Post by: h2ofowlr on April 01, 2011, 07:24:17 AM
Members - How many would get there beloved pet mounted for memory sake?
Taxidermist - How many have actually mounted peoples beloved pets?
The reason I was asking is one of the taxidermists mounted a ladies like 20 year old cat. It sounded like it was an old hair ball and the taxidermist combed it all out and had it looking fairly real like for $800.00.
Post by: ORCA_SIX on April 01, 2011, 07:44:24 AM
Post by: boneaddict on April 01, 2011, 07:46:29 AM
I had a gal that wanted me to taxidermy her pet rooster for her.
Post by: rasbo on April 01, 2011, 07:49:06 AM
Post by: PolarBear on April 01, 2011, 07:56:38 AM
Post by: bucklucky on April 01, 2011, 08:58:55 AM
I will not do a pet, just wont do it. That house cat looked like POOP!
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on April 01, 2011, 09:57:13 AM
Post by: pjb3 on April 01, 2011, 10:25:35 AM
I heard someone sued someone for not making their "Fluffy" look real. :bdid:
Post by: longrange7mm on April 01, 2011, 10:31:49 AM
I keep saying im going to get my horse mounted with cross-bucks and a bull on it then have a life size bull charging him I seen one kinda like that in AK but it was with a moose! My fiancée asked if I would like to be divorced before were married :chuckle:
Post by: runamuk on April 01, 2011, 10:48:54 AM
Post by: NWBREW on April 01, 2011, 11:21:53 AM
Post by: Elkstuffer on April 01, 2011, 05:25:00 PM
I did get a call from a guy wanting to have a lynx done. I told him my price and when he showed up his wife was with him and she got out of the car a was crying. I'm like "what's going on". Turns out it was there PET lynx that they had for 13 years. I didn't have the heart to tell the wife no. So I mounted it after going over at least 50 photos that they provided and it turned out real nice. They came to pick her up and the wife started crying and then he started crying and then I started crying. It was the most mentally difficult animal that I have ever done. It also reaffirms why I will never do another.
Post by: bucklucky on April 01, 2011, 06:39:40 PM
I refuse to mount pets also. I get 25-30 calls a year to do everything from goldfish and hamsters to dogs and cats. I usually send them to a freeze-dry outfit in Colorado.
I did get a call from a guy wanting to have a lynx done. I told him my price and when he showed up his wife was with him and she got out of the car a was crying. I'm like "what's going on". Turns out it was there PET lynx that they had for 13 years. I didn't have the heart to tell the wife no. So I mounted it after going over at least 50 photos that they provided and it turned out real nice. They came to pick her up and the wife started crying and then he started crying and then I started crying. It was the most mentally difficult animal that I have ever done. It also reaffirms why I will never do another.
You sissy Ric , Just kidding. I do not like being in those kinds of positions. I hate it when a client passes on too. Makes it real tough having to work with family members while they greive. Tough stuff.
Post by: Hornseeker on April 04, 2011, 08:12:54 PM
Now, 7mm...I love the horse idea but maybe you could do it with a different horse? Like buy a horse hide from someone or something???
Post by: shoot-em-dead on April 04, 2011, 08:22:32 PM
Post by: boneaddict on April 05, 2011, 05:42:35 AM
Post by: BLKBEARKLR on April 05, 2011, 05:47:58 AM
Joe
Post by: halflife65 on April 05, 2011, 07:03:55 AM
Post by: Kuduman on April 06, 2011, 02:30:14 PM
I refuse to mount pets also. I get 25-30 calls a year to do everything from goldfish and hamsters to dogs and cats. I usually send them to a freeze-dry outfit in Colorado.
I did get a call from a guy wanting to have a lynx done. I told him my price and when he showed up his wife was with him and she got out of the car a was crying. I'm like "what's going on". Turns out it was there PET lynx that they had for 13 years. I didn't have the heart to tell the wife no. So I mounted it after going over at least 50 photos that they provided and it turned out real nice. They came to pick her up and the wife started crying and then he started crying and then I started crying. It was the most mentally difficult animal that I have ever done. It also reaffirms why I will never do another.
You sissy Ric , Just kidding. I do not like being in those kinds of positions. I hate it when a client passes on too. Makes it real tough having to work with family members while they greive. Tough stuff.
Ditto:
Like Rick I send pets to a freeze dryer in Colorado that specializes in pets. I've had mixed results with them and because of that I have shied away from pets except for reptiles. Recreating a deer or elk's expression is easy compared to capturing fluffy's or Rovers personality. I find it very difficult when dealing with grieving owners in comparison to a happy successfully tag holder. I'll spend allot of time talking with an owner before I committ to a project on a pet.
Kuduman
Post by: Kowsrule30 on April 06, 2011, 03:47:33 PM
Post by: PolarBear on April 10, 2011, 01:45:37 AM
Post by: ICEMAN on April 10, 2011, 07:00:46 AM
I heard that there are a lot of folks "mounting' pets in Enumclaw!
:chuckle:
Post by: h2ofowlr on April 11, 2011, 09:47:53 PM
Post by: steen on April 26, 2011, 03:00:58 PM
Post by: NRA4LIFE on April 26, 2011, 03:05:59 PM
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on April 26, 2011, 03:33:20 PM
Post by: Gutpile on April 26, 2011, 03:36:54 PM
I get at least a dozen calls a year from people asking me to mount Fluffy. Usually when I tell them the procedure they opt for cremation. You would be surprised at how many people don't realize that we don't leave the animal intact a inject with some magic solution to preserve them. Usually when I get to the part of skinning them and throwing the rest of Fluffy in the trash. . . . . they change there mind. I have had a few ask me to tan there pets hide.
:yike: :yike: :yike:
Thats as wrong as wrong could be!!! I wonder what my wife would have said if I tanned my lab when he died. :bdid: :bdid:
That just kills me. :chuckle: :chuckle:
Did you do it?
Post by: pianoman9701 on April 26, 2011, 03:46:58 PM
How about a shoulder mount of the ex-wife? :chuckle:
Would she actually have to be dead at the time of the taxidermy?
Post by: Michelle_Nelson on April 26, 2011, 07:42:17 PM
I get at least a dozen calls a year from people asking me to mount Fluffy. Usually when I tell them the procedure they opt for cremation. You would be surprised at how many people don't realize that we don't leave the animal intact a inject with some magic solution to preserve them. Usually when I get to the part of skinning them and throwing the rest of Fluffy in the trash. . . . . they change there mind. I have had a few ask me to tan there pets hide.
:yike: :yike: :yike:
Thats as wrong as wrong could be!!! I wonder what my wife would have said if I tanned my lab when he died. :bdid: :bdid:
That just kills me. :chuckle: :chuckle:
Did you do it?
NO
Post by: DOUBLELUNG on April 26, 2011, 09:25:06 PM
Not at the start.How about a shoulder mount of the ex-wife? :chuckle:
Would she actually have to be dead at the time of the taxidermy?
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on April 26, 2011, 09:59:30 PM
Everyone is gone now except for my cousin and me, so there will be no hurt feelings for me telling the story after all these years. But every time I think back to it, I think CREEEEPY!