[nagdu] Dealing with dog hair

[Julie J.]

Yes, there are cat brushes,

I had a dog, Tia, who was a crazy shedder.  It seemed like she should be 
bald, but she wasn't.  Regular brushing helps and sometimes I would vacuum 
her.  She was seriously unflappable though.  I don't know how many dogs 
would stand to be vacuumed.  I just used the hose attachment with no brush 
on it.  Brush first to loosen hair, then a quick vacuum to pull out all the 
loosened hair and we'd be good for about a day! *smile*

I'm wondering if static electricity is contributing to the loose hair 
sticking to everything?  Perhaps a bit of humidity in the air would help 
keep the hair from floating all over and sticking to fabrics?  I don't know, 
I'm just guessing here.  The winter months do seem to be worse for hair 
everywhere.

Have you ruled out any health concerns, like a thyroid issue?  Some dogs are 
just serious shedders, but if it's a new thing or is accompanied by any 
other symptoms, it might be worth a check.


Julie
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Debby Phillips via nagdu
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 5:36 PM
To: Shannon Dyer ; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog 
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dealing with dog hair

You can get clothing brushes, (Seeing Eye used to give them out,
or sell them), and there's some kind of tape thingy-ma-bobber
that you can get that will take the hair off too, (along with
part of your sweater).  Lol.  Boy, I know, it can be awful.  Owe
have two dogs, and a cat.  Neena gets brushed pretty much daily,
but I'm ashamed to say Lamar (my retired guide) doesn't
necessarily.  But even with brushing every day, there's just a
lot of fur.  And it seems to go everywhere, especially certain
times of the year.  Now, it is warming up here, so both dogs, and
the cat are beginning to shed.  By the way, does anyone know if
they make cat brushes? Or Cat combs?    Peace,    Debby with
Neena

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