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wjt · 11-17-2010, 02:46 PM

Woke up this morning and the dog has chewed every bit of plastic / rubber off my tripod's head. The rubber feet are gone, the tripod head handles are gone and the heads body are chewed.
Silver lining i spose is i can probably convince the wife i needed a new head on it (to replace the stupid pan and tilt for a ball head) and i woke up before she totally ruined it, the leg clamps hadn't been started on quite yet only a couple of bites on them.
Anyone else had equipment attacked by a pet?

Parallax · 11-17-2010, 03:02 PM

I sell several bicycle seats every year to replace ones that people's dogs chew up.

mikemike · 11-17-2010, 03:11 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

I sell several bicycle seats every year to replace ones that people's dogs chew up.

You should rub people's seats with bacon when they bring their bike in for a tune up.

Parallax · 11-17-2010, 03:23 PM

Originally posted by mikemike

You should rub people's seats with bacon when they bring their bike in for a tune up.

I'll try that.

SpecialK · 11-17-2010, 04:04 PM

Too bad you missed the Dolica tripod sale (under $20). You can have the ball head off it if I can get my stupid pan head from another tripod to fit it :-)

tuco · 11-17-2010, 04:20 PM

I think that is worth posting a picture of.

Ratmagiclady · 11-17-2010, 04:56 PM

Originally posted by wjt

Woke up this morning and the dog has chewed every bit of plastic / rubber off my tripod's head. The rubber feet are gone, the tripod head handles are gone and the heads body are chewed.
Silver lining i spose is i can probably convince the wife i needed a new head on it (to replace the stupid pan and tilt for a ball head) and i woke up before she totally ruined it, the leg clamps hadn't been started on quite yet only a couple of bites on them.
Anyone else had equipment attacked by a pet?

Doggies know from insufficient camera support.

If the head itself can be eated wif teef, , it was probably too plastickey.

As for animals messing with things, well, there's kitties. Being kitties. And I've had rats *remove* things. (If they're people-acclimated enough to have some run of the house, , they'll find little things you drop and cache them, which is actually pretty handy in terms of lost earrings and step rings. Somewhat less so with the inevitable half-a -donut, but their heart's in the right place, and you know where to look. .

)

I've got a few pieces from a cheapie tripod that I turned into a light stand, btw, if you need em.

creampuff · 11-17-2010, 05:23 PM

Your dog knows you need a quality tripod.

I'd be more concerned if a dog was trying to wee onto the tripod legs...

jimH · 11-17-2010, 05:46 PM

Originally posted by wjt

Woke up this morning and the dog has chewed every bit of plastic / rubber off my tripod's head. The rubber feet are gone, the tripod head handles are gone and the heads body are chewed.
Silver lining i spose is i can probably convince the wife i needed a new head on it (to replace the stupid pan and tilt for a ball head) and i woke up before she totally ruined it, the leg clamps hadn't been started on quite yet only a couple of bites on them.
Anyone else had equipment attacked by a pet?

Hope that it was a cheap tripod!

MRRiley · 11-17-2010, 06:40 PM

When I saw the title of this thread I thought maybe you were a Photography School student and "my dog ate my tripod" was going to be your excuse for missing an assignment.

goddo31 · 11-17-2010, 06:55 PM

Originally posted by MRRiley

When I saw the title of this thread I thought maybe you were a Photography School student and "my dog ate my tripod" was going to be your excuse for missing an assignment.

Ha! I was thinking along similar lines, that this was a joke. Unpleasent surprise when I realised it wasn't :ugh:
Was this the nice new light weight tripod you just bought??!

Wheatfield · 11-17-2010, 07:51 PM

Originally posted by wjt

Woke up this morning and the dog has chewed every bit of plastic / rubber off my tripod's head. The rubber feet are gone, the tripod head handles are gone and the heads body are chewed.
Silver lining i spose is i can probably convince the wife i needed a new head on it (to replace the stupid pan and tilt for a ball head) and i woke up before she totally ruined it, the leg clamps hadn't been started on quite yet only a couple of bites on them.
Anyone else had equipment attacked by a pet?

Sucks. Not the dog's fault though.
I've been pretty lucky so far. My Rottie uses my camera bag as a pillow. I get some fur on my camera bag, but that's about it.

VF-19 · 11-20-2010, 06:59 PM

My tripod took a soccer ball once. Everybody around me flinched, as they thought the camera on top of the tripod (my K10D) got the hit.

Funny thing is, that, I swear the tripod is now MORE stable since that soccer ball thwack.

Srangely, my cat doesn't seem to like the tripod at all...

r0ckstarr · 11-21-2010, 12:32 AM

I would like to suggest buying the dog a new chew toy before you get a new tripod.

freeload · 11-21-2010, 01:32 AM

It's pretty common these days...

