We have two dogs which are a queensland heeler/jack russel terrier mix and a medium chihuaha/terrier mix.
They both have a love for my bucktail and deer hair collection.
SO FAR! they have eaten my purple, chartruese, and red bucktails!!! AND my white deer hair!!! :shock: :lol:
It’s very annoying when I come home and I have forgotten to close the bucktail/deer hair drawer in the dresser, and walk into the living room to find that their color of choice has been torn beyond recognition.
All I can do is laugh at it, Because they’re so damn cute that you cant stay mad at them. . .Good thing? yes and no…
This is gonna get expensive though…If I cant remember to keep the dresser drawer closed!!
Chris,
My brother inlaw’s dog Heidi (Rest in Peace) got into my fly tying materials one day and everyone thought I was going to have a COW, but it was MY fault, not hers. From that day forward it was referred to as Heidi’s party!
Doug
Can you imagine what some of those materials must smell like to an animal with a sense of smell as keen as a dog’s?
I’ve been lucky in that I’ve only had one dog that was always interested in my materials (especially bucktail)…the springer I referenced in another post. I don’t recall him ever chewing anything up…mostly just walked off with them and didn’t want to let go.
I did have another dog that was attracted to books. No she didn’t read them, but rather liked the glue in the bindings. I had a habit of leaving books out, and she managed to destroy a few favorites.
I’m curious if anyone has ever experienced their dog chewing up their cork grip. I always thought the ad Orvis used when they brought out their unconditional warranty looked silly until I thought about it more…Oh no you don’t buddy, don’t even look at that rod! :lol:
Yep…Our Cocoa, now almost 15 years old, got hold of a pack of Whiting grizzly hackle when she was much younger…I was able to save most of it, but there were feathers all over the place. Totally my fault for being careless…I never yelled, never punished the dog in any way, but I did learn to take better care of my stuff, & the incident has never been repeated.
Mike
Ohio, That really sucks! I best keep my hackle under a tighter watch then. Even though I have had the sniff test with it already…put it in front of there face and if they start getting big eyes and inhaling deeply…I put it in the top drawer that is with the other stuff.
I didnt have bucktail and deer hair in that drawer though,Didn’t want it stinking up my other stuff(read that making them targets of the dogs)
I hope you all remember that scene in the movie “Christmas Story” when the pack of DOGS comes running through the house into the kitchen, the DOGS grab the Turkey and run out the back door and the Mikie’s Family ends up in the Chinese Restaurant singing Christmas Carols (In CHINESE!!!) :shock:
Doug :lol:
Yup, our old mutt has reminded me to be more careful twice. I bought one of those Whitings variety packs when I first started tying. I carelessly left it sitting out on a low shelf. That was a HUGE mess. Then about two months later, I left a bucktail in the same place. Fortunately, the bucktail was still in large pieces, so it was mostly salvageable. Not her fault, strictly mine. She just knows it smells YUMMY!!!
No, my dog don’t show much interest in the fly stuff. But a couple years back, my wife’s cat came out onto the porch really talkin it up, and she had a big ol’ 2/0 steelhead streamer right through her snout. I never did know where she got it, it had a big ol’ barb, and I only tie barbless. It was jammed in there pretty good and catnose is pretty tough stuff, seems like mostly gristle. She stood patiently, and endured me cutting the point off and pullin it out without much squirmin’. It had most of a nice tapered leader on it…
…ModocDan
Hello ModocDan, saw the ‘machinist’ part of your profile and now wondering if I may have met you at a cane rod event in NOCA, or…if you make flyreels and perhaps I met you at a cane event in OR two shows ago. Good post about your cat !
My sister’s sheltie started sniffing arond my stuff when I was tying one day. I let him sniff a patch of arctic fox. He looked up at me with a very worried expression on his face ("What did THAT dog do? I don’t want to make the same mistake!!) and has not been a problem ever since.
I never thought about it but if one were to own a bird dog the constant smell of all those bird parts lying around must be hard. A buck tail would be like any other chew toy. I wonder it it would be safe to give them to the dog after you're done with them?
Rusty <><
I usually keep my tying materials in my van ready for a break at work. Well I just traded it in for a pickup and can’t keep as much in there. Most of the materials are in a “rubbermade” (without a lid) in the corner of the living room waiting for a permanent home in the closet. Been there for a week now. Not a problem.
Well I just heard some shuffig and scratching behind me tonight, then it stopped. Out of the corner of my eye I see my cat walk proudly by. I look to see and he has my newest grey squirrel tail in his mouth walking off to the next room. Whoa buddy! I quickly take it from him and laugh as he looks at me with the “What did I do?” expression that he so often gives me.
I stuff that tail down as far as I can in the bin and 5 minutes later I turn around and, without a sound this time, he has it on the ground pinned under his front paw just staring at it like it was just moving. I look at him and he walks away. Hasn’t touched it since. Must be positive it’s dead this time.