OMG.............

EVERLAST · Mar 7, 2009

Our place is on the corner of Main street across from the elementary school and the bus stops right at our front door. There's a six foot chain link with three strands of barbed wire running the perimeter of our little compound.
We had some issues with litter bottle and rocks. Equipment thefts and fence repairs cost me plenty the last 18 months. So its a choice of a closed circuit TV system w infra red and motion sensors at 7K or a high dollar dog that eats 20 pounds a week in dog food and takes a dump the size of a claymore mine.
Got the dog..all is well...

I'm driving up on Main and as I'm opening the rollgate remote I see a little 80 pound woman in a raggedy looking getup and a knitted cap leaned up on the fench waiting for the bus, but thats not why I noticed her..thats normal..
My 140 pound male Rottweiler was inches away from her head through the fence...sniffing intently.
my Rotty has an "inventory mindset" .everything within the perimeter is sniffed, inspected and assessed. if he cant eat it, play with it, kill it or tear it up. You guessed it...he pisses on it. Marked as approved.
So the gate starts to roll and I look back over to see his back leg go up and the standard issue three to four squirts goes straight through the fence and hits her in the head and back. She reacts like its alien predator spit and I must admit that hot dog piss down your back would tend to get you off the fence. I mean the city wont do a bench and its hot so they get under my Maple tree and lay up on the fence. I have plans for holly and mahonia to keep them from sagging my 10K fence down. So hes actually doing the job I "hired him for" no breakins, no fence cutting (they do not want him out)
and now no leaning on the fence either.
he does look goofy friendly to me now but if you dont know he likes his chin scratched and his belly rubbed...well he looks evil.

And that is exactly the point huh?

Man I rolled on through and circled the block.

thebrick · Mar 7, 2009

That had me laughing my ass off! Great story! …and a great dog!

I can see it now, the dog is sayin' "wanna come on in and talk about it?"

pesty4077 · Mar 8, 2009

Talk about marking your territory!

Pekkerwood · Mar 9, 2009

Oh my goodness. "Marked as approved".

Sassy · Mar 12, 2009

One morning of the neighborhood boys were walking to school down the middle of the street right down the center yellow line like tough boys do. I had backed up into the corner of the yard behind the fence covered in brush. I hit the automatic gate opener and our Rotty heads straight for the gate just he does every morning like this will be the morning I'll let him out to roam free.

The two boys stop in mid-stride, eyes wide open when they see the gate open and our Rotty standing there staring very intently at them. They are just about to run away when I pulled out of the gate, so they just stand their frozen until the gate closed completely. The look on their faces were priceless when they thought our dog was about to come after them.

I admit he is very intimidating, and I've had several people passing by ask if he bits and I always tell them yes. Heck, with a dog like that... you never know!

Sassy · Mar 12, 2009

One more picture...

thebrick · Mar 12, 2009

I wouldn't mess with that guy!!!

Anti_hero · Mar 12, 2009

HAHAHA great story!
Look at those paws

, you can tell hes a big boy and probably has some filling out to do still. I used to have a female rotty, there great dogs.

EVERLAST · Mar 13, 2009

update...

I had 2 new guys but had not worked them but for a couple weeks. Relatively new employees. But they're both like mid fifties.
So this is their first trip inside the fence.
I keep all my little tools, stringballs, chalk lines, and stuff in these plastic tote boxes with lids. I use them on site for a "go to" box for everything
(not my first rodeo...) extension cords rolled and taped for storage and transport, etc.
So we're sorting out the gear in the back of our trucks at end of day and placing it into the trailers ready for the next go.
I'm telling these 2 guys how I like the set up on the gear for transport. They're laying stuff out to place it back into the storage/transport trailers...
Most of my big stuff is grinder technology made in Sweden.
Grinders with multiple heads and attachments in these 2 duffels,
2 big totes w/ clean up supplies, rags, protective clothes, gloves, respirators, safety equipment. Several 1 gallon size containers of acid stain and clear sealer left over from the job.
These 2 guys bust out laughing and I turn around to see this brilliantly organized, and rather expensive equipment layed out on the asphalt..

and Damien is trying his dead level best to piss on all of it...

I was impressed by the sheer volume as well as accuracy.