Puppy likes the cool stone
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D8Chumley
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I thought I was done also, but temps dipped into the low 40s last night and tonight. Burning up some pine and uglies
heavy hammer
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heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
I know the feeling. Sometimes mentally I need the burning season to end though. I do the same with fishing. I see many neighbors though with smoke pouring out if their chimneys still.
heavy hammer
Minister of Fire
Trust me I'm ready for the burning season to be over. I just need it to warm up! This cold and rain is making it last forever. Layed block and cut a giant truck load of locust today then once again it starts raining and getting cooler. I'm sure it's another fire night, I know the dogs will love it.
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
One of our cats ... Franklin Delano Roosevelt ... often comes into the house and plunks himself in front of the stove and watches the flames. Lately we've caught him lying in front of the stove and staring at it even when it's not lit.
sportbikerider78
Minister of Fire
My boxer would sleep so close to the woodstove that he would actually get up and "yelp" because his skin was so hot. Then he would go back and do it again.
We took in a cat about 2 months ago, rescued from a pretty bad situation, and he would hide behind the sofa when we first brought him in as we have many cats and it was a HUGE adjustment for him, and we only had the stove going twice since he was in and he seemed to stay away from it then, but since it's been not running and is cold we see him jumping up on top of it and I surely HOPE that come next Fall/Winter he will realize that would not be a good idea! We only had one cat jump on the stove over the years when it was hot and as you can guess she yelled and jumped right off! We are hoping that this guy doesn't repeat history but we've got a long wait now until Fall!
firefighterjake
Minister of Fire
Franklin also was a rescue cat . . . local humane shelter had him in the $5 bargain bin (true story -- although I donated a bit more to partially offset the cost of having him fixed). When he first came to the home he spent the first few weeks inside our bed . . . or more specifically inside the box spring -- only coming out briefly to use the litter box and eat/drink. He has since come around and is much friendlier now.
Regarding the hot stove . . . my wife's concern for the cats was just one of the reasons I ended up sticking a slab of soapstone on top of my Jotul . . . it was her thinking that the soapstone would get very warm, but not hot enough to cause any burns if a cat leaps up there. To my knowledge, none of the cats have ever attempted to do so.
Good for you for saving a life! All of ours were strays, most from our own backyard.
I think and hope that by next October when I start the stove up again he'll be even more relaxed than he is now, he goes under the railing and just walks on to the stove because it is right there, but he was out once when it was going and my wife said that she saw him walk around the back of it on the brick ledge like some of them do which scares us greatly! But I think that he'll be "aware" of the heat...time will tell!
When the insert was in use this winter, the pup would stay at least a couple feet away. I too figure that he was aware of the heat, especially given that he is a puppy and explores EVERYTHING.
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