I put it out there, I know he will catch hell, as well as me, for putting up with it. It's all helpful, because it allows me to be angry. I did come home and tell him that I appreciated him trying to help (almost killed me, because I am stubborn), I asked him if he understood what direction that this was taking, meaning, stonework that will cost money. He didn't look happy and is insisting on making (god help me, he Googled again) a 'poultice' to try to suck up the granite stain (that he used in porous non-granite). His science experiment will take a week. I am humoring a week, told him I will apologize if it works, and I will call the stone company and have it fixed properly, which may be $400 if I had to guess. To which he replied, 'We can't replace the stone every time the dog has diarrhea.' Right, but perhaps a stone mason may have known a better way to finish the stone to match the color, saving money.
This is still driving me crazy because while you have bent a little to acknowledge that his intentions were good, he is not willing to say that he totally fucked up.
Just wanted to give you a supportive punch on the arm, Scotty. (As opposed to hugs b/c we need to be more HardAss about it right now!) Good luck w/ the stone ppl; I'm glad you're fixing right away, as I was just imagining how you would just stare at that spot & internally boil with rage. Or @ least I would... Ha!!
I am not really team him, but I guess I am more so than everyone else is because IMO after the dog shit on the fancy fireplace it was probably a $400 fix anyway. So I can see why he did it- it wasn't a smart move, but it was well intended and realistically it probably didn't increase the overall cost. And if you decide the dog's diet, and he doesn't agree with it (which I don't know) I get how he might want to share some of the blame back to you. Because he didn't start by playing the blame card, that was a reaction, and as someone who spends a lot of time and money fixing problems caused by dog waste . . .i understand the frustration over choosing the dog's food and the consequent effect on when and where they shit.
A couple things to note: He had no intention of having a $400 fix done. He would leave the spots. He gave the dogs the beef bones himself. I had prepared them (they were leftover from stock).
I would ask the stone smith about having the granite covered or otherwise protected from dog poop. And if there was no way to do that I'd put a dog bed or other object on the fire place to avoid a repeat. Obviously, you can't just ignore it.
I would ask the stone smith about having the granite covered or otherwise protected from dog poop. And if there was no way to do that I'd put a dog bed or other object on the fire place to avoid a repeat. Obviously, you can't just ignore it.
Good idea. I think, in his dog brain, that he thinks that the stone is better to poop on than the wood. Like, he'll get in less trouble. It's kind of sad/cute. The cost isn't cute.
Aren't dogs weird like that? I had my dog locked up in the bedroom the only time he had diarrhea in the house. When I got back home and saw where he pooped (in the bathroom and on a decorative pillow) my heart went out to him a little bit. Like the poor guy knew he wasn't supposed to go in the house and was like, "well, this seems like the best place, I guess."
I would ask the stone smith about having the granite covered or otherwise protected from dog poop. And if there was no way to do that I'd put a dog bed or other object on the fire place to avoid a repeat. Obviously, you can't just ignore it.
Good idea. I think, in his dog brain, that he thinks that the stone is better to poop on than the wood. Like, he'll get in less trouble. It's kind of sad/cute. The cost isn't cute.
Aw, he tried! My dad adopted a pup from the humane society and it took 3 months before he'd go to the bathroom on the grass; he kept using the patio pavement because it's what he had grown up with - the concrete floors of the kennels at the pound
What in the world did he clean stone with that discolored it? And why didn't he just use soap and water? Why didn't he google THAT before ruining your stone work?
I would ask the stone smith about having the granite covered or otherwise protected from dog poop. And if there was no way to do that I'd put a dog bed or other object on the fire place to avoid a repeat. Obviously, you can't just ignore it.
Good idea. I think, in his dog brain, that he thinks that the stone is better to poop on than the wood. Like, he'll get in less trouble. It's kind of sad/cute. The cost isn't cute.
I think ours go on hard surfaces when they have to go indoors because they see me or DH using the toilet and the bathroom floor is marble. So that's what they try to emulate. Poor puppy.