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.