[nagdu] Brushing

[Julie J]

Tracy,
LOL We all need a little more argument in our lives!  it keeps my mind 
sharp.  I think I was a lawyer in a previous life...or perhaps a used car 
salesman.

anyhow, I'd say Monty is an average shedder and I do brush him a few times a 
week.  also I work in an office.  Granted his fur is a lot shorter and 
thinner, so even if he would shed like crazy the volume isn't going to be 
equal to that of a longer thicker coated dog.

Mostly I am in my office, where he has a rug under the desk.  Every so often 
I take the rug home and wash it.  I figure since he spends 95% of the office 
time sleeping on that rug, 95% of the loose hair sticks to it.

It's my logic anyhow. *smile*
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 1:58 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Brushing


> Julie J.,
> Yep, I agree with all your points.
> But suppose you go into an office every day, and have an average-shedding
> dog, which you brush maybe a couple times a week?  Just for the sake of
> argument (as if there wasn't enough argument already.)
> Tracy
>
>
>> Yes, absolutely.
>>
>> But I think it depends on the dog, the handler and  the situation. If 
>> your
>> sick and miss a day or three, it doesn't mean you are a bad guide dog
>> handler.  If you go camping for a week and forgo brushing altogether it
>> doesn't make you a bad guide dog handler.  Or if you brush every day and
>> still have a crazy shedding dog, it doesn't make you a bad guide dog
>> handler.
>>
>> anyway that's my .02!
>> Julie
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>> To: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 12:42 PM
>> Subject: [nagdu] Brushing
>>
>>
>>> Julie J, you say you don't brush your dog every day.  You have a boxer,
>>> so
>>> that may be fine, but I know people who don't brush a lab every day, and
>>> I
>>> think that's a problem.  When I was a college kid with my first dog, a
>>> lab, I didn't brush her every day.  I figured every other day would be
>>> fine.  But then a friend told me that, every time I visited, he ended up
>>> cleaning up lots of fur, and he'd appreciate it if I'd brush the dog
>>> more.
>>> So since then, I've just made it a habbit to brush every day (unless I'm
>>> very sick, or have been out until a ridiculous hour).  I know some
>>> shedding is inevitable, but I'm convinced regular brushing keeps it down
>>> considerably, and, to me, it's part of being a responsible handler, if
>>> you
>>> happen to have a shedding breed.
>>> JMO.
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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