A Good Bench Dog Is Hard To Find

[Hank Knight]

Meet Biscuit, my new bench dog. My Kid gave LOML and me a wheaten scottie puppy for Christmas. She has all the potential to become a great pooch and a wonderful shop companion.

[Doug Shepard]

Very cool! Does that kind swell up when you put glue on it?:D

[Hank Knight]

Very cool! Does that kind swell up when you put glue on it?:D

Don't know yet. I'll let you know. So far it's too wiggly to glue.

[John Miliunas]

Cute pup, Hank! Just be a little weary about keeping it in the shop when running power tools. Their hearing is so much more sensitive than ours and the noise can really hurt them! :) Now, if you're busy doing the Neander thing, have at it!:D :cool:

[Jim Dunn]

Just look out where you step:) Don't want to damage any tools by stepping on em, or tripping on a cord.

Real neat dog, but I'm betting she snuggles up to your wife before she figures out how to handle a skew chisel.

Here's mine. We was in the shop all day and had to take a break

Jim

[Jeff Sudmeier]

I don't have a bench, so mine is a shop dog! Plus mine is a Siberian husky so he doesn't fit well on a bench! :)

Congrats on the dog!

[Lee DeRaud]

And a big shout-out from Ozzy, who doesn't like me stacking tools on "his" table:
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[Hank Knight]

And a big shout-out from Ozzy, who doesn't like me stacking tools on "his" table:
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Ozzy is a great looking pooch. it doesn't look like there's much room on the table for him to share!

[Hank Knight]

Just look out where you step:) Don't want to damage any tools by stepping on em, or tripping on a cord.

Real neat dog, but I'm betting she snuggles up to your wife before she figures out how to handle a skew chisel.

Here's mine. We was in the shop all day and had to take a break

Jim

You're right about the snuggling, LOML has the edge there. Looks like your buddy is plum tuckered out.

Hank

[Hank Knight]

I don't have a bench, so mine is a shop dog! Plus mine is a Siberian husky so he doesn't fit well on a bench! :)

Congrats on the dog!

Jeff, A Siberian husky won't fit in my shop! They are wonderful dogs, but don't fare well in our South Carolina climate.

Cheers,

Hank

[Hank Knight]

Cute pup, Hank! Just be a little weary about keeping it in the shop when running power tools. Their hearing is so much more sensitive than ours and the noise can really hurt them! :) Now, if you're busy doing the Neander thing, have at it!:D :cool:

Thanks for the comments John. I run the pets out when the power equipment goes on, for my safety as well as theirs. This puppy is into everything, so it will be a while before she is a full-fledged bench dog with unsupervised shop privileges.

Cheers,

Hank

[Jim Dunn]

Hank that's "buddies" one on my lap one on my shoulder. The one on my shoulder is LOML.

[Greg Narozniak]

Sometimes they are too big to fit on the bench :) 68 lbs and growing every day

[Jeffrey Makiel]

Hank,
Is your pooch shop broken yet? Meaning: Does he do the hand sanding and empty the dust collector? How does he get along with the Gorilla glue? :)
cheers, Jeff

[Andy Hoyt]

I just love these pooch threads.

Here's Archie.

She only works in a supervisory capacity, as in - out! food! more! move over!

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[oak barrett]

couldnt tell from the pic, but does that fit into square or round holes?

[Hank Knight]

Hank that's "buddies" one on my lap one on my shoulder. The one on my shoulder is LOML.

AH! I see. I thought the one on your lap was a laptop.:)

[Hank Knight]

couldnt tell from the pic, but does that fit into square or round holes?

Oak, I'll have to give you the same answer I gave to Doug Shepard: Don't know yet - she's too wiggly to insert into a dog hole. Perhaps' she'll calm down soon and I can answer these questions more difinitively. ;)

[Hank Knight]

Hank,
Is your pooch shop broken yet? Meaning: Does he do the hand sanding and empty the dust collector? How does he get along with the Gorilla glue? :)
cheers, Jeff
The only woodworking talent she's demonstrated so far is emptying the dust collector - all over the shop. No sanding skills whatsoever, and I'm a little reluctant to turn her loose with the Gorilla.:o

[John Miliunas]

I just love these pooch threads.

Here's Archie.

She only works in a supervisory capacity, as in - out! food! more! move over!

