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how do you manage dog hair?
What products do you use to keep it from spreading throughout the entire house?
Our girl is a lab/chow/parts unknown, mix. DH keeps saying we should just shave her
. Her coat is like a lab's in texture, and length.
We have one of these, that I manage to use every couple of days.
ETA: Even if he were half serious about it, I would never, ever let him shave her. She's such a cute ginger!
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Re: how do you manage dog hair?
I honestly have hair all over in my house. That is after daily sweeping, vacuuming every day- every other day, and regular brushings. If there are places you don't want hair (after the daily upkeep) can you section off the rooms you don't want hair? I wouldn't shave her. A dog's coat does so much for a dog to regulate temperature, protect it from elements and you could end up with pretty severe skin problems, etc.
ETA: I would also look into a furminator...they are a God-send!
Is dog hair manageable? With a husky in our house, it's become a condiment.
Don't shave the dog! They have a coat for a reason, it helps them regulate their body temperature in the heat and cold.
Ditto all of this, except I have an Aussie mix.
On shaving the dog: http://www.epinions.com/pets-review-612F-3D22E415-3A22C1AD-prod6?sb=1
I vacuum and dust like there's no tomorrow. Luckily, we registered for an awesome vacuum for our wedding and we go it! SO that helps.
We also use lint rollers on our furniture after vacuuming. ESPECIALLY when company comes - it is so embarrassing when someone sits on your couch and when they stand up they're furry.
As for shaving - we do "trim" our lab's fur in the summer. AKA - he gets a hair cut, just so its not so long and he's more comfortable in the heat.
Snow!
<a href="http://www.thenest.com/?utm_source=ticker&utm_medium=HTML&utm_campaign=tickers" title="Home Dawesome. We'll plugging in the roomba immediately when it gets here on Sunday! I love using the zoom groom on windy days and watching all that fur, just float away on the breeze. I try do it every day but sometimes it just doesn't happen.
If I really care, we vacuum. Otherwise I wear a lot of grey and not black nor white (two Great Pyrs and a Newf). I've figured out what clothing attracts dog fur and avoid it.
We have hard floors and no carpet. We try to keep the dogs out of our daughter's room and my sewing room. The hair they lose is mostly the soft undercoat, so it collects on its own and makes hair rhinos.
Please don't shave your dog. When the hair grows back in, you'll just have shorter pieces falling out all the time.
What food are you feeding? Switching to a higher quality food may help the shedding.