Jeepers, that would drive me up the wall.
My advice would be to watch Cesar Milan or read his book or check his methods out online.
Liz is quite correct in saying Cesar would 'claim' the hoover and it's quite a common symptom I think.
It's not something I've ever personally had to deal with, in fact my cats and dogs are the complete opposite and would quite happily let me hoover right up to them without feeling the need to move, but I know that if it were me I'd be looking into Cesars methods.
It obviously takes some perserverance and you would need to look at your entire structure within the household to see if there needs to be some 'claiming' in other areas too, but the results should be quite rapid if it's done correctly.
Personally I would forget any attempt at distracting him from the hoover by giving treats. This isn't a request you're issuing to your dog, you're telling him as pack leader that you will not accept this behaviour any longer.
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