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Ahhhh, but Andy, she's a good looker! Blonde, no less!:D :cool:

[Robert Mayer]

Mine are too big to fit on my workbench. Besides they much prefer the couch. Meet mauser, nadia, and walther:

http://www.imagehostplus.com/v2/usr/158/5475ny_trip_7.1.05_053.jpg

[Lee DeRaud]

Is your pooch shop broken yet? Meaning: Does he do the hand sanding and empty the dust collector? How does he get along with the Gorilla glue? :) Just a cautionary note: Gorilla Glue (and presumably all polyurethane glues) are deadly to dogs if ingested. Read about one over on one of the Usenet dog groups: owner was remodeling the house, dog licked up some uncured GG, dead in 24 hours...vet could do absolutely nothing.

[Andy Hoyt]

I've just been advised by PETA that I don't give Marlowe equal time in these threads. She likes sofas too.

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[Larry Klaaren]

We had a labrador retriever hanging around the vet clinic, and also a domestic short hair clinic cat.

Gave us the ability to get a quick lab report and cat scan.

I'll be here all week.

Larry

[Gail O'Rourke]

Meet Woody (yellow lab) and his new girl Timber (chocolate)

[Hank Knight]

We had a labrador retriever hanging around the vet clinic, and also a domestic short hair clinic cat.

Gave us the ability to get a quick lab report and cat scan.

I'll be here all week.

Larry

Oohh! Larry, you're a bad boy. Go to your corner.

[John Miliunas]

:cool:
We had a labrador retriever hanging around the vet clinic, and also a domestic short hair clinic cat.

Gave us the ability to get a quick lab report and cat scan.

I'll be here all week.

Larry

Uhhhh...Larry. Not bad, but don't give up your day job!!! :D :cool:

[Steve Braman]

Griffin is slowly earning shop rights. I ocasionally have to chase him into the yard when he runs out of the shop fast. This usually indicates he has snagged the latest scrap. He is still a puppy and is quickly growing out of this, but he stillenjoys rolling in my hand plane shavings.

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[Bill Lewis]

Well as long as we're on the subject, here are our two.
Harley and Brandy (L to R).
Oh and yes they like the couch, and the bed too. Must be a German Shepard thing.

[Larry Klaaren]

:cool:

Uhhhh...Larry. Not bad, but don't give up your day job!!! :D :cool:

Uh, John . . . did that already.

Larry

[Dev Emch]

Uh, John . . . did that already.

Larry

It could be worse than that:D

My lab's name is Dodi Al Fahad. Its an AKC thing. We call him dodi. A few weeks ago, he brings a yellow lab home from the neighbor that I never talk to. What does the tag say? Diana. Why are these names familar? Ahhh, now I have definitive proof of reincarnation.

[Corvin Alstot]

My lab's name is Dodi Al Fahad. Its an AKC thing. We call him dodi. A few weeks ago, he brings a yellow lab home from the neighbor that I never talk to. What does the tag say? Diana. Why are these names familar? Ahhh, now I have definitive proof of reincarnation. Dev/ Are you kidding?, keep Dodi from chasing the paparazzi.

Here is Moose but his companion is not named Rocky (Tigger).

[Dev Emch]

Dev/ Are you kidding?, keep Dodi from chasing the paparazzi.

Here is Moose but his companion is not named Rocky (Tigger).

Nope! Not kidding at all. Dodi is about 7 years old and Diana is about 3 years old. The neighbor adopted Diana when she was about 8 months old and had already been named. My neighbor did not pick that name nor did she know about my dog's name. The whole thing is super freaky is it not? I take great amusment in the matter however.

[Hank Knight]

It could be worse than that:D

My lab's name is Dodi Al Fahad. Its an AKC thing. We call him dodi. A few weeks ago, he brings a yellow lab home from the neighbor that I never talk to. What does the tag say? Diana. Why are these names familar? Ahhh, now I have definitive proof of reincarnation.

Dev, that's really strange.

[Tom Drake]

Great looking pup! My 3 year old Basset Hound loves the shop time too but she's too big for the bench.

[Larry Klaaren]

It could be worse than that:D

My lab's name is Dodi Al Fahad. Its an AKC thing. We call him dodi. A few weeks ago, he brings a yellow lab home from the neighbor that I never talk to. What does the tag say? Diana. Why are these names familar? Ahhh, now I have definitive proof of reincarnation.

Wow! Hope you don't live anywhere near any place named Trafalger.

I know about that AKC thing. Our dog is Bowser. He's named after the Pacer's mascot. My daughter and I went to a Pacer's game and my daughter said, "If we ever get another dog let's name it Bowser, and then we can get another cat and name it Boomer." (Boomer's the other mascot for the Pacers.) That was about nine p.m. The next day morning around eleven, my wife, who was not there and didn't know about it, came home with the cutest little Rat Terrorist, I mean Terrier, pup. My lab reporter lived to be fifteen, but passed away last November.

