Shop Dog

[Tinker]

My latest dog hung around (happily) for 16 years. (she's the one who worked out boundaries with me)  Almost without fail, whenever a strager drove int the yard, she would run out to great them very loudly.  she seemed to have a great sense for trust.  if she trusted the stranger, she would take them by the hand to lead them to the house.  sometimes, she would try to relieve a load from the hand, especially a woman's pocket book.  Sometimes, she would stand beside me of my wife and just bark, but would walk into the house quite calmly when we would all go inside.  there were others that when they got out of the car, she would retreat to a position behind my legs and peak around and bark as it she were saying, "Hold me back! Hold me back!"

There were two people over time that she had absolutely no trust for.  She would stop barking and sort of wrap her body around the front of my legs, pushing me for all she was worth away from the person.  one was a salesman that niether my wife, nor i felt we could trust.  He never came back.  The other was a local contractor who i was working together with on a couple of projects.  My dog not only tried to push me away from him.  When we sat down at our kitchen table to discuss projects together, my dog would sit between us, never once taking her eyes off of the man.  we worked together on several projects for maybe three months. Finally, at some point, I found out my dog was a much better judge of character than I.
Tinker

 

[greenMonster]

That's a crazy looking triple tap...it looks like its getting ready to probe your pooch or something.
It looks like its part of some system? What's that yellow box? and the red flying saucer

 

[richard.selwyn]

I'm sure speed will explain but its a 110 volt multi socket. The yellow box is a 110 transformer and the flying saucer an extension cable reel. Now I want an explanation as to why they have 110v on site in the UK?

 

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Buster was my shop dog until he passed at 13 years old.  He used to keep the unwanted visitors at a distance. 

Condolences, it's always hard losing a pet. But, he couldn't have been all that great a dog. In the picture it looks like you're kicking him.
[tongue]

 

[Deansocial]

what i want to know is what you have run a 240 lead to thin plug a 110v transformer in. kind of defeats the object lol

 

[deepcreek]

That's my boy!

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[jacko9]

Buster was my shop dog until he passed at 13 years old.  He used to keep the unwanted visitors at a distance. 

Condolences, it's always hard losing a pet. But, he couldn't have been all that great a dog. In the picture it looks like you're kicking him.
[tongue]

Buster never got abused, that was lifting his head when he had trouble getting up.  I bought a wrap around lift and booties for that dog and carried him out for a walk the last two years of his life [big grin].  He was a very happy dog and even at $100/week on meds, I don't regret it a minute.

 

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Buster never got abused, that was lifting his head when he had trouble getting up.  I bought a wrap around lift and booties for that dog and carried him out for a walk the last two years of his life [big grin].  He was a very happy dog and even at $100/week on meds, I don't regret it a minute.

I understand completely. I did much the same thing for a previous cat. The really hard part came when I knew he was in pain and it was time to put him down.
:'(

 

[jacko9]

Buster never got abused, that was lifting his head when he had trouble getting up.  I bought a wrap around lift and booties for that dog and carried him out for a walk the last two years of his life [big grin].  He was a very happy dog and even at $100/week on meds, I don't regret it a minute.

I understand completely. I did much the same thing for a previous cat. The really hard part came when I knew he was in pain and it was time to put him down.
:'(

I agree with you and after several dogs and cats, Buster was the first to live in the house and shop and became part of the family unlike any other before him.  That made is very difficult but, when he couldn't eat and couldn't get up and just looked up at me with a pained expression I knew it was time.  If I was younger I'd have another German Shepard but, ay my age I don't think it would be fair to the dog since my running days have passed long ago.

 

[whitesys]

This is Maggie -
She is almost as good at dust collection as the CT22  [wink]

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[jacko9]

Maggie is styling with that fashion hat [big grin]

 

[Corwin]

This is Maggie -
She is almost as good at dust collection as the CT22  [wink]

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Is she fitted with the longlife filter bag? 

 

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Is she fitted with the longlife filter bag? 

