My roomates new border collie puppy ate all my schlappen. Should I drive it out in the middle of nowhere for bear food, or forgive it?
Benjo,
Dogs will do what comes naturally. We, on the other hand, do what we do because we are able to understand situations, choose, make decisions, etc. If you had prior knowledge of a dog being in your room you should have put everything out of harms way. If you did not know about the dog, you might ask your roomie to split the cost of replacing the materials. However, if you do, you may lose a roomie in the process.
By-the-way, I have 2 dogs and on separate occassions one has eaten the skin off of two Hoffman necks, a Whiting saddle and several chunks of deer. I should have learned after the first time but I just forgot to lock my stuff away.
So quick answer to your question is ‘forgive it’ and make sure you don’t leave anything for the pup to destroy.
Allan
Benjo;
I know how you feel. I lost a #3 Grizzly Neck to my Lab when she was 3 months old. She left me about 50 feathers that will tie sizes 8-10 Wooly Buggers. Since then I have been pretty careful to put everything ‘natural’ away after tying. I was a bit upset for a few days though.
I say forgive and be careful. Oh, and train the pup that that is not appropriate behavior. Them collies are amazingly smart usually.
Don
You can train them to not touch the stuff. My lab chewed up a few feathers when we got him. I scolded him each time I caught him with a feather. After three or four times he learned to not touch anything on my tying desk.
The real trick to teach them is to catch them in the act. They then very quickly relate to action to the punishment. Scolding them after the fact doesn’t do any good - they don’t know what they did to get in trouble.
[This message has been edited by TXBuzz (edited 12 May 2005).]
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“I’ve often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before” A.K.Best
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Adobo.
Adobo nga aso, niemas talaga!
maybe just forgive it and train it.
I’m going to be in MIssoula this weekend should I give ya a call?
Have fun
Paul
Forgive the dog, ask your roomete to pay for what his dog does (that’s called responsability). If a roomate is lost in the process at least you are at peace with man’s best friend then… you’re even.
The more I know men, the more I love my dog!
Paul, it looks like some things may fish this weekend. I’m busy Friday but Sat or Sun I could fish.
We’re trying to fish Sun and Mon…I’ll call Sat. PM
Have fun
Paul
Benjo… I guess you could “schlap” the dog… Sorry, I just couldn’t resist the chance to say that.
Mike
There is no greater fan of flyfishing than the worm.
Patrick McManus
Also tie the dog down,he might fly away. My dog has eaten several bucktails and got the dye on the rug,good thing it was her dog.
bob
Benjo that poor dog is still trying to figure out who got the meat off of the feathers before he could get to it.
Chuck
PS Cats love the fly tying desk also.
Border collie huh? I say you work out a trade. . . he gets your schlappen, you get some dubbing back 
You should have closed your room door. We all learn by mistakes and dogs are dogs…forgive him and next time just close the door to keep him out. After chewing up a golden pheasant head and leaving a few feathers worth nothing, Rhonda soon learned that my fly room was off limits unless I was in there. Mind you, I usually clean up when I go back to work, if not I close the door, for Rhonda is an English Springer and a great bird dog.
Benjo,
You could always wait for the pooch to pass it and pretend it’s all dubbing wax.
Wonder if it’ll attract fish?
-Me
You could always wait for the pooch to pass it and pretend it’s all dubbing wax.
Finally a fly for catfish!!
I just hope “schlappen” isn’t a eupherism!!!
Well!! there is an Atlantic salmon fly called the “Collie Dog” - I think there is info in the Old Flies section. The decision is yours.
Donald/Scotland
Guess I’m pne of the lucky ones as my dog won’t mess with my stuff at all now we use to have a cat that would but she mainly liked to eat mono that I used to tye leaders and all so ate the one off my 3 wt. Later Matt
To each there own !
Benjo,
Has the roomate happened onto the carcus that was fourmaly his dog yet???..lol
My Mother had a little dog that ate one of my hen saddles…a most pretty Ginger…I’ve never forgivien that dog…shes since found her home to be a small doggie hut in the back yard!..
dogs still kick’in don’t worry ppl…
you’ll get over it too some day Benjo…wish ya all the best with your Ankle…Heal quickly and get back on the water…
“I’ve often wondered why it is that so many anglers spend so much money on,and pay so much attention to.the details on the wrong end of the fly line.If they took as much care in selecting or tying their flies as they did in the selection of the reel and rod,They might be able to gain the real extra edge that makes it possible to fool a fish that has,in fact,seen it all before” A.K.Best
“Wish ya great fishing”