Dogs and pianos

[gordon stelter]

--- Jonathan Finger <johann@tollidee.com> wrote:
> Well, my dog has never smelled, as I clean him
> regularly.  He is not a
> public menace, as I take my job as his owner
> seriously, and keep him
> under control at all times. 

Well, at least that's good! 

Furthermore, the PH
> level and temperature
> of his body are such that many organisms don't
> survive inside of him.
> In other words, he's virtually anti-bacterial! :) 
> The old adage
> "...their mouths are cleaner than ours" is actually
> true.

Oh, B.S! I brush my teeth several times a day and
don't lick... ( can't say here ) ... NO dog's mouth is
cleaner than mine! Not possible!
> 
> But yes, smelly dogs are "the pits" ... and out of
> control dogs can
> certainly send a paranoid person over the edge (or
> any person fo that
> matter).
> 
> Jonathan Finger RPT


     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. 
> 
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