Dogs should really be taught not to jump on cars

toml · 08-17-05, 01:30

I drove in to work today, and the next door neighbor was walking his dog without a leash. And you can guess what happened ... yes, the dog ran up and jumped up with his front feet and started pawing on the driver's door. And this dog had nails. The owner called the dog away, and we looked at the damage. I must have 15-20 scratches right around the door handle (one or two on the handle itself).

At least the owner offered to take it to his shop and get it buffed out. Not knowing what kind of shop or the quality of work, I told him I'd try to buff it out myself. Hopefully the PC with a 6" pad and either some Megs 80, 83 or SSR 2.5 will take those scratches down.

I know stuff happens, but this shouldn't have happened. That's twice now that my car has been damaged visibly by someone else. And now I'm looking at several hours of work. And just yesterday, I was thinking how sweet my car really looked ... two coats of CMW really gave it the depth and wetness I was looking for.

Oh well ... this was NOT the occasion I was looking for to get more familiar with SSR 2.5 and 83.

Intercooled · 08-17-05, 01:34

I had the same thing happen to me a while ago. The thing that killed me was that the owner was walking the dog on her leash and came over to say "HI". She LET the dog jump up and say"HI".
I guess he thought that was cute!

Some people just dont get it!

Spilchy · 08-17-05, 01:47

On the Grand National?!

Accumulator · 08-17-05, 03:26

Sorry to hear about that...yeah, unruly dogs really

me. It's not hard to teach 'em to stay off vehicles but most people don't really *train* their dogs...

atticdog · 08-17-05, 04:28

that sux!
take some before and afters so we can see what you can do with a pc

Intercooled · 08-17-05, 04:58

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Originally Posted by Spilchy

On the Grand National?!

Actually NO...........it was on my work truck.......thank God!!!

toml · 08-17-05, 05:58

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Originally Posted by atticdog

that sux!
take some before and afters so we can see what you can do with a pc

I'll see what I can do. No digital ...

Kinda jumping forums here ... some of the scratches are between the door handle and the window, and I've got a couple on the handle itself (painted to match the car). My game plan is to use basically half of the 6" pad for the area between the handle and the window and just set the pad on the handle itself to buff out the scratches on the handle. Does that sound like it'll work?

Accumulator · 08-18-05, 07:19

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Originally Posted by toml

... My game plan is to use basically half of the 6" pad for the area between the handle and the window...

You can also try using the edge of the pad for the tight spot between the handle and the window. Just be a little careful and it won't be too risky.

throttlethumb · 08-18-05, 07:40

Sorry to hear about that. Some people dont really understand how some people feel about their cars. What if we went into their house and chipped their fine china or split red wine on their light carpet. Although it was not intentional, Im sure they knew their dog was a little high strung and should have been leashed. At least they offered to fix the problem they created.

toml · 08-18-05, 01:55

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Originally Posted by Accumulator

You can also try using the edge of the pad for the tight spot between the handle and the window. Just be a little careful and it won't be too risky.

Thanks for the suggestion! I think I'll also tape up part of the window just to be on the safe side. That way, I could have the whole pad on a surface and not have to worry too much about polish slinging off.

Throttlethumb ... yes, at least he did offer to fix the problem. And I do know where to find him if I can't get the scratches out

Scottwax · 08-18-05, 07:54

Don't even get me started on idiot dog owners.

I see it all the time at the park and my biggest gripe is the morons who walk their dogs on the left instead of the right. And by left, I mean the leash is all the way across the path and is blocking the entire path, or the dog will move out towards passing on oncoming people. If people would walk their dogs on the right, then the dog would have to cross the owner's body to get in anyone's way and the owner would have a much better chance of preventing it. BTW, people who walk with the toddlers on the left are even dumber. Invariably, I'll be skating along at 12-15 mph, announce "passing on the left" and the moronic parents will move to the right and leave their 2-3 year old right in the middle of the path. Unbelieveable! You'd think their first instinct would be their child.

/rant-I do not suffer fools lightly.

Accumulator · 08-19-05, 08:41

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Originally Posted by Scottwax

I see it all the time at the park and my biggest gripe is the morons who walk their dogs on the left instead of the right... .

Well, remember that the normal "heel postion" is on the handler's left side. It took me a while to train my #1 dog to heel on both sides, I was surprised at how much work it required. I never did teach my #2 dog to do it

But yeah, blocking the path is just rude.