[nagdu] Dealing with dog hair

[Craig Heaps]

I brush Chase every day.  I use a furminator on him once a week.  He still 
sheds.

So we sweep the tile and vacuum the rugs. He's a black Lab and I don't 
notice his hair on our clothing.  But it's sure on the floor a lot.

Good luck.

Craig and Chase

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shannon Dyer via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List" 
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Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2015 3:19 PM
Subject: [nagdu] Dealing with dog hair


> Hi, all.
>
> My partner and I each have a guide dog. Hers is a yellow lab who sheds in 
> huge clumps. My black lab sheds some too, but not as much. We have a crazy 
> amount of fur in our house and on our clothing. I use a Dyson pet model 
> vacuum as much as three times a week. Both dogs are groomed regularly, but 
> the hair just keeps coming. I'm wondering what the rest of you do to deal 
> with large amounts of fur.
>
> I went with my mother to urgent care last week. My coat, which always 
> hangs in the front closet was covered in light-colored fur. When we got 
> into the building and I took my coat off, my mother flipped out. She asked 
> me why there was so much fur on my black sweater. I told her that I didn't 
> know. I'd put the sweater on about an hour before I left with her, and an 
> hour doesn't seem long enough for that amount of fur to stick to the 
> sweater, especially since my partner's dog doesn't snuggle with me or 
> anything like that.
>
> Obviously, when you have dogs, a certain amount of fur is involved, but I 
> don't want to go out in public covered in dog fur. I'd appreciate any 
> suggestions any of you might be able to offer.
>
> Shannon and the Acelet
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