Do you have a four legged garage helper?

[TerryB 2,600]

Mine was Boomer, a wonderful Golden Retriever who always came to the garage to help out when I was working in there.  My son sent me this photo the other day of his helper, Wilbur, who likes to make sure the job is done properly.  If you have a photo of your helper, share it here.

[8E45E 1,113]

Yes.

 

It holds one car up and out of the way while I work on the one below!

 

Craig

[SC38DLS 1,535]

Gracie MaGoo (because she’s wonderful) and Sophie 14 year old Golden Doodle sisters. Love to be in garage or back seat when ever possible too supervise or just hang out. 

Edited November 8, 2020 by SC38DLS (see edit history)

[Ben P. 605]

He’s still with mom, but in 12 days I will. So in a way he’s already doing his job... I don’t know about anybody else, but my chief shortcoming in life has been a chronic lack of patience. There’s no such thing as instant gratification with a 102 year old car, so mine has gone a long way towards giving me more patience (have owned it for nearly 2 1/2 years now and haven’t really gotten to drive it yet - well, far enough to discover it needed an engine rebuild) but I’m still quick to frustrate.

He’s a Terrier, notoriously difficult to housebreak and a lot of work to train, but I’m told that he in particular is unusually calm for a Terrier and out of this litter he’s the calmer of the two. That’s right - two. There are only about 600 of these little guys born per year and they are very difficult to find. There’s usually a 2 1/2 - 3 year waiting list with every breeder in North America but I’m told with this COVID cr*p, “Now everybody thinks they have time for a dog” and inquiries are through the roof.

After spending a couple years looking for unobtainium 102 year old non-Ford car parts I had the chops to find one. How I jumped to the front of the waiting list - after contacting nearly every breeder in North America I simply sent a picture of the old car to a breeder who had not advertised any litters and all I said was, “I’ve owned this car for TWO years now and don’t have anybody to go on rides with.” (My family is so uninterested in this car I can’t even tell you.)

BOOM. The next day she called and I had a dog. Honestly, that wasn’t a ploy, but I did know it would work.

 

 

[JD in CA 197]

Gabby, our black lab, best tool retriever around...

[J.H.Boland 1,236]

Clancy has been my shadow since being rescued over 4 years ago. Sometimes I feel like a chauffer to him, like in this picture. "To the doggy beach, James" !

[1932 plymouth pb sedan 26]

This is Henry, he's not fond of hanging out in the garage for too long but sure loves going for a ride.

[GregLaR 2,243]

[Chris Bamford 270]

Magneto gap is supposed to be 0.025" or a whisker over... Pancho was happy to help with the measuring.

 

 

[Steve_Mack_CT 1,465]

Supervisor want to remind me I have some cleanup to do! 🐕💖😁

[greenie 189]

This is a replacement; and since he’s male and someone removed his front claws- he’s relegated to chasing the bad guys. His distaff predecessor had all her tools and spent many years “sleeping” on one car cover or the other. In her lifetime, we never saw a mouse- unless she brought us one!

[JRHaelig 167]

Although begging to be named "Sparky", this is Gizmo.

[Bob Giles 101]

Always ready for a road trip.

[intimeold 121]

These 2 Shelties, check every tool I get out; just to be sure it is safe to use.  Then when I bring home a new vehicle; they do a thorough inspection.

 

 

[Steve_Mack_CT 1,465]

One more shot of Stella who enjoys riding more than working in the garage!!

[Fossil 449]

 

Daisy has become my copilot.  She has no qualms about taking over the driving duties.  If she is fortunate to come in the shop when I'm under a car I can't hardly get rid of her. 

 

Daisy is 

[John348 1,397]

Sammy is getting a little old now but he is always up for a ride

 

 

[JamesR 918]

7 hours ago, GregLaR said:

 

Yes, I found evidence of many multiples of four legged helpers when I disassembled the interior of my T-Bird earlier this year. They had "helped" make the car rather disgusting (but thankfully left the wiring alone.)

[JamesR 918]

12 hours ago, TerryB said:

Mine was Boomer, a wonderful Golden Retriever who always came to the garage to help out when I was working in there.  My son sent me this photo the other day of his helper, Wilbur, who likes to make sure the job is done properly.  If you have a photo of your helper, share it here.

 

I think Wilbur believes there's a cat behind that grille. 😄

[Fossil 449]

30 minutes ago, John348 said:

Sammy is getting a little old now but he is always up for a ride

 

Darn I hate to see a good dog (friend) get old.  Enjoy every moment you can with him. 

 

 

[kfle 484]

Our garage helper is a Newfoundland named Cole.  Here he is with my son in back of the Cole Aero 8.

 

[Flim Flam Man 42]

Johnny-Kat the shop cat, always around to give his opinion.

