You should still tip her right?

Ok that headline made me laugh out loud.

Well done, subby.

/DNRTFA

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"No...no... Meester Dog ees not here...."

My dog died under a table. Not exactly getting a kick...

It's weird. I really loved my dog, she was awesome, and I don't think I could ever bring myself to get another one.

DOGGIE AFUERA!

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Ugh... on the one hand, that's a lot of money and may indeed put the service out of business. On the other, that's a shiatty thing to do, especially when they had specific instructions not to let the dog out, plus the owner offered to take the dog along if it were a problem having it there. $65k is two or three times what they probably should have awarded, but I still side with the owner =/

Who let the dog out? Who who who who?

$65k for a dead dog?

Not enough money IMO.

Don't think of it as a dead dog. Think of it as a new throw rug.

It's a farking dog.

Fuggin Bizzy: It's a farking dog.

And you're a farking jackass.

Sociopath.

carrion_luggage: Don't think of it as a dead dog. Think of it as a new throw rug.

Or as a "My first Taxidermy project".

FTFA: When a worker arrived, Lohre asked if it would be OK if the family dog, Ruthie, remained in the home while the worker cleaned.

The maid said the dog could stay, even after Lohre offered to take Ruthie with her, according to Lohre's attorney.

If it was no problem to take the dog with her, why didn't she do that just as a courtesy to keep the dog out of the maids' way?

For the record, I do think the maids were wrong to not notify the homeowner that the dog was possibly injured, as well as letting the dog escape in the first place. Also, I love my dog, but I still think that $65k is waaaaay too much to ask in compensation if she were to be hit due to somebody's negligence.

MattyFridays: My dog died under a table. Not exactly getting a kick...

It's weird. I really loved my dog, she was awesome, and I don't think I could ever bring myself to get another one.

My sympathies. But look to the future. Maybe some day you will be ready for a replacement. We went to the unfinished furniture store, picked up and stained our own. It's really nice, has a couple of inserts to make it longer if we have company come over.

ladyfortuna: Ugh... on the one hand, that's a lot of money and may indeed put the service out of business. On the other, that's a shiatty thing to do, especially when they had specific instructions not to let the dog out, plus the owner offered to take the dog along if it were a problem having it there. $65k is two or three times what they probably should have awarded, but I still side with the owner =/

I had some old grandma clean my house for several years. She loved my dog but she could be forgetful. I would show up at home to find both my dog hanging out in my front yard because she left the front or side door open when she left.

/she eventually retired thankfully

CygnusDarius: carrion_luggage: Don't think of it as a dead dog. Think of it as a new throw rug.

Or as a "My first Taxidermy project".

The meat was probably damaged from the collision, but it doesn't hurt to check. It could be dinner too.

Do the needful: MattyFridays: My dog died under a table. Not exactly getting a kick...

It's weird. I really loved my dog, she was awesome, and I don't think I could ever bring myself to get another one.

My sympathies. But look to the future. Maybe some day you will be ready for a replacement. We went to the unfinished furniture store, picked up and stained our own. It's really nice, has a couple of inserts to make it longer if we have company come over.

Forget the newsletter, I want to have your children.

Fuggin Bizzy: It's a farking dog.

And your child is just a resource-hogging brat of no particular value.

Couple things I've learned lately: 1) when working in someone else's home, make sure the family pets are not there, and 2) don't follow and confront someone "suspicious" after a 911 dispatcher said not to. Death just seems to follow.

Sticky Hands: Fuggin Bizzy: It's a farking dog.

not yet, give it a week and a nearby daycare.

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I read the headline in the voice of Chef-Inspecteur Jacques Clouseau.

/doez yur dug bat?

This story is appalling on many levels.

Let this be a learning opportunity for other pet owners, though--if you have people coming in and out of your house when you're not there--ensure that the pets are secured. *Especially* if you have a little dog that darts through doors such that you explicitly have to warn people to only use an entrance with an enclosed foyer to mitigate this risk. This tragedy was not the fault of the dog's owner, but as a dog owner myself I would damn well rather come home to an alive and well dog in a crate/kennel than be victorious in a court case resulting from my dead/lost dog.

LegacyDL: $65k for a dead dog?

Not enough money IMO.

I love you.

Fuggin Bizzy: It's a farking dog.


"Emotional Attachment" is a thing that we humans sometimes suffer from. It can even apply to pets.

Meecht: FTFA: When a worker arrived, Lohre asked if it would be OK if the family dog, Ruthie, remained in the home while the worker cleaned.

The maid said the dog could stay, even after Lohre offered to take Ruthie with her, according to Lohre's attorney.

If it was no problem to take the dog with her, why didn't she do that just as a courtesy to keep the dog out of the maids' way?

For the record, I do think the maids were wrong to not notify the homeowner that the dog was possibly injured, as well as letting the dog escape in the first place. Also, I love my dog, but I still think that $65k is waaaaay too much to ask in compensation if she were to be hit due to somebody's negligence.

Not me. It wasn't enough!

Revamp: This story is appalling on many levels.

Let this be a learning opportunity for other pet owners, though--if you have people coming in and out of your house when you're not there--ensure that the pets are secured. *Especially* if you have a little dog that darts through doors such that you explicitly have to warn people to only use an entrance with an enclosed foyer to mitigate this risk. This tragedy was not the fault of the dog's owner, but as a dog owner myself I would damn well rather come home to an alive and well dog in a crate/kennel than be victorious in a court case resulting from my dead/lost dog.

