Ash bucket, little off topic

cre73 · Jan 3, 2012

With a few threads lately regarding ash buckets I thought I would pass this on. We recently got a new addition to the family. a 9 week old Shepard lab mix. The second day she was home I walked outside to check on her and she was laying in the 3/4 full ash bucket as happy as could be, a little grayer than she was the last time I saw her. I laughed a little and got her out and moved the ash bucket but not completely out of her reach and did my best to make her understand(yea right). Two days later I had emptied the stove and placed the bucket outside. A little after that I let the dogs out to go potty and was watching them to be sure they did there business. It was a nice day so I left them out for a bit. I peeked out the window to check on the pup and sure enough she was laying in the bucket again. I walked out to get her and as soon as I got close I could smell the hair burning and she must of to because she started sniffing the air also. As soon as I got close enough to retrieve her it was no longer necessary. One yipe and a jump and she was out of there running in a circle trying to catch her butt. She now has a little bald spot on her right side no blistering though. It has now been a week and she hasn't gone anywhere near that bucket. By the way I almost changed her name from Stormy to Smokey.

WellSeasoned · Jan 3, 2012

Funny story with the puppy. Im sure the pup learned its lesson. Young kids could do the same thing not knowing the consequences, and could get burns as well. I would make sure there is a tight fitting lid on the ash pan. There is countless fires every season that started by stray ember that blew out. Good luck w the pup.

Backwoods Savage · Jan 3, 2012

There definitely is a lesson in there for more than pups. Ashes can be hot and insulate the coals and many days later can cause a fire. This is why we like to sit ash buckets on cement.

SnapCracklePop · Jan 3, 2012

One of my dogs is a Dalmatian, aka fire dog. They get that name because they used to be mascots at fire stations. Before internal combustion engines, they ran ahead of the horse-drawn firetrucks, which was a warning to oncoming traffic. Some of the dogs liked to run underneath the wagons, or in among the horses' legs. Whatever...

Deafness runs higher than usual in Dalmatians, which is another reason they're good to go in a placed with an ear-splitting siren. Siren? What siren?

I did not know, however, that I should place her in my ash bucket.

Lesson learned.

Or not.

Nancy

LLigetfa · Jan 3, 2012

A lid on the ash bucket is a good idea. That said, I use a coal hod which doesn't have a lid. My GSD is too big to lay in it but I have noticed birds perch on it when I place it outside.

Lived in a rental once that had a gas conversion formerly oil burner furnace. Birds would perch on the top of the flue, pass out and fall in. I was frequently rescuing them.

Shari · Jan 3, 2012

Wellllll........... what's worse? A dog with a little burned fur or a wake up call that ash buckets need a cover? That hot coal could just as well blown out of your ash bucket and done a whole lot of damage to your home.

Lesson learned? I hope so.

firefighterjake · Jan 4, 2012

PopCrackleSnap said:
One of my dogs is a Dalmatian, aka fire dog. They get that name because they used to be mascots at fire stations. Before internal combustion engines, they ran ahead of the horse-drawn firetrucks, which was a warning to oncoming traffic. Some of the dogs liked to run underneath the wagons, or in among the horses' legs. Whatever...

Deafness runs higher than usual in Dalmatians, which is another reason they're good to go in a placed with an ear-splitting siren. Siren? What siren?

I did not know, however, that I should place her in my ash bucket.

Lesson learned.

Or not.

Nancy

Besides being used as an "alarm system" in the days before sirens were common -- in the days of the horse-drawn steamers and pumpers -- dalmatians were also good guard dogs for the horses . . . since fire department horses were some of the best horses you could get . . . steal . . .

And I am sure you must have heard the legend of the dalmatian . . . the story goes that every dalmatian is born pure white . . . and that for every fire the dalmatian responds to they gain a black spot.

gerry100 · Jan 4, 2012

My hot stove security is provided by a 5yo Shep/Lab mix.

Great dog, only problem is when 90lbs of muscle is enthusiastically affectionate.

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