I Now Have A Shop Assistant

[Chief31794]

I recently made a deal with a great hand around the shop, she has several rules:

1. Any leather that hits the ground is hers or you have option A, B or C:

Option A. Back off and let her have it

Option B. Let her know you aren't happy but give in anyway

Option C. She says I won't like Option C!!!!

Ken

[Jazznow]

Cute I always tie scraps to pieces of lace and use it as a toy for my cats. Some veg tan leather on a hemp string is a good toy for budgies too.

[mrdabeetle]

Some leather is toxic to animals, so if the scraps aren't veg-tan, try to keep it away from the dog.

[Chief31794]

I only work in veg tanned, and none of it has been dyed or finished when she gets to it.

Thanks for the replies. I guess she retired when I did a few months ago. She seems to be enjoying fishing, leather work and pickin' bluegrass music. No kidding, she is the best dog we've ever had, smart and minds very well but she is also spoiled rotten.

Ken

[dirtclod]

When my helper was puppy he didn't bother the leather. But if a tool hit the floor it was gone unless i was pretty durn quick. He's grown out of that stage now. But i am still looking for a edger that he stole !!

[Chief31794]

Don't give my assistant any ideas, she doesn't bother with tools but she loves leather and wool, I discourage her from the wool but she discourages me from discouraging her about the leather. She particularly likes the small strips I cut off of instrument straps with an edge beveler. I dont' like her chewing them because they're long and stringy so I normally try to trade her for a piece of scrap. Her name is Dixie and she's a Toy Rat Terrier. She is supposed to weigh about 6 lbs but she weighs 9 so my wife tells folks she's only 3 lbs over weight? I tell them she is 50% overweight and has what the Vet likes to call a "bit of a weight problem". I'm thinking about getting her a doggy stair stepper.

Ken