Larry

[Bart Leetch]

Mine are too big to fit on my workbench. Besides they much prefer the couch. Meet mauser, nadia, and walther:

http://www.imagehostplus.com/v2/usr/158/5475ny_trip_7.1.05_053.jpg

I think some day I'll get Two smaller dogs & name one Smith & the other Wesson so I can put the sign up saying this house guarded by Smith & Wesson.

[Lee DeRaud]

I think some day I'll get Two smaller dogs & name one Smith & the other Wesson so I can put the sign up saying this house guarded by Smith & Wesson.Or just have one, named "Glock". Are there any dog breeds native to Austria?

[Bart Leetch]

Or just have one, named "Glock". Are there any dog breeds native to Austria?

Maybe Dingo?

[Hank Knight]

I think some day I'll get Two smaller dogs & name one Smith & the other Wesson so I can put the sign up saying this house guarded by Smith & Wesson.

Good idea. When Smith & Wesson speak, people listen.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Maybe Dingo? Austria, not Australia. ;)

In answer to the original question...I don't think so, but I've been wrong numerous times. :)

- Vaughn

[Larry Klaaren]

Austria, not Australia. ;)

In answer to the original question...I don't think so, but I've been wrong numerous times. :)

- Vaughn

The Tyrolean Hound is a rare breed native to Austria. Looks something like a Golden Retriever with shorter hair or a Viszla with longer hair. I've actually never seen one.

Viszla's are Hungarian, but also associated with Austria.

Dalmatia is mostly in Croatia and Montenegro, but it was a part of Austria when breeders began to develop Dalmatians as companion dogs in the 1800's, and the Austrian aristrocracy liked them. From what I found on the internet everything about exactly what constitutes Dalmatia, and the origin of the Dalmatian is debatable. Even whether they were developed in Dalmatia, or developed in Austria, Czechoslovakia, or Hungary and called Dalmatians is not a settled thing.

Larry

[Jim Davenport]

Here's my "Shop Dog", another Mastiff. His name is Judge (AKA "Dogzilla") My friend gave him that nickname, not because he's mean. He's just so big and clumsy, and knocks things over, kinda like Godzilla with buildings in Tokyo.:rolleyes:
He lives for two things, pigs ears, and walks. He's happy just laying in a pile of sawdust if he can just be with his "Grandpa"

[Bart Leetch]

Austria, not Australia. ;)

In answer to the original question...I don't think so, but I've been wrong numerous times. :)

- Vaughn

Oops I mis read the question.

[Steven Shelby]

Just a cautionary note: Gorilla Glue (and presumably all polyurethane glues) are deadly to dogs if ingested. Read about one over on one of the Usenet dog groups: owner was remodeling the house, dog licked up some uncured GG, dead in 24 hours...vet could do absolutely nothing.

Not to be too graphic, but Lee makes an important point for all of us who love animals. Read recently that dogs apparently love the taste of Gorilla glue. We all know what it does when exposed to moisture.... not a pretty thought. My point being: Please be safe with things in our shops like Poly glues that our dogs can get into without us realizing until it's too late!

Apologies for the rant and the highjack.

[Gilbert Vega]

Here's my brood.

[Dev Emch]

Not to be too graphic, but Lee makes an important point for all of us who love animals. Read recently that dogs apparently love the taste of Gorilla glue. We all know what it does when exposed to moisture.... not a pretty thought. My point being: Please be safe with things in our shops like Poly glues that our dogs can get into without us realizing until it's too late!

Apologies for the rant and the highjack.

Thank you kindly for the head's up alert on this stuff!

[Vaughn McMillan]

Gilbert, that second pic is priceless. I'll have to show it to my dog to let her know she's no longer the goofiest dog around. :D

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And Lee and Steven, thanks for the heads-up. Both of our dogs will try anything once, and twice if it's stinky.

- Vaughn

[Bob Aquino]

He's not much of a bench dog, he will come and lay down in the shop if I am the only one home, but with his fur and my sawdust, it aint pretty.

[Nate Rogers]

Here is my bench dog, loves to spend time in the shop..Really enjoys chewing on my mistakes. His name is Brody

Nate

[Gilbert Vega]

Gilbert, that second pic is priceless. I'll have to show it to my dog to let her know she's no longer the goofiest dog around. :D

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- Vaughn

Puppies are just like little kids. They're a laugh a minute.