Jennifer, I don't know if this is what you meant by rubber gloves, but it works for me. I use those yellow dish gloves, get them damp, and rub my hands in circles on the couch. The fur balls up and you can use a roller to remove it.

I have also used mouse traps (without covering) that I have stretched the springs on, so that they can snap without hurting (did it on my own hand to be sure). I would still secure the kitty, though, because those tiny bones are delicate!

Also, it is nice for the cat to have a dog-free zone. I found an inexpensive place for cat trees