Had a visit today from the neighborhood boy dog while surveying in an open pasture. Wizzed on my bipod leg after he washed my truck tire for me. He got my ATV tire and was checking out the others when I shoo'd him away. He loped off, grumbling. He then marked a tree, a clump of weeds, a fence corner post that I had thankfully already dug around, and another ATV tire. I closed my instrument case and set it on my ATV rack in case he tried to wizz in it, too. He eagerly followed me around to various prism shots and setups, hosing down anything standing. He then found a mudpuddle and re-loaded. I thought about entering a contest with him B-), but I was too close to the highway. I quickly finished my field work and left! Dang boy dog...
Any recommendations for a deterrent?
Anything manufactured by Daisy in Rogers, Ark. works pretty well.
Sometimes I love it when you've got a companion to follow you around on the job. Other times, such as in your case...not so much.
Case study - I was working a job one time on a boundary for the U.S. Marshall service. Property owner had been in the hole for about year due due to making meth (one of his "old buddies" also stopped by during the survey asking where the guy was). Anyway, boss man is on the instrument and I am holding the rod. I'm at the front door for a finished floor elevation.
Just as I'm leveled up, I hear a dog bark. Just as the shot was taken, I hear footsteps (in my head: HAS THIS DUDE ESCAPED?). Door opens as I am walking away and a vicious dog comes out chasing me. Once it got near me it ended up walking away. Turns out one of the neighbors grandson's was using the guy's house for a hang-out with his friends. It was about 35 degrees that day but I was sweating so much I had to take my jacket off.
Man's best friend? Well, sometimes.
Do you own a dog? He obviously smelled something and wanted to mark his territory. Consider it a badge (patch) of honor that he wanted to claim you.
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The sneaky dog is the worst
That's the one you don't even know exists until he is already at full speed and headed directly for you will all 88 teeth showing.
Had one like that one morning that about caused a wet spot down my leg. Fortunately, he barked as he came. Somehow, his owner leaped out of bed and to the front door just in time to yell at him. Dog stopped on a dime and left 8 cents change.
About 20 years back I went around the back of a house to see 2 large red doberman's coming full speed. All I could was prepare for the worst with my trusty prism pole. They stopped dead in there tracks no more 10' from me. First time I ever heard of an invisible fence.
It ain't just males
I have a female Lab who I take on long walks through the National Park nearby. She has to stop and pee about every hundred yards. A couple of years ago I found a deer scrape that she had to investigate. She sniffed the branch above the scrape, then the scrape and then squatted and peed on the scrape. I bet that was one surprised buck.
Andy
Very wet behind the ears rod man and the PC told me to hop over the fence and get some topo shots in this guys back yard. Looked over the fence and there were 2 Rottweilers waitin' fer me! Told PC "NO F***in'WAY!" He got pissed and hopped on over ..... couldn't get back over that fence for squat, 16 stitches later ... I always pack doggy treats when working in suburban areas.
-JD-
I was out sick one day last week and another crew used my truck. The next morning I had a note that a dog had run off with the antenna bag.
Our female half pit/half yellow cur likes to pee a lot also. She never seems to run out when we're squirrel hunting.