08-01-2021, 09:48 AM
Not sure if this is germane specifically to CB's but I find working on my bike is much more pleasurable with the company provided by my favorite doggy, Misty.
When I drop a tool or worse yet, a Fastener somewhere in the nooks and crannies of the engine, I can get impatient and frustrated. When I start mumbling to myself venting my frustration in the moment, Misty comes over to me and always resets my mood for the better. Some petting, hugging and licking (her not me), and I'm refreshed and ready to work again.
This particular dog was a rescue dog. She's ~3 Years old and belonged to a Puppy Mill where the owners abused her. Local animal authorities removed her from the owners when neighbors reported hearing her barking and crying while the owners were yelling. Misty jumped out of a window on the second story of the building during this and landed on the ground hard dislocating her left front shoulder. When the animal authorities arrived, she had a number of small cuts and contusions. The animal authorities took her and nursed her back to some level of health.
Now we have her, she's been fixed, all shots up-to-date, put 10 lbs back on (you could see her ribs and vertebrae when we got her) and is happy as can be. She's get a nice bath twice a week, special treats with medicine to help her deal with the residual pains from her prior experiences and attention galore. She even has her own kiddy pool out back which she jumps in every day when out playing in the sun.
Anyway, anybody else have dogs that hang out with them in the shop?
When I drop a tool or worse yet, a Fastener somewhere in the nooks and crannies of the engine, I can get impatient and frustrated. When I start mumbling to myself venting my frustration in the moment, Misty comes over to me and always resets my mood for the better. Some petting, hugging and licking (her not me), and I'm refreshed and ready to work again.
This particular dog was a rescue dog. She's ~3 Years old and belonged to a Puppy Mill where the owners abused her. Local animal authorities removed her from the owners when neighbors reported hearing her barking and crying while the owners were yelling. Misty jumped out of a window on the second story of the building during this and landed on the ground hard dislocating her left front shoulder. When the animal authorities arrived, she had a number of small cuts and contusions. The animal authorities took her and nursed her back to some level of health.
Now we have her, she's been fixed, all shots up-to-date, put 10 lbs back on (you could see her ribs and vertebrae when we got her) and is happy as can be. She's get a nice bath twice a week, special treats with medicine to help her deal with the residual pains from her prior experiences and attention galore. She even has her own kiddy pool out back which she jumps in every day when out playing in the sun.
Anyway, anybody else have dogs that hang out with them in the shop?