dogs!

[manco]

anyone else get annoyed by dogs jumping all over them when they go to look at a job?

if you have a dog and its mental and cant sit still, is it really too much trouble to shut the dog away for 20 mins while you have someone visting the house?

you know the dogs mental. you know it cant stop jumping all over visitors. and yet you still act like its OUR fault for not wanting to get jumped on?

and they always know their dog is like that. they tell you it always jumps on people. THEN LOCK THE DAMN THING AWAY!

"youre ok with dogs are you?" as if its a basic human decency to suffer some mental little creature diving for your legs and weaving around you while youre trying to walk through a house?

"its ok he doesnt bite" i should ducking hope not!

 

is this just me? or does anyone else get pissed off?

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[Mick Dempsey]

I put my briefcase in front of my family jewels if they’re a jumper, as that’s often the area to receive the initial impact. 
I know what you mean though. 

[manco]

its the dirty feet and hair too. 

youve taken the trouble to go home and shower and change into some tidy clothes so youre not coming into their home a stinking sweaty mess leaving a trail of sawdust and mud on their carpet, and youre rewarded with some manky little mutt that should have been shut in the cupboard before letting decent people in the house.

and you just know if you even suggest them shutting it away before you call in, theyre gonna be slagging you off all over the place like you asked to kick their toddler around the garden.

[Steve Bullman]

Always lock us up if someone comes to the house. I know exactly what you mean. Some dog owners literally treat their dogs like babies and expect everyone else to do the same.

[Mick Dempsey]

I never wear really good gear out pricing anyway, never know when you have to jump a stream or shin up the inside of a hedge to assess width. 

[eggsarascal]

Uncontrollable dogs are a nuisance, as much as I like dogs I won't have them jumping up me. 

[Steven P]

Had a smart meter installed the other week, in the mail they sent asking for info was "do you have a dog" and in the final instructions (arrival time, how long the job would take....) was "if you have any pets can you lock them up" (words to that effect) - if meter company can do it then is it unreasonable to ask the same?

 

I've found since lockdown the number of poorly behaved dogs has increased - lockdown pets who were never socialised as puppies.

[Mark Bolam]

It can be a pain, but I reckon I’ve won a fair few jobs by palling up with their dog when I’m quoting.

 

Like Mick I’m always in my scruffs anyway.

Anyone who expects me to look smart is only going to be disappointed down the line anyway.

[eggsarascal]

4 minutes ago, Mark Bolam said:

It can be a pain, but I reckon I’ve won a fair few jobs by palling up with their dog when I’m quoting.

 

Like Mick I’m always in my scruffs anyway.

Anyone who expects me to look smart is only going to be disappointed down the line anyway.

I'd dare bet my life you've had plenty of dogs jump on you.

[Mark Bolam]

Briefcase over the groin….