Dan Oas wrote 02/22/2006 06:04 PM Re: Mrs Allens Shed Stop [Re: deb crann ] #98977 - 02/22/2006 06:04 PM
Dan Oas Webboard User Reg: 09-21-2004 Posts: 190 Loc: MI Offline	The most ancient vet guide I have says it's electric lights. If their indoors and always have long days they shed always. So I guess they shed year round in the South anyhow, and other than Spring not so much if outside dogs up North.
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Dan Oas wrote 02/22/2006 06:06 PM Re: Mrs Allens Shed Stop [Re: Dan Oas ] #98978 - 02/22/2006 06:06 PM
Dan Oas Webboard User Reg: 09-21-2004 Posts: 190 Loc: MI Offline	If they're inside!
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ann freier wrote 02/22/2006 07:28 PM Re: Mrs Allens Shed Stop [Re: deb crann ] #98979 - 02/22/2006 07:28 PM
ann freier Webboard User Reg: 11-20-2005 Posts: 673 Loc: NE Nebraska Offline	have any of you guys trained your dog to be vacuumed? i mean the dog, not house/furniture/self. i swear i'm gonna try it w/my pup. i figure if a person can train horses/cattle to tolerate high-powered blow dryers, why not a dog to a vacuum? the only problem being, that in between vacuumings, the dog IS shedding all over the house.. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> plus the hair doesn't seem to conducive to vacumming directly off the dog--it sticks to 'em for some reason....
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deb crann wrote 02/22/2006 08:00 PM Re: Mrs Allens Shed Stop [Re: ann freier ] #98980 - 02/22/2006 08:00 PM
deb crann Webboard User Reg: 02-15-2006 Posts: 19 Loc: Offline	Ann, I used to vaccum my first dog I had as an adult, she didn't seem to mind it....or that's what I thought anyway. I had this attachment that was made for that purpose....it worked pretty good....I don't remember that the name of it was or where I got it. I also, used a piece of panty hose rubber banded around the hose, so her skin would not get sucked in. I was on the yearly vaccum replacement plan, the hair kills those things. She did not really tolerate that Rainbow thing I had....but the lower suction things she did ok with....I would not even think about using a shop vac! She still shed....daily.....but the vaccum was made life really easy. I tired it with my other dogs....they didn't see the humor in this at all....they run when the closet door opens! In fact, they don't see the humor in the force air dryer either (they probably don't see the humor in me either.) It's worth a try...it was a real easy quick fix....the results lasted as long as a good brushing! Deb
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CNicoleNavarro wrote 02/22/2006 08:11 PM Re: Mrs Allens Shed Stop [Re: ann freier ] #98981 - 02/22/2006 08:11 PM
CNicoleNavarro Webboard User Reg: 02-10-2006 Posts: 12 Loc: Youngsville, LA Offline	I guess I am too much of a horse person. I brush and vaccuum horses and do the dogs as well. i have found that regular brushing,good diet,that my GSD's and other breeds as well generally blow coat twice a year but otherwise we have minimal shedding. I use a small amount of a vitamin supplement ( about half of the recommended amount) I feed a mix of kibble and raw.I have not had much ofa shedding prblem and when i say brush daily i am talking about a 1-2 minute a day brushing and then a monthly vaccuum and bi-monthly bathe.. nicole
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ann freier wrote 02/22/2006 08:23 PM Re: Mrs Allens Shed Stop [Re: CNicoleNavarro ] #98982 - 02/22/2006 08:23 PM
ann freier Webboard User Reg: 11-20-2005 Posts: 673 Loc: NE Nebraska Offline	out of curiosity. what kibble/raw mix do you use? i'm thinking about going to the BARF diet; the guy i'm getting my pup from uses a kibble/raw diet also, and in the business i'm in, i oughta get a deal on RMB's...i'm thinking it'd be good for my 2 older dogs too... and, what vit supplement do you use? i think one can't escape the 2x/yr coat blowing, but i sure don't mind minimizing it <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />..
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Connie Sutherland wrote 02/22/2006 08:39 PM Re: Mrs Allens Shed Stop [Re: ann freier ] #98983 - 02/22/2006 08:39 PM
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005 Posts: 31571 Loc: North-Central coast of California Offline	Quote: out of curiosity. what kibble/raw mix do you use?.... Just a quick note: Many canine nutritionists say that kibble and raw should be fed at different meals if you're feeding both. Kibble takes so much longer to go through that it can increase the length of time the raw is in the system, thereby losing some of the protection (from salmonella, e.Coli, etc., that affect us and not dogs) that the dog has naturally from his short and fast system. P.S. Raw and The Honest Kitchen is a different story. It's meant to be supplemented with RMBs, if desired.
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Will Rambeau wrote 02/22/2006 09:25 PM Re: Mrs Allens Shed Stop [Re: ann freier ] #98984 - 02/22/2006 09:25 PM
Will Rambeau Moderator Reg: 01-25-2003 Posts: 5983 Loc: Idaho Offline	"have any of you guys trained your dog to be vacuumed? i mean the dog, not house/furniture/self" Ann, my boy has excellent obedience and all, but he just didn't like me putting him in a plotz and running the vacuum over him........... JUST KIDDING!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> The Fetz dog: http://www.leerburg.com/forums/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/79673/page/25
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ann freier wrote 02/22/2006 09:44 PM Re: Mrs Allens Shed Stop [Re: Will Rambeau ] #98985 - 02/22/2006 09:44 PM
ann freier Webboard User Reg: 11-20-2005 Posts: 673 Loc: NE Nebraska Offline	will--COME ON!!! where you live, "blowing a coat" is like, well, OMG, "HE'S SHEDDING A LITTLE"!!! why not move North so you can REALLY experience it?? if Mr. Fetz can't tolerate a little vacuum "proofing" on the "platz", what's the big deal about him anyway? his pearly whites? just kidding <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> lol
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Becky Shilling wrote 02/22/2006 09:49 PM Re: Mrs Allens Shed Stop [Re: ann freier ] #98986 - 02/22/2006 09:49 PM
Becky Shilling Webboard User Reg: 12-01-2005 Posts: 1009 Loc: OKC, Oklahoma Offline	C'mon now, if my old Persian cat could handle having her tail sucked up in the Dustbuster, any dog should be able to deal with it!
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