What if I furminated this thread? I bet no one thought about that. Blam!
The horror! The little googly-eye puppies!
I just snorted ice into my nose.
We had to have our washer and dryer drain/filter thingies cleaned out this year too, from all the hair stuck on our laundry, and we go through a furnace filter every two weeks in the spring and summer, on top of having rigged a second internal filter in the unit.
I add googly eyes to them, craft projects for the preschool!
LOL! I can just imagine "
Ok kids, today we are going to make PUPPIES!"
"YAY!!!!!"
I just went out on my front porch to water my little bucket and window box garden I have set up. I got to thinking about this thread,
One of the hairdressers I work with is into organic gardening, and she takes the cut human hair home to keep the rabbits and other critters from stealing her veggies!
I wonder if dog hair would work for that purpose. Next year I might grow some low light veggies in the back yard. Maybe I'll start saving the furminated clumps and try it out!
Okay, for what it's worth.
Believe it or not it is just as likely that a shorter haired dog will actually shed MORE than a longer coated dog.
The shorter coat may be easier to maintain, but in fact will also shed more readily. It just isn't as noticable and there's nothing to keep the shedded fur in place long enough to brush it out. Ergo more hair laying about....not any where close to the dog.
Okay, for what it's worth.
Believe it or not it is just as likely that a shorter haired dog will actually shed MORE than a longer coated dog.
The shorter coat may be easier to maintain, but in fact will also shed more readily. It just isn't as noticable and there's nothing to keep the shedded fur in place long enough to brush it out. Ergo more hair laying about....not any where close to the dog.
I agree with Randy. The longer hair has other disadvantages, tangling is the major one, but my long haired Malinois pup (AKA Tervs) appear to shed a lot less then my short haired Malinois. Because they aren't dropping the hair everywhere.
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I normally brush / furminator Falcon on a picnic table under some trees for the shade factor. A few weeks ago I found a tiny, perfectly constructed bird nest - completely made out of Falcon's fur! It had blown out of a tree (fortunately no eggs yet). It was absolutely beautiful with the mixed colors of cream, blacks, golden tones!
I was just thinking about this! I did this with my previous GSD, the entire side yard was covered with fur, and as I brushed, these little birds were in a line on the fence, they kept diving down for chunks of fur. I never did get to see the nest...lucky you!
One of the kids here still has googly eyed Max with his picture "because he misses him!" a part of him lives on.
Going Green with GSD fur!
I agree with Randy about the shorter hair, I find the shorter hair disperses more...the tumble weeds are easier to pick up!
We had a lady that would take our rabbit wool. She made beautiful old world Santa's and used the wool for the beards.
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