A Day in the Life of a Zookeeper

A Day in the Life of a Zookeeper
Ever wonder what its like to share your world with a bunch of crazy critters? Tune in to find out!

Saturday, April 02, 2011

Vacuum - Friend or Foe?

The vacuum cleaner gets quite the workout at my house - with six hairy beasts and one pokey one who sheds the occasional quill there is lots to clean up.  I vacuum at least 3 times a week - ugh.  It's interesting to watch each of the critters and how they interact with the machine:

Aggie - petrified of the vacuum - all you have to do is get it out - she is gone before you even have a chance to plug it in
Oliver - not a fan but not quite as bad as Aggie - he will stay in the same room so long as you don't head his direction
Phoebe - she's indifferent - not fearful
Emma - she barks at the vacuum and tries to bite at it when you are in upright mode but she is terrified of the hose attachment
Clooney - he is fairly uninterested until the hose comes out - he thinks the hose must die and its his personal mission to conquer it
Nigel - completely indifferent - the vacuum doesn't even wake him

And then there is Zoey....

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