We crate one and leave the other in the kitchen with a gate...a few weeks ago the cleaning people must have loosened the gate stepping over it and the little guy got free. They also left one of the doors unlocked (or I did in the morning). He set the alarm off and I came home to a yard full of very serious looking policemen who had to go through the house room by room, even though we all knew it was the dog, becuase of the door that was ajar. Now we know to secure the dog.

Comedy cat says: Judge should have ordered the maid to be the plaintiff's butler.

That seems pretty reasonable to me. The cleaning person let the dog out and knew that it got hit by a car. They could have called the homeowner or driven the animal to a nearby vet, but no, they decided the right thing to do was to put it in the house and hope the owner didn't notice. So fark them. Fark them right in the eye.

The dying-under the table whimpering in pain thing is hopefully the reason for the huge payout. I can't understand the maids not contacting an emergency vet and the homeowner at once. I assume they'd do so if they dropped a table on the dog or something.

Jument: That seems pretty reasonable to me. The cleaning person let the dog out and knew that it got hit by a car. They could have called the homeowner or driven the animal to a nearby vet, but no, they decided the right thing to do was to put it in the house and hope the owner didn't notice. So fark them. Fark them right in the eye.

I love you too.

I have three dogs. No maids.

I'm assuming the difference in the $65k and the $25k she originally asked for was for lawyer fees. They lost something they cared a lot about and cannot be replaced.

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I'm looking over my dead dog Rover
Who died on the kitchen floor.
One leg is broken, the other is lame,
The third leg is missing, the fourth needs a cane.
No need explaining, the tail remaining
Was caught in the oven door.
I'm looking over my dead dog Rover
Who died on the kitchen floor.

Hopefully the judgment is against the maids themselves and not the company so they have to pay without insurance.

Meecht: FTFA: When a worker arrived, Lohre asked if it would be OK if the family dog, Ruthie, remained in the home while the worker cleaned.

The maid said the dog could stay, even after Lohre offered to take Ruthie with her, according to Lohre's attorney.

If it was no problem to take the dog with her, why didn't she do that just as a courtesy to keep the dog out of the maids' way?

For the record, I do think the maids were wrong to not notify the homeowner that the dog was possibly injured, as well as letting the dog escape in the first place. Also, I love my dog, but I still think that $65k is waaaaay too much to ask in compensation if she were to be hit due to somebody's negligence.

I agree she should have taken the dog with her but barring that they didn't have a hard time getting in touch with her to tell her they were leaving early so why didn't they just call her? We put our dogs outside and if the maids out in denver are like ours then they probably don't speak english very well. I have been to denver and I'm pretty sure they have limited english skills but anyone could call animal control if a dog is injured, the business owner knows that.

Sticky Hands: gingerjet: I had some old grandma clean my house for several years. She loved my dog but she could be forgetful. I would show up at home to find both my dog hanging out in my front yard because she left the front or side door open when she left.

At lest she put the dog on the line and not in the dryer, that's not generally good for pooches.

// also shouldn't dry clean or iron

The pup always had a nice lemony smell.

Jument: That seems pretty reasonable to me. The cleaning person let the dog out and knew that it got hit by a car. They could have called the homeowner or driven the animal to a nearby vet, but no, they decided the right thing to do was to put it in the house and hope the owner didn't notice. So fark them. Fark them right in the eye.

Exactly that and also this:

FTFA: Pallone said Lohre wrote a letter to her asking for $25,000. Pallone said that much money could put her out of business.Also, Posh Maids owner lady, you sound like an idiot who didn't bother to purchase some basic insurance to cover the liability for your business. Or you're just a lying coont that doesn't want to take responsibility for your own staff.

KrustyKitten: Jument: That seems pretty reasonable to me. The cleaning person let the dog out and knew that it got hit by a car. They could have called the homeowner or driven the animal to a nearby vet, but no, they decided the right thing to do was to put it in the house and hope the owner didn't notice. So fark them. Fark them right in the eye.

Exactly that and also this:

FTFA: Pallone said Lohre wrote a letter to her asking for $25,000. Pallone said that much money could put her out of business.Also, Posh Maids owner lady, you sound like an idiot who didn't bother to purchase some basic insurance to cover the liability for your business. Or you're just a lying coont that doesn't want to take responsibility for your own staff.

If the judgement doesn't put her out of business the negative publicity should. Who would want to hire a cleaning service that kills your pet?

Carth: KrustyKitten: Jument: That seems pretty reasonable to me. The cleaning person let the dog out and knew that it got hit by a car. They could have called the homeowner or driven the animal to a nearby vet, but no, they decided the right thing to do was to put it in the house and hope the owner didn't notice. So fark them. Fark them right in the eye.

Exactly that and also this:

FTFA: Pallone said Lohre wrote a letter to her asking for $25,000. Pallone said that much money could put her out of business.Also, Posh Maids owner lady, you sound like an idiot who didn't bother to purchase some basic insurance to cover the liability for your business. Or you're just a lying coont that doesn't want to take responsibility for your own staff.

If the judgement doesn't put her out of business the negative publicity should. Who would want to hire a cleaning service that kills your pet?

True. Everyone has money troubles (well many do) and can empathize with a statement like the one she made. I imagine complaining about negative publicity to the media may be somewhat counterproductive.