[nagdu] Dealing with dog hair

[Shannon Dyer]

Thanks, Raven. I'll check out these tools.

As far as the rake goes, is it primarily for long-haired dogs? Ours are both labs, and, while the yellow one has thicker fur than my black, it's not terribly long.

Shannon and the Acelet
On Mar 7, 2015, at 7:51 PM, Raven Tolliver via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Goldens are maximum shedders, and I invested in some real grooming
> tools after I learned that a slicker brush and a basic comb will not
> get the job done.
> During shedding season, brushing and combing are insufficient for
> removing all the dead fur. For the Golden Guy, I have a rake for his
> fur that does a great job at removing dead hair. It works better than
> the FurMinator in my experience. The rake I have has 2 rows of teeth.
> The inner row of teeth, closer to the handle, has short teeth for the
> top coat, and the outer row, away from the handle, has long teeth for
> the under coat. With a few days of raking, I am able to remove all the
> dead fur that would take a couple weeks to shed out otherwise.
> Here's a link for the rake I use.
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0006349TY/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1
> I also rake and brush the Golden Guy everyday, just because I prefer
> the rake over the comb.
> Giving your dog a bath will help all the dead fur come out, too.
> I vacuum the house twice a week to keep the fur on the floor in check.
> For my clothes, I have a few tools. The Sticky Buddy and a rubber
> brush. The Sticky Buddy can be found on Amazon, and it is essentially
> a washable lent roller. Rather than fussing with peeling off the used
> layer of a lent roller, you can just rinse off the Sticky Buddy and
> let it air dry. The best thing is that the set comes with a small,
> medium, and large Sticky Buddy -- one for your purse or on-the-go, one
> for the bathroom or at-home use on clothing, and the larger one can be
> used on floors or furniture. The rubber brush is from flylady.net, and
> is a brush with long rubber bristles on the face, and shorter bristles
> on the sides for scraping hair off clothes and furniture.
> -- 
> Raven
> You are valuable because of your potential, not because of what you
> have or what you do.
> 
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> On 3/7/15, Craig Heaps via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 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"
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> 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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