How Many Steel Dogs Out There?

Billy Woo · Post by **Billy Woo** » 28 Jan 2005 9:18 am

Not meaning how good/bad you play but "Man's Best Friend?" do you have Laying around while you practice? My pup "Archie" follows me everywhere including my studio, I couldnt help post this after readin about that New York steeler getting a good gig with an over-friendly, smelly dog and terrible tunes but good pay! Btw, Archie like the steel except for them high notes which will set him off howling quicker than a 4 alarm fire..

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Webb Kline · Post by **Webb Kline** » 28 Jan 2005 9:37 am

I think my dog will even fore go eating to lay down by my side while I play.

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Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 28 Jan 2005 9:43 am

Steel Cats here!

Craig Mckinnon · Post by **Craig Mckinnon** » 28 Jan 2005 10:17 am

When she was a pup, my female Weimaraner ,Belle would go to sleep under the guitar resting her head on my left foot while I was playing. The stomping of the pedals did not bother her.Now she has grown to 32kg I dont encourage it!!

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 28 Jan 2005 10:38 am

My (now fully grown) daughter used to sleep under the guitar while I played recording sessions. She still brings it up so it must have left an impression.

Michael Lewis · Post by **Michael Lewis** » 28 Jan 2005 10:51 am

My 3 year old black lab mix, Emmylou, arrived home just after I found my 72 Emmons. The only time she sits still is if she's sleeping or laying in between the 72 and Nashville while I'm practicing!
No disrespect intended, but she was named for the obvious and comes from great lineage!
Mike

Bob Carlucci · Post by **Bob Carlucci** » 28 Jan 2005 11:05 am

My two old stinkin',crusty[but beloved]mutts don't care for my steel playing,[like SOOO many other people!!] but are all over me all the time other wise.. They whimper when I leave the room etc. Its tough being "dog's best friend"... bob

Jennings Ward · Post by **Jennings Ward** » 28 Jan 2005 2:52 pm

BILLY YOU SHOULD SEE MY JACK RUSSEL PUP. SHE IS 18 MOS. OLD AND VERY ENERGETIC.. SHE SEEMS TO LIKE MY PLAYING, JUST EXPRESSES HER OPINION FREQUENTLY...... I TELL ALL MY PARKEING LOT BLUEGRASS FRIENDS THAT I AM TEACHING HER TO PLAY THE BANGER, LUTHER PERKINS STYLE AND SING CASH'S SONG A BOY NAMED SUE....SHE IS GETTING PRETTY GOOD AT IT. THIS SUMMER I THINK SHE WILL BE GOOD ENOUGH TO GO TO NASHVILLE AND GET A NEW COUNTRY RECORDING CONTRACT.... SHE HAS MY SUPPORT.............JENNINGS.......
WE PLAY STEEL FOR THE BEAUTIFULL ANGELIC SOUND.....

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jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 28 Jan 2005 3:04 pm

Jack Russels are the coolest dog!!, I have a choco lab here beside me at all times, she sleeps when I play, when I put the bar down in the key head she wakes up

George Rozak · Post by **George Rozak** » 28 Jan 2005 8:35 pm

Well I just lost my dog Farley last September after over 13 years together. I still miss him. His favorite song was "Blue Jade."

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Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 28 Jan 2005 8:49 pm

'Nuff said...

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JB Arnold · Post by **JB Arnold** » 30 Jan 2005 2:14 pm

All my dogs know is that when I sit at the steel I have metal things on my fingers that feel GREAT behind the ears. Every time I stop playing I get a dog head in my lap wanting s skritch with those finger picks...

JB

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Donna Dodd · Post by **Donna Dodd** » 31 Jan 2005 2:16 am

In case you haven't seen my doggie tees!

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jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 31 Jan 2005 3:25 am

Donna, the dog has a look "why do you do this to me"?

Mike Richardson · Post by **Mike Richardson** » 31 Jan 2005 7:35 am

My dogs and cats get on the sofa and go to sleep when I play...and do most of the people that hear me...

Mike Richardson

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 31 Jan 2005 8:52 am

Then there was "Mr. Chicken" who loved to perch on the tuning pegs while I played. Wish I had a picture....

