[old and tired]

That's Shepherds for you. Instead of a good vacuum, I'd recommend a bagless vac that you can empty. Twice a year (the Spring and the Fall) you'll need to vacuum several times a day.

This time around, we got a long haired German Shepherd. He doesn't shed like the other Shepherds we've had over the years. In fact, he barely sheds at all. No question, we're sticking with the long haireds from now on.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

I used to vaccum my previous dog, Lola. I took the hose with a brush. First I brushed her with a dog brush, then followed with vaccuming her.

To get her used to the vacuuming. The first few times I got her used it , I had her sit outside on the back screen porch and began by singing an Aria from Opera very loudly.This distracted her enough that she got used to it.

( of course,the neighbors thought we were nuts..but then they weren’t cleaning my house!)ha.

[Darnright]

>This time around, we got a long haired German Shepherd. He doesn’t shed like the other Shepherds we’ve had over the years. In fact, he barely sheds at all. No question, we’re sticking with the long haireds from now on. <

Many long-haired GSD’s lack the undercoat of the “stock coat”, or shorter coated type of the breed. Some long-haired GSDs do shed - a friend had one and he could shed like a collie.

German Shedders earned their nickname, that’s for sure. (c;