hammerkid Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Thought this might be a neat thread topic. Do you have a shop pet(s)? If so where does it hang out in your shop? I have a shop dog, named SPARKY!!! He use to always lay next to the treadle hammer in old shop now he lays across from my anvil. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Our barn cat makes regular forays into the shop but doesn't hang out while I work. A shop dog or cat is a very good idea even if it's just to let you know when YOU should be running too. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerkid Posted May 29, 2009 Author Share Posted May 29, 2009 Sparky is in & out but stays in most of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBrann Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Dad and I had a dog, Pumpkin.... she would sleep in the shop till she got hit with weldiing slag, then she slept in the doorway.... miss that dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Budd Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 this is Saxen. his bed is under my wood lathe, but I move it across the workshop when I need to turn something. As you can see, he doesn't really mind he doesn't even stir when I'm forging, grinding, welding, etc. But if a shotgun goes off nearby, he hides in the darkest corner cowering. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Posted May 29, 2009 Share Posted May 29, 2009 There is a thread on the site about protecting the shop dogs from welding arc flash, grinding sparks etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 That's a happy looking dog Dave. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fe-Wood Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 My shop dog is an Austrailian Shepard. She likes to be in or near the action at ALL times. If you move to fast, she'll give you a body check:o Nothing phases her. As a pup, she road around on the fender of my Backhoe all day. Like your dog Dave, anything goes until you fire a gun then its "were's Rosy?" Thanks for the tip Glen- I'm off to look...Mostly I just tell her to move and she'll go outside. Unless its raining:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Smiths companion Maggie, she's a Welsh Pembroke Corgi, who loves the shop, but can't stand it's other inhabitants, birds, mice squirrels and chipmunks, but when the thunder rolls, she is underfoot bigtime!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Budd Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Cheers, I like him Saxen likes to help out, but always manages to find the wrong spot to settle or stand (he's 30" to the shoulders, so standing is very much in the way!) My workshop is built on oak posts set in the ground and everything that I don't want to move (anvil posts, flypress stand, benches, etc) is built from oak and set in the ground. When he was out with me 'helping' he would either curl up on or scatter the poiles of soil as I tried to sink the posts! He's none to bright around sharps but fire is is fine with thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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