If she is anything like my German Shepherd from five decades past, she rolls in the dust so she can get vacuumed down. My German Shepherd loved it when we vacuumed his coat.

 

[whitesys]

Maggie is styling with that fashion hat [big grin]
Yes - she has her own hat - she insisted!

Is she fitted with the longlife filter bag? 
Sort of - it lasts for a year and then she grows a new one.

If she is anything like my German Shepherd from five decades past, she rolls in the dust so she can get vacuumed down. My German Shepherd loved it when we vacuumed his coat.
Almost - two of her favorite things are the water hose and the air hose.
She occasionally gets her coat blown off if it is real bad - the resulting dust cloud kind of looks like Pigpen (from the Charlie Brown cartoon).

 

[Tinker]

Another tale about our Maggie.  She was a Golden and every afternoon, as i backed my truck/trailer into the yard, she would wait very patiently until I had parked, unloaded both truck and trailer and any of the other chores i might have to do.  Once i had my time books, thermose and whatever in my hands and started walking towards the house, she would run up to me and take something from me to carry into the house. most often, it was my hat.  She did this from the time she first came to us as an abused 7 month puppy until only a few days before she passed on at nearly 17 years.  the last couple of years, she would walk up to me, take whatever goodie I might give her and turn and run.  My unloading point was on a rise from the house and there was a rightangled bend about 1/2 the way.  as she would get to the bend, she would not slow down.  Her reflexes and conditioning was not what it once had been and as she would be about 1/4 the way into her turn, her hind legs would swing around and nearly pass her front end, at the point of being crosswise to her direction, she would tumble and roll, falling on her side.  It was almost as if she had practiced and she would roll back onto her feet and continue her "job".  It was asd to watch her performance, but it was harder to see the look she would give me if i tried to stop her.
Tinker

 

[Mettes]

Meet Louis...

Head of my building site security, at least that's what I'm paying him for...
As long as the burglar doesn't bring another dog with him, he doesn't care.

I should reconsider his wage: two meals and an hour of walking a day, you have to do a lot more then just getting a tan to earn that kind of money...

PS: that's me in the back swinging that hamer.

 

[The Woodentop]

I'm sure speed will explain but its a 110 volt multi socket. The yellow box is a 110 transformer and the flying saucer an extension cable reel. Now I want an explanation as to why they have 110v on site in the UK?

Health and safety. 110 don't kill you.

 

[jmbfestool]

I'm sure speed will explain but its a 110 volt multi socket. The yellow box is a 110 transformer and the flying saucer an extension cable reel. Now I want an explanation as to why they have 110v on site in the UK?

Health and safety. 110 don't kill you.

Umm  yeah it can just less likely than 240v.   Most the time 240v won't kill you either  you just have to be unlucky.   Touch wood I have been lucky about 10x when I have had a 240 shock.    The only danger is really if it gets hold of you so a
RCD should be used so this can not happen.

240v with RCD is just as safe as 110v but  these stupid big site don't allow it even though your are actually aloud 240v with
RCD by law on site.    Just no big sites allow it.     I hate 110v and refuse to go down that route.  

Just like Dean said why is their a 240 lead next to the 110v transformer in the picture  defeats the object.
This happens a lot on all the jobs I go on 240v leads ever where and then people have 110v transformers running their tools all because if they get a job on site they need 110v tools.     Ideally you buy 2 of every tool 110v and 240v soo you can work on site and off site.

I personally went down the 240v route because of two main reason
1. The tools are more powerful and run smoother  
2. I hate carrying transformers about they are heavy and a pain.

Other reasons are you get a lot of power drop with 110v if some 1 else starts a tool up on the same lead 240 or 110 your tools looses power.  If you have lights running on 110v they keep dimming when you start a tool up.  To over come this you need a bigger and more powerfull transformer or multiple transformers more stuff to carry about.     Bigger transformers are really heavy.

 

[mlfaber]

I just finished putting this shelf in...

 

[Deansocial]

Here's my stupid dog