taking your dog to work

Re: taking your dog to work

les punton — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:03:58 GMT

i think they just please themselves!

Re: taking your dog to work

BengalcatRVN — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 17:19:52 GMT

It's the same for dogs in pubs you know. The 3rd party liability is excluded. Too much of a risk assessment for claims by people getting bitten, and often they are guard dogs.

I can kinda see petplan's point, there is more of a risk of pets at work potentially getting something from the inp's esp at our job. In the case of other types of work, there is the risk of people getting bitten/work related issues. I bet all the other ins co's have the same exclusions in their policy.

*sits and waits for people to beat her with sticks*

Re: taking your dog to work

Beth Roberts — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:23:39 GMT

Petplan wouldn't insure our pet collie for any accident or illness that occurred on the farm estate even though she wasn't a working dog...needless to say she ended up uninsured like all my animals now as the rates have gone so high I cannot justify them! Not heard the uninsured at work though, how nice of them, they would rather we left them at home to develop behavioural issues they have to pay for then would they?! Insure is meant to help not hinder.

Re: taking your dog to work

funkyfish — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:17:16 GMT

god, course i don't leave him in the car!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't even travel with my dogs in the car on warm days as I don't have air con and I'm terrified of getting stuck in traffic when its sunny! Car is almost blacked out with sun shades and window cover thingys and have reflective silver roof cover to keep heat off even in the winter on sunny days!

Yes was just to retract what I said to them so they wouldn't put an exclusion on him. poss. I got it wrong bout the illness part then, had lost the will to live by that part of the conversation as had spoken to 2 different supervisors etc.

Re: taking your dog to work

Katie Drew — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:24:55 GMT

I just insured my puppy and yes they said she was excluded for third party cover while on work premises, as I take her in everyday. Wasnt informed that any accident or illness wouldnt be covered. Hope thats not true. Im confused, doesnt take much?

Re: taking your dog to work

loopylou711 — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:51:29 GMT

[quote user="Gillian Mostyn"]I hope that you're telling a white lie - and that the dog isn't in the car all day????[/quote]

esp in this weather!!!

Re: taking your dog to work

Gillian Mostyn — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 23:47:08 GMT

[quote user="funkyfish"]the dog would stay in the car in the public road and not on the work premises at anytime [/quote]

And they thought that was less detrimental to the dog's health???????

I hope that you're telling a white lie - and that the dog isn't in the car all day????

Re: taking your dog to work

funkyfish — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:56:28 GMT

I insured my foster dog (see JRT needs a home) and they asked if the dog would be coming to work with me at any time, I said possible sometimes as I'm not sure what he's like to leave by himself yet, and they said that they would have to put an excision on his policy. I had to speak to a supervisor to explain that the dog would stay in the car in the public road and not on the work premises at anytime or hay said they would have to put a an exclusion on his policy. They said its normal to exclude any accident or illness if it occurs at a place of work.

Re: taking your dog to work

Steph Phillips — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:02:25 GMT

[quote user="Steph Worsley RVN MBVNA"]

Just spoke to one of the long standing Petplan reps and her words were:

"Rubbish! if you take them to work they are not covered for 3rd party liability as work premises should cover it but everything else is ok."

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Re: taking your dog to work

Steph Worsley — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:55:11 GMT

Just spoke to one of the long standing Petplan reps and her words were:

"Rubbish! if you take them to work they are not covered for 3rd party liability as work premises should cover it but everything else is ok."

Re: taking your dog to work

Steph Phillips — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:42:38 GMT

Seriously?? Never heard of that.. I got Jess insured with Argos and i take her to work with me everyday!