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It's not a funny story. Maintain control of your dog or don't have one as a pet.

awillen 5y ago
Yeah, I don't really see why you're getting downvoted here. The poster let one of his dogs escape his house and left another one loose while an appliance installer who didn't know anything about the dog was there. When I have people in my house who aren't familiar with my dogs (who are friendly), I put the dogs away and let the people know exactly which door they should not open. If nothing else it's just very, very rude to leave your dog loose in the house when a worker comes in, unless they say it's okay. You don't know if they're allergic or scared of dogs, and they're there to do a job. Show them the respect of allowing them to do their job uninterrupted by your dog (and don't let your dogs escape your house... that's just basic stuff).
- bdcravens 5y ago
  While I mostly agree with you, it was literally a chaotic situation. And like most installers, they weren't stopping to ask what was going on or if it was ok to proceed, they just start carrying stuff in like they own the place. Waiting 1-2 minutes to allow us to grab the one dog and put the other dog in her cage would have been enough on their part.
  - awillen 5y ago
    When people come to the door and you have loose dogs at home, you crack the door and say "one minute, let me put the dogs away," then close the door and put the dogs away. Or you just put them away before you open the door. It's crazy that you think appliance people coming to your door to an appointment you've scheduled with them is some uncontrollable environment in which you couldn't have done anything. It's your job to keep your dogs safe.
- loloquwowndueo 5y ago
  “ When I have people in my house who aren't familiar with my dogs (who are friendly), I put the dogs away and let the people know exactly which door they should not open.” And then they go and open that exact door anyway. I’ve had that happen to me.
  - awillen 5y ago
    Okay, well that's still a very different scenario than just leaving your dogs loose and letting one get out when someone comes to the door.
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bdcravens 5y ago
Someone was literally walking around in my house. The dog wanted to play. Not sure I understand "maintain control" in that context. If someone stepped on my cat's tail not looking out, would the same criticism apply?

Yeah, I don't really see why you're getting downvoted here. The poster let one of his dogs escape his house and left another one loose while an appliance installer who didn't know anything about the dog was there. When I have people in my house who aren't familiar with my dogs (who are friendly), I put the dogs away and let the people know exactly which door they should not open. If nothing else it's just very, very rude to leave your dog loose in the house when a worker comes in, unless they say it's okay. You don't know if they're allergic or scared of dogs, and they're there to do a job. Show them the respect of allowing them to do their job uninterrupted by your dog (and don't let your dogs escape your house... that's just basic stuff).

bdcravens 5y ago
While I mostly agree with you, it was literally a chaotic situation. And like most installers, they weren't stopping to ask what was going on or if it was ok to proceed, they just start carrying stuff in like they own the place. Waiting 1-2 minutes to allow us to grab the one dog and put the other dog in her cage would have been enough on their part.
- awillen 5y ago
  When people come to the door and you have loose dogs at home, you crack the door and say "one minute, let me put the dogs away," then close the door and put the dogs away. Or you just put them away before you open the door. It's crazy that you think appliance people coming to your door to an appointment you've scheduled with them is some uncontrollable environment in which you couldn't have done anything. It's your job to keep your dogs safe.
loloquwowndueo 5y ago
“ When I have people in my house who aren't familiar with my dogs (who are friendly), I put the dogs away and let the people know exactly which door they should not open.” And then they go and open that exact door anyway. I’ve had that happen to me.
- awillen 5y ago
  Okay, well that's still a very different scenario than just leaving your dogs loose and letting one get out when someone comes to the door.

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bdcravens 5y ago

Someone was literally walking around in my house. The dog wanted to play. Not sure I understand "maintain control" in that context. If someone stepped on my cat's tail not looking out, would the same criticism apply?