Puppy ate my key

[PaulSmith]

My gorgous puppy is about ten months old now and until yesterday I thought he was cute and affectionate and loyal and loveing and playful and all the things that a great puppy should be.

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Then the little fucker ate my key!

I have been carrying a blank in my wallet for months, intending to drop into a a locksmith and get a copy made. As you might have guessed, it is still a blank, but now I don't have the original. Do I need to buy a whole new lock set, is there something a locksmith can do? Or do I need to invest in some rubber gloves?

[brooker81]

Time for the rubber gloves.....

[slappy]

Might be time for an expensive vet bill, if he has swallowed the key can he then process it through to the other end without causing harm?

[b1k3rdude]

Might be time for a visit to the vet

+1, for an xray to confirm he actually swallowed the key.

[Val]

http://peterdobias.com/blogs/blog/11016217-best-way-to-prevent-surgery-when-your-dog-eats-an-undigestible-object

Read this

[PaulSmith]

The good news is that I just got off the phone with my local locksmith and he reckons it wont cost too much to cut a new key if I bring him the ignition barrel,  which is a relief because I wasn't looking forward to having to train a new puppy.

That leaves two questions, 1) how to get the ignition barrel off, and 2) how to do it in a way that I can put it back on again.   

[Freck]

The barrel is held on with two shear nuts so you'll have to dremel them off and get some new ones to refit it.
The ball ache is access unless you remove the top yoke. 


Not sure about the electrical connection on a thou but the 600 plugs are in a box under the tank.


Steve

[stevierst]

I cut a slot in each of the shear bolts, and used an impact driver to release them. Then they simply unscrewed as usual.

[PaulSmith]

I got the top yoke off. It wasn't as bad a job as I expected it to be, and I was in the middle of cutting slots in the shear bolts when I realised I didn't need to. I am just going to give the whole top yoke to the locksmith.

I am actually (sort of) glad I started, as the main ignition power connector had rotted, turned bright green and broken! While disconnecting it, half the plastic fell away and the metal tang separated. It was going to fail on me very soon anyway and probably somewhere really bloody awkward, so failing now while it is in the shed is probably as good as it gets. Next time you have the tank up, peel back the shroud that covers all the connectors from the forks and have a look. You might be fine, but a blast of wd40 might help postpone some heartache. 

[unfazed]

Say thanks to the pup, he saved you from a break down miles from nowhere

[noggythenog]

Hows the dog has it had a painful shit yet.....you never know it might start shitting out all the loose change you thought the wife had got to


On a serious note...keep an eye on it incase it does it damage.

[Andy FZS]

Get 2 keys cut.....the pup may have a taste for them.

[PaulSmith]

Damage the pup? I doubt it. One of the funniest things I have seen in a long time was a couple of weeks ago. The puppy was doing his business and had a foot long turd hanging from his arse (he eats long grass) when he was distracted by a cow in the next field. Naturally he turned to bark at the cow only to be smacked on the side by his own turd! So he turned again to bark at the turd only for it to whack him on the other side. It took three or fours whacks for him to realise that he had to stop, finish his business, and then he could bark at the cow. I nearly threw up I was laughing so hard.

[b1k3rdude]

I nearly threw up I was laughing so hard.

[hotmetal]

I've now got visions of flailing dog poo going through my head. Pass the mental floss!

[AyJay]

Damage the pup? I doubt it. One of the funniest things I have seen in a long time was a couple of weeks ago. The puppy was doing his business and had a foot long turd hanging from his arse (he eats long grass) when he was distracted by a cow in the next field. Naturally he turned to bark at the cow only to be smacked on the side by his own turd! So he turned again to bark at the turd only for it to whack him on the other side. It took three or fours whacks for him to realise that he had to stop, finish his business, and then he could bark at the cow. I nearly threw up I was laughing so hard.

I'm killing myself laughing! Brilliant.

[slimwilly]

Yep,,man you got me giggling now 

[chaz]

if the chip to work the immobilizer is in the dog, you will have to tie it to the handlebars to use the bike?

[PaulSmith]

if the chip to work the immobilizer is in the dog, you will have to tie it to the handlebars to use the bike?

Nah... I just kick him in the bollocks every time I want to start the bike. JOKE!  (tempting though...)