(Image borrowed from CanonFieldReviews.com)

11-17-2010, 02:46 PM	#1
wjt Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Perth Photos: Albums Posts: 371	Dog ate my tripod. Woke up this morning and the dog has chewed every bit of plastic / rubber off my tripod's head. The rubber feet are gone, the tripod head handles are gone and the heads body are chewed. Silver lining i spose is i can probably convince the wife i needed a new head on it (to replace the stupid pan and tilt for a ball head) and i woke up before she totally ruined it, the leg clamps hadn't been started on quite yet only a couple of bites on them. Anyone else had equipment attacked by a pet?

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11-17-2010, 03:02 PM	#2
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	I sell several bicycle seats every year to replace ones that people's dogs chew up.

11-17-2010, 03:11 PM	#3
mikemike Inactive Account Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New Orleans Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,053	Originally posted by Parallax I sell several bicycle seats every year to replace ones that people's dogs chew up. You should rub people's seats with bacon when they bring their bike in for a tune up.

11-17-2010, 03:23 PM	#4
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,333	Originally posted by mikemike You should rub people's seats with bacon when they bring their bike in for a tune up. I'll try that.

11-17-2010, 04:04 PM	#5
SpecialK Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: So California Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,482	Too bad you missed the Dolica tripod sale (under $20). You can have the ball head off it if I can get my stupid pan head from another tripod to fit it :-)

11-17-2010, 04:20 PM	#6
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,032	I think that is worth posting a picture of.

11-17-2010, 04:56 PM	#7
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by wjt Woke up this morning and the dog has chewed every bit of plastic / rubber off my tripod's head. The rubber feet are gone, the tripod head handles are gone and the heads body are chewed. Silver lining i spose is i can probably convince the wife i needed a new head on it (to replace the stupid pan and tilt for a ball head) and i woke up before she totally ruined it, the leg clamps hadn't been started on quite yet only a couple of bites on them. Anyone else had equipment attacked by a pet? Doggies know from insufficient camera support. If the head itself can be eated wif teef, , it was probably too plastickey. As for animals messing with things, well, there's kitties. Being kitties. And I've had rats remove things. (If they're people-acclimated enough to have some run of the house, , they'll find little things you drop and cache them, which is actually pretty handy in terms of lost earrings and step rings. Somewhat less so with the inevitable half-a -donut, but their heart's in the right place, and you know where to look. . ) I've got a few pieces from a cheapie tripod that I turned into a light stand, btw, if you need em.

11-17-2010, 05:23 PM	#8
creampuff Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,953	Your dog knows you need a quality tripod. I'd be more concerned if a dog was trying to wee onto the tripod legs...

11-17-2010, 05:46 PM	#9
jimH Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Central Nebraska - USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,771	Originally posted by wjt Woke up this morning and the dog has chewed every bit of plastic / rubber off my tripod's head. The rubber feet are gone, the tripod head handles are gone and the heads body are chewed. Silver lining i spose is i can probably convince the wife i needed a new head on it (to replace the stupid pan and tilt for a ball head) and i woke up before she totally ruined it, the leg clamps hadn't been started on quite yet only a couple of bites on them. Anyone else had equipment attacked by a pet? Hope that it was a cheap tripod!

11-17-2010, 06:40 PM	#10
MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	When I saw the title of this thread I thought maybe you were a Photography School student and "my dog ate my tripod" was going to be your excuse for missing an assignment.

11-17-2010, 06:55 PM	#11
goddo31 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,576	Originally posted by MRRiley When I saw the title of this thread I thought maybe you were a Photography School student and "my dog ate my tripod" was going to be your excuse for missing an assignment. Ha! I was thinking along similar lines, that this was a joke. Unpleasent surprise when I realised it wasn't :ugh: Was this the nice new light weight tripod you just bought??!

11-17-2010, 07:51 PM	#12
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,987	Originally posted by wjt Woke up this morning and the dog has chewed every bit of plastic / rubber off my tripod's head. The rubber feet are gone, the tripod head handles are gone and the heads body are chewed. Silver lining i spose is i can probably convince the wife i needed a new head on it (to replace the stupid pan and tilt for a ball head) and i woke up before she totally ruined it, the leg clamps hadn't been started on quite yet only a couple of bites on them. Anyone else had equipment attacked by a pet? Sucks. Not the dog's fault though. I've been pretty lucky so far. My Rottie uses my camera bag as a pillow. I get some fur on my camera bag, but that's about it.

11-20-2010, 06:59 PM	#13
VF-19 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 364	My tripod took a soccer ball once. Everybody around me flinched, as they thought the camera on top of the tripod (my K10D) got the hit. Funny thing is, that, I swear the tripod is now MORE stable since that soccer ball thwack. Srangely, my cat doesn't seem to like the tripod at all...

11-21-2010, 12:32 AM	#14
r0ckstarr Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,507	I would like to suggest buying the dog a new chew toy before you get a new tripod.

11-21-2010, 01:32 AM	#15
freeload Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 96	It's pretty common these days... (Image borrowed from CanonFieldReviews.com)

Dog ate my tripod.

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