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Barnyard Buddies:  I'm drowning in dog fur!  |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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 Posted - Mar 10 2012 : 05:48:14 AM
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Yep, it's that time again. My fur-baby is shedding non-stop. I only have one dog, but I swear I vacuumed up three! She is getting her summer coat. I brush and brush her. Goodness! I am glad Spring is on the way, though, and she doesn't shed like this all the time. Anyone else drowning in dog fur?
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2012 : 05:50:58 AM
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Nicole, sounds like me but I have 3 dogs. I feel like I am wearing it most of the time. I can touch them and see hair falling all over. And my floors... They all need to be bathed but it's still a little chilly.
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2012 : 06:41:49 AM
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yup its spring coming in. i remember grace talking one year about this. she said her stock were shedding too soon my cows are shedding now too. i have hair all over when i am done loving on them. too bad we cant spin it into something. happy days for us all with spring coming. sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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sleepless reader
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
CA
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2012 : 06:52:51 AM
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Two dogs, two cats...you bet we're covered in fur! Makes me craziest when it's all over the floors. I sweep and ten minutes later you'd never know it was done. We get "fur Yetis" (way larger than dust bunnies) that grow overnight!!
Farmgirl Sister #74
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2012 : 07:06:37 AM
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I know, right? I could stuff big pillows with all the fur. She reminds me of an old Christmas tree dropping needles. She can stand still and I see the hairs just flitting down to the floor. But, she's so worth all the mess and fuss.
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Also have two cats. If you ask the dog, it's their fault, too. ;)
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
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rough start farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
3331 Posts
marianne
The Beautiful Pacific NW
Washington State
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2012 : 07:21:04 AM
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nicole, that sweet face sure is worh the mess! She's so pretty.
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Mar 10 2012 : 08:07:17 AM
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Oh!!! Nicole, your fur baby has the sweetest face. It's just like our dogs to blame the cats. LOL. One of my four outside cats is shedding major fur. I can see it floating all over outside.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Mar 10 2012 : 08:55:06 AM
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Right there w/ ya!
My dog has long hair and has been shedding since January.
but I found out altered dogs shed all year...hence the constant tumbleweeds.
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Muleskinner
Farmgirl in Training
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Melissa
Temple
Georgia
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Posted - Mar 11 2012 : 12:17:42 AM
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I've got 3 super fuzzy ponies and some not so fuzzy, lol. Two are Fjords, the breed originated in Norway, so to say they have a winter coat is an understatement, lol.
*~*~*~Melissa~*~*~
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2012 : 08:03:38 AM
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Thanks, girls. She has the sweet personality to go with it. She was a rescue dog and knows it. She loves us with her full heart, fur-sure. (Pun intended, sorry, can't help it). @Alee, what a great idea. I bet I still have my old horse brush in the garage, too. Will try that.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2012 : 09:03:03 AM
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collect that fur and scatter in your gardens, will help deter some of the rodents, plus birds will use it to make soft nests for their chicks...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2012 : 09:33:44 AM
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Between our two german shedder dogs and the two short hair dogs, vacuuming is a daily task. I found the best undercoat rake at Amazon, and it works wonders to remove the hair..it doesn't shave them like the furminator does, it just gets in under the outer coat and pulls the dead hair out. With a spray bottle of water to keep the static down and the hair from flying around, and this rake, it makes quick work of getting that dead hair out.
It is called the "JW Pet Company GripSoft Double Row Undercoat Rake Dog Brush" and it is less than $10. I think they come in different sizes for dogs with varying lengths of hair. I looked for something like this in all of the pet stores around, and the rakes they have don't work as well as this does.
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2012 : 12:46:24 PM
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I use a fur rake on my pup too. Really gets to the thick undercoat.
Didn't know those Furminators shave...Guess I'll save my hard earned $$ then. Cause I don't NEED to shave my pooch, just get rid f the extra hair!
Pity I can't knit. seriously. It would be a nice keepsake when she's gone. My pretty dog doesn't smell and her fur is so soft
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
4658 Posts
Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2012 : 5:47:26 PM
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@Tina, Oh, I know! Last year that is how I saved my squash. The chipmunks were stealing my blossoms. Last year I just emptied my vacuum and that took care of that! @Paula, I will look into that! My vacuum came with an attachment brush, kind of looked like the old "flowbees" advertised on tv when I was a kid. She was horrified when I used it. @Paula, love it.."german shedders". Our pup is half German Shephard/half husky...so I call her my "German Shusky". She is the most spoiled creature I've ever met, and she spoils me right back!
Hugs,
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE
Chapter Leader, Connecticut Simpler Life Sisters
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Mar 11 2012 : 7:46:17 PM
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well here at my house it is cow hair every where. i put on black snow pants all clean and nice lasted 2 minutes with first cow. hair all over me. LOL but a good sign spring is on its way
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farm girl #1014
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