Dealing With HO Kids & Pets Etc.

rselectric1

OK JF, you are back on my "good list"

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J F

I wanted to get this dog, but swmbo shot that idea down...plus, I don't think he'd fit real well in the recliner with me

J F

those little bastages run the house, I'd be gone before they would, according to the "boss"

naptown CR

Are those **** zoos I hate them little mofos
I have a huge scar on my leg from when a HO spaced out on a sales call ant one of those pieces of **** ran out and took a chunk out of my leg.
A hole HO didn't buy either
At least wifieis a lawyer I WILL have my revenge

J F

yeah, mine can spot a nogoodsunofabiatch too, it must just be the breed.

rselectric1

Inner city and south side of Chicago, the Pit Bull seems to be the breed of choice. Fortunately, it is kind of rare for me to leave the suburbs but when I have to go there...maybe the ex-lax isn't such a bad idea. At least he would have something else on his mind other than killing the electrician!

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J F

nah, they'd just shiite on your dead, tore up body afterwards

Tinstaafl

So? I've known a few, and most of 'em are pussycats.

MOF, I've never met a dog I couldn't get next to inside of an hour or so, except for one Rottweiler. Worked a whole summer at that place, and still never felt comfortable with turning my back on her. <sigh>

rselectric1

Me too. It depends on how and who raises them. I recently worked in a house where the HO was a very frightened and insecure person.

When she was in the house, the dog was always ready to attack and she placed her behind a gate for "my protection"

Once the HO left the dog would start whimpering, and I let her out to hang out with me. She followed me everywhere and anytime I was working on something on my knees or in the prone postion, she would lick my bald head profusely.

PS: This was one big intimidating looking German Shepard.

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J F

my cats are the same way

Tinstaafl

Outside of that Rottweiler, my most memorable encounter was with a St Bernard named Bandit. Totally lovable guy, but he was a Leaner. You'd be scritching him behind the ear, and before you knew it, you'd find yourself on the other side of the room without ever taking a step.

But to get back to the OP, I've never had a need to formalize the whole thing about kids & pets. My experience is actually more the reverse: HO's tend to go overboard with protective measures, to the point that I actually wish they'd loosen up a bit sometimes.

On the rare occasion that a kid/pet is really counterproductive, a simple word or two has always sufficed. 'Course, I tend to prequalify my clients for [un]common sense pretty rigorously.

480sparky

Good luck with that. Once you leave the job site, it's no longer a scaffold. It magically transforms into a jungle gym.

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Aframe

Well at least they are set up properly to build the tree fort

480sparky

Where do you see guard rails and toe kicks?

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