Originally Posted by mxtras You have Akitas, right? I grew up around a pair of registered, full-blooded Akitas and I never once had an issue other than when they would buck me off their back when I would ride them!! |
Hehe. Yeah, ours is a pretty gentle giant, but most insurance companies have them on the black list. My company dropped me (just having the dog was enough for them) and now I'm paying an extra $1000 a year!
Originally Posted by mxtras I think it is more the owner than the dog, but not if you look at the facts, I guess... |
That was a good article you posted; I agree that it's primarily a people problem, not a dog problem. Dogs can't say "ouch! stop poking me, I've gut an injury there!" or "just leave me alone already." Dogs are not people and it's the owners who don't know the difference that get into trouble. We only hear about the big dogs, of course. Can you imagine getting mauled by a chihuahua? It'd take hours!
Originally Posted by mxtras Back to the topic - |
No, we're still on the safety topic... hehe.. dog safety!
Originally Posted by mxtras As far as the insurance company - mine didn't blink an eye at the equipment and they weren't concerned with the list of machines and equipment, nor did they care what I was doing with it all. They probably didn't know what it all was anyway. I insured personal property for a dollar amount, like I said. To them, a Bridgeport is a non-combustible item, I guess. I didn't have a plasma cutter - that may raise eyebrows, you know? "Plasma" and "Cutter"....I can hear it now - "What kinda plasma are you cutting with this thing, anyway?"
I would insure your stuff, though. And keep your dog.
Scott |
Genuinly good advice, and I plan to follow it.