I think HG Wells said, " Never work with animals or kids."
For 17 years I have been in a job that involves me checking peoples’ roofs for possums or other animals.
I have a way with dogs. If a dog is in the yard I can bluff the dog into submission if it were threatening me.
Today I made a mistake. The customer ( Nev ) was out the front on his mobile. Oscar the Bull Mastiff Ridgeback cross was secured on the front landing. I had met, patted and played with Oscar two days ago. I entered the back yard.
Nev’s wife went to investigate the barking. As she opened the front door, Oscar, 40Kgs of Schizophrenia charged through the house out the back door and sank those pearly whites into my wrist.
I did not see it coming.
A doctor visit, antibiotics and a tetanus shot followed. I decided to call it a day.
Four hours after the event and the bruised tendons are not as painful and I think I stand a good chance to survive.
Man bites dog or dog bites man They must be some good meds your on there Marty Im scared of those dogs they vicious little buggers Hope you have a speedy recovery Once bitten twice shy hey Bad bad doggy
that sucks buddy... but bull mastiffs aren't mean dogs! they're always know as gentle giants! this sounds convenient, but i actually asked my vet about their temperament one hour ago at puppy school! maybe it was the ridgeback part?
Wow, What a response, Thankyou all for your concern. It makes me feel better already.
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Originally Posted by Liz
Very nasty ... not a fan of unknown scary dogs.
'Wont work with animals or children '..... could be wrong but was it W C Fields?
Hey Liz,
You are correct. I get Wells and Fields mixed up all the time.
Wells' the drinker,
and Fields' opened his mind.
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Hey Jen,
Its pretty much ok only hurts when I do this.??? And when I laugh??
And again Thankyou ALL.
Cheers Marty
P.S. Another source states it was Cat Deeley who quoted Never work with.....
?????
Nearly 20 years ago now, I remember hearing an almighty and pained MEEEWWW!!!! coming from behind the kitchen counter, three of us adults shot into the kitchen to find little miss four year old sitting on the tiles with the family cat.
When we demanded to know what happened, she said, (and I'll never stop laughing at this), "She bit me so I bit it back!"
I gotta admit that as a 6 year old I did the same to our fox terrier. I was under the kitchen table. Teasing the dog. It bit me, so I retaliated and bit it on the ear. The dog squealed, growled and ran off.
Then I copped a beating from Mum.
Thanks for your concern. I'm on antibiotics and it seems to be healing to plan so far.
The customer ( Nev ) was out the front on his mobile. Oscar the Bull Mastiff Ridgeback cross was secured on the front landing. I had met, patted and played with Oscar two days ago. I entered the back yard.
or dog bites man 
