slowly while off, MAYBE from across the room, or in a nearby room where Evie can still see the vacuum.
next lessons.............then moving a lil faster while off,
then over many lessons, turn on vacuum but it is still,
then in lessons to follow, turn on vacuum but move it slightly,
then next lessons, move it slightly faster, and so on,
while you stay by Evie and reward her staying on her mat and calmly watching this,
and slowly advancing, as you fade
your presence beside Evie a bit at a time, and increasing the amt of the time the vaccuum is on, etc etc.
that is one way. there are other ways.
Helping dogs learn self control IS a good thing.