like Johnny said, get used to it... you can NEVER win that one
Posted on 02/02/2013 11:15:00 AM PST by heartwood
Don't think of it so much as an act of surrender, but more like joining the winning team.
Serioiusly though, if you're not brushing with an undercoat rake, you might want to get one. They are pretty cheap, look absolutely medieval, but go a long way to stripping out the undercoat.
I've also had very good results with a product called the "Furminator", although they tend to be a bit more expensive than a simple undercoat rake.
Take her out to the country and dump her off at a farm. Then go buy some sort of poodle or poodle mix. Don’t go yuck. Poodles are the most intelligent breed and without the prissy haircut they look just like a regular curly haired dog. And they don’t shed.
You’ve got the wrong breed of dog. I have a Pyrenees-Newfoundland mix that only sheds twice a year.
Once from January through June, and the second time between July and December.
(the wire brushes are pretty good at getting that fine undercoat stuff)
We have an Akita and she blows her coat twice a year for about 2 mos each time. She does not have free reign of the house so that keeps the hair contained to a certain extent. She generally stays in the family room on her huge dog bed or in my son’s room which has laminate flooring. I am just used to vacuuming 2 times a day in those areas. I did buy a cheap bagged vacuum that works great...a Hoover widepath tempo. I think it was around $80 but works better than my much more expensive vacuums. Oh and I trained her to only shake when she is outside LOL!!
Are the Huskies like Norweigen Elkhounds? They had an outer coat and an under coat. When the under coat shed it came out in big clumps.
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.
Ha. I cannot imagine this dog in the same room as a Roomba. Well, I can. Dead Roomba in short order.
BwaaHaaHaa!!!
BTW I love Newfies!
Get a short hair dog next time.
Be glad you don’t have a Siberian Husky. Beautiful, strong-willed, and infinite amounts of lighter-than-air undercoat hair.
Mr. Biscuit, aka Biscotti, Bisquick, or Mr. Wiggles THERAPY DOG (you have to say it in all caps) is our 14 pound short hair three legged dachshund. He barely has any hair and although he considers it to be very insulting, we do put a sweater on him to go out in winter weather. Actually, he has four legs but only uses three of them. He can’t seem to remember which of his hind legs doesn’t work. But he has a heart as big as any 80 pound dog I’ve ever met and a huge plus, he’s not a barker. Our cattle dog does shed and since he is black and white (1/4 border collie) it shows up on everything. But yes, my sister in law’s golden lab was the worst.
The bottom line is that Labs shed like crazy And then in spring they love to wallow in the mud and water.
Think about a mud room/den with smooth floors for easy clean up.
I am dreading spring LOL
Muddy paws everywhere LOL
My boy is currently OUTSIDE LOL and he is not allowed on furniture.
Dogs shed get used to it.....Sounds like your fed up already....maybe you should have done yer home work before making the dog miserable by being stuck out side or in the basement or garage or wherever else you decide is better for you.
Dogs shed get used to it.....Sounds like your fed up already....maybe you should have done yer home work before making the dog miserable by being stuck out side or in the basement or garage or wherever else you decide is better for you.
LOL! LOL!
like Johnny said, get used to it... you can NEVER win that one
Wearing rubber gloves can help scrape a lot of hair up from the sofa. I had a basenji, who would blow coat about twice a year. Not too bad compared to some other breeds. It was funny when he’d leave a “basenji-shaped” pile of fur on the spot where he was lying down.
I think one of them thar new fangled Labradoodles dont shed nether and I hear there good dogs
They love outside, when they aint inside.
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