Ok, I highly doubt that the National Guard was running around firing guns in public. Do you have reference for this? I'm not saying it didn't happen, just that I doubt it. Sounds more like Urban Legend than fact. As does the figure that American's spend 500% more on pets than on their parents. Having not only worked in the medical profession, but also having been a patient, I find it hard to believe that a pet would cost 5 times more than the average nursing home. Oh, and sorry to make you feel all creepy-crawly, but your mouth is dirty... very dirty. Hence your need for constant brushing. Sorry, our systems just aren't as efficient as the wonderful Dog. Jonathan Finger RPT. -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of gordon stelter Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 12:01 AM To: Pianotech Subject: RE: Dogs and pianos After hurricane Andrew the National Guard was put on "shoot on sight" orders for all dogs, because within a week packs of lapdogs had assembled and were attempting to eat children. I rest my case. Thump > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > Behalf Of gordon stelter > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 11:41 PM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Dogs and pianos > > Dear list, > I also just don't like them because they stink, > and I have spent thousands of dollars on pianos > (nice > ones!) that I have had to destroy because there is > NO > WAY that I could eliminate the stench and, in good > conscience, sell the piano to one of my very nice, > clean, non-pet owning customers!!! ( Who would be > equally repulsed, and very angry with me were they > to > know what kind of environment it had been in! ) > This is something else that dog owners seem > oblivious to ( besides the fact that dogs are often > a > hostile public menace )... DOGS USUALLY REEK!!! And > they always stink at least alittle. To anyone who > does > not have the smell so entrenched in their sinuses > that > they can no longer percieve it, that is. > And how do you justify letting a dog slobber on > your fingers, knowing that it may just have just > ingested/licked something repulsive, and then stick > said fingers in a costly piano, an musical art > object > representing centuries of dedication and refinement? > I am truly glad that I am more respectful than > that. > Thump > P.S.: I may have a silly name, but I do know > what > "class" is! > P.P.S.: Americans spend 5 times on their pets as > they > do caring for their elderly parents.(Great > priorities!) > > > > --- Jonathan Finger <johann@tollidee.com> wrote: > > Kevin: > > > > > > > > Exactly right.. And why we're on the subject. > > Every piano tech would > > benefit from studying dog behavior (seriously) > since > > clearly this is an > > issue. > > > > > > > > Dogs very often sense our fear of them, and this > is > > why those of us who > > get along with them, don't understand why others > > don't, while they don't > > understand how we can like them. Dogs react very > > differently to people > > based on the person's like, or fear of the animal. > > > I own an 80Lb. > > German Shepherd (a real live one, bred in Germany) > > who is a Lab stuck in > > a shepherd's body. He has never learned > aggression, > > loves small > > children, other dogs, etc. But, his face is > black, > > and he's a shepherd, > > so of course he's scary looking. Also, Shepherds > > tend to be very vocal, > > which can make them look aggressive. Well > recently > > we had a friend > > staying with us, who had been taking a nap all > > afternoon. He had made > > it known that he was very afraid of dogs, and > didn't > > like them. So I > > tried to keep "Attila" away. But he awoke from > his > > nap, and came out > > while we were all sitting at the dinner table. > > Attila jumped up and > > barked, being surprised by this man, and I thought > > the man was going to > > become incontinent. It was clear to me that the > > only reason Attila > > reacted the way he did, was his sense of the other > > man's fear. > > > > > > > > It behooves those of us who work with and around > > dogs to understand some > > of their basic body language to know if it's > friend > > of foe running > > towards us. > > > > > > > > Just a couple of quick pointers: > > > > > > > > Good signs: > > > > > > > > Tail carriage low > > > > Slow wag > > > > Dog licking his own face/nose (this is a common > > calming signal among > > dogs, it works if you use it as well). > > > > Dog dropping to elbows and growling ("Please play > > with me!!") > > > > > > > > Bad signs: > > > > > > > > Tail Carriage high > > > > Fast, erratic tail wag > > > > Eyes wide open > > > > Dog holding breath > > > > Head low, hackles up (the hair behind the > shoulders > > on the back) > > > > > > > > I know it's off topic, but thought it might help > > some of us since we run > > into at least as many dogs as the post man! :-) > > (and we can't carry > > cayenne pepper spray with us) > > > > > > > > > > > > Jonathan Finger RPT > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org > > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On > > Behalf Of Kevin E. Ramsey > > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 6:52 PM > > To: Pianotech > > Subject: Re: Bad day! > > > > > > > > > > FWIW, I get a whole lot of pleasure from the > > friendships I've made with > > piano owners' pets and children during my visits. > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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