Ron Elliott · Post by **Ron Elliott** » 31 Jan 2005 2:02 pm

These are some great stories. My cat will let me practice and even with my earphones, she'll give me a certain amount of time, and when she's had enough, she'll jump up on my guitar and sit down....I'm done! Thanks, Ron

Les Anderson · Post by **Les Anderson** » 31 Jan 2005 2:14 pm

This thread is cute and now I will admit to my very strange dachshund. When ever I haul out my harmonicas, my ever present buddy, "Beans" howls along to his heart's content.

About two weeks ago, I was practicing bar slides on my steel and low and behold, he started into howling. Needless to say, I don't think he understands the concept of chord work so he is broken heartedly relegated the basement while I practice.

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Archie Nicol · Post by **Archie Nicol** » 31 Jan 2005 4:08 pm

Billy, you're wrong. I love those highs.
Thanks for the pup comment. I'll take it as a complement.

Matt Steindl · Post by **Matt Steindl** » 31 Jan 2005 5:40 pm

I lost my faithfull studio pal last year. His name was Boxcar, weighed 225lbs. and was a Saint Bernard.

He ruined so many tracks by panting loudly or scratching. His excess of slobber has gummed up many a fader or pot. Anytime I tracked reeds(clarinet, sax, accordian) the timbre would drive him mad and make him howl, had to put him in the back yard for any dixieland sessions to say the least. In other words, a total pain in the butt!

BUT! At three in the morning when my wife is fast asleep, and Im stuck working on a mixdown, BoxCar was always there at my feet, keeping me company and making me laugh(silly dog!). I think of him and miss him every day he was truly THE BEST DOG!

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After he passed, I posted a tribute on the SGF and some amazing member(forgot his name) slyly asked me to email him a photo. I obliged, and about 10 days later I recieved a framed photo of him w/ the rainbow bridge poem(awesome if youve never read it, especially if youve lost a pet!). You people are truly the best.

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Tiny Olson · Post by **Tiny Olson** » 1 Feb 2005 2:51 pm

My dog, Minnie was always at the foot of the guitar laying down whenever I played it at home. She was half Bassett Hound and half Cocker Spaniel but she really looked more like a small, black Bassett Hound. Cute as could be and a whole lot of fun with a super personality.

She lost her hearing (common to spaniels I'm told) when she was about 15 but continued to be next to the guitar when I played. I think she could feel it in the floor. She pretty much followed me everywhere. My wife joked that she (my wife) was our cat's human and I was Minnie's human.

Last August I had to have Minnie put to sleep. It was heartbreaking for me and I was holding her at the end. I still miss that dog so much. She was my buddy for 17 yrs., 11 months. I know she lived a long life but I sure miss her. I brought her home and buried her in the back yard. I couldn't just leave her there at the vet's after all those years.

Chris "Tiny" Olson

mickd · Post by **mickd** » 1 Feb 2005 3:08 pm

I've got a 6-year old mongrel from the dogs' home. She sits in the chair every night looking depressed as she listens to me trying to work out whatever my latest tune-obsession is. But the second I put the bar down (even if I do it really quietly) she jumps out of the chair cos she knows its time for walkies

Wayne Franco · Post by **Wayne Franco** » 1 Feb 2005 3:39 pm

I had a little female mix ( I think poodle and terrier) Daisy for most of the 20 years she was around. She loved to go to gigs and went to most of them with me. On the way home at 2 am I would always stop and the AM PM mini mart and get her a "burger". She acted like the most appreciative kid you could even imagine. She died about 8 months ago. I can hardly remember when she wasn't around and she is really missed.

Allen · Post by **Allen** » 2 Feb 2005 10:28 am

I have two standard Poodles who love to lay under the piano whenever my wife is playing. They love to lay under the piano whenever I am playing the steel. Since the piano and steel are in seperate parts of the house, that must say something about my playing.

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Billy Woo · Post by **Billy Woo** » 2 Feb 2005 12:57 pm

Great posting my fellow steelers, I have to admit we (who are posting) are all dog lovers and wear our love for our animals on our sleeve as we rightly should. When I finish practicing and I lay my bar down and turn off the amp, "Archie" will run over and get real excited and try to jump up on my lap as if to see 'what that wonderful sound was'? Well sorta anyway, keep the stories comin and my condolences to those who lost their beloved pets, I lost "Sophie" (Rottweiler) who grew up with "Archie" and guess who the boss was, u guessed wrong it was the West Highland Terrier "Archie"..Go figure..

Bronco Billy
p.s. my dog really digs steel but likes long walks and rubbing his butt in circles..