 

 

Edited November 9, 2020 by Flim Flam Man (see edit history)

[30DodgePanel 877]

17 hours ago, GregLaR said:

 

 

Let me guess... you named him Sparky ? 

[edinmass 11,232]

My dogs are like the wife........no help in the garage, but they like to go for rides...........they especially like open Model J's. Yup....they are spoiled! Both the dogs and the wife. Of course....the car is NOT mine.

 

Edited November 9, 2020 by edinmass (see edit history)

[SC38DLS 1,535]

Ed it looks like if you put her in a good looking car with a couple good looking dudes and she doesn’t hesitate to go for a ride or have her picture taken. On the other hand try to get her in a barn find like the Great White and It is a different story ! 

Edited November 9, 2020 by SC38DLS (see edit history)

[edinmass 11,232]

Yup......she IS spoiled! 

[ejboyd5 165]

Ebony duo on their weekly patrol for vermin.

[John348 1,397]

Sam and I just took a ride looking at some foliage (my wife took the ride as well)

Edited November 9, 2020 by John348 (see edit history)

[Brass is Best 1,788]

Here a couple of my helpers:

[MikeC5 205]

This is my buddy Diesel.

[Jim Bollman 684]

Guess I should have taken a picture of the snake that got stuck on my sticky trap. But then it didn't have 4 legs. Second one I have caught on a sticky trap over the years. USe to have two shop cats that were brother and sister. They were suppose to keep the mice under control but were pretty worthless. One of them liked to sleep on the seat of the FarmOroad and I found a mouse nest under that seat.

[Morgansdad 199]

This is Morgan learning how to drive my Jeep. Still has a little trouble with the clutch !

[Tom M 51]

This was my garage buddy Harley.

[SC38DLS 1,535]

22 minutes ago, Tom M said:

This was my garage buddy Harley.

That’s a great helper,  we all need a laid back friend. 

Edited November 9, 2020 by SC38DLS (see edit history)

[Tom M 51]

 

2 hours ago, SC38DLS said:

That’s a great helper,  we all need a laid back friend. 

That picture was taken back in 2017 a few months before we had to lay him down to rest. I miss him dearly.

 

And yes he was a very laid back 85 pound diabetic lab and white shepard little pup.

 

When I would be out in the garage working on the Packard he would be standing by the back door crying to be out there with me. Would drive my wife nuts.

Edited November 10, 2020 by Tom M (see edit history)

[Fossil 449]

4 hours ago, Morgansdad said:

This is Morgan learning how to drive my Jeep. Still has a little trouble with the clutch !

It took Daisy awhile to get the hang of it too. It comes with practice. 

[Grimy 1,513]

Mochi the maltypoo (Maltese side dominant), 15 lbs, 21 months old, whom we acquired one year ago today, doesn't like the garage but loves to ride in ANYthing.  Before we got him, he'd been in cars only to go to the vet and groomers and had only been walked in a townhouse commons.  He can't wait to go out and sniff, but riding is the absolute best!  Very well-behaved in vehicles.

 

He replaced Rags, a poodle-dominant male maltypoo, who made it to 17 yrs and 4 months, attending 8 Pierce-Arrow Society meets and innumerable regional tours.

[JACK M 2,157]

Ill tell a story, I usually have dogs and love them to death.

When I bought my first house I dug a pit in the dirt floor and then poured concrete.

Left a lip so that I could cover it with heavy planks.

I worked out of that garage for years.

The one problem was that it leaked and in the rainy season I had to pump it.

It got to be kind of a greasy old mess but it served me well. (the first thing after I sold the new owners filled it in)

One night I thought I heard a prowler in the garage so went investigating.

There was a small white doggie in the pit, the poor thing was sitting on one of the tall steps and couldn't get out.

I pulled the poor grease soaked guy out and he immediately ran away.

I don't know whose dog it was but it never came back.

I did get a nasty unsigned note on the door about having an attractive but dangerous nuisance thing, or something like that and I should be sued.

I just figured that the poor little doggie was trespassing, but the anonymous complainer never materialized.

 

This is my current "best friend", Bear.

 

It is unfortunate that we as humans out live our pets by about ten to one.

 

[Morgansdad 199]

The only friends,(true friends) who will never ask for anything from you except for your love! Everyone's little helpers are beautiful. To the ones of us who have lost our good friends, remember, they will be waiting (patiently) for that hug and loving pat on the head when we meet again.

[TerryB 2,600]

This is Daphne my son’s other garage helper and very willing co-pilot.  Daphne is always ready to ride along.  I really appreciate all the photos and stories posted here.  My dog Boomer was a faithful pal for his 14 years with us. He had a hard time figuring out what happened when I was hospitalized for nearly four months.  When I came home you would have thought Santa had just come in the door with a giant bag of dog treats.