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In reply to the discussion: If you have a large dog and a repair technician is coming to your home, do you: [View all]Orrex
(63,216 posts)Though, in my defense, the sentiment resembles what I encounter routinely in Ohio and western PA.
In a similar vein, I dont like working where toddlers are playing on the floor at my feet. Theyre a distraction and an obstacle, and the same goes for animals; if Im working in the animals favorite spot, then too bad for the animal. Unless the customer is ok paying triple for labor because the job took 3x as long.
Also, the whole dogs in my part of the world thing carries little weight, because dogs are frankly ubiquitous, except at corporate or industrial sites.
If the technician is on site for a scheduled appointment, then the customer by default should secure the animal prior to the techs arrival, rather than making the tech plead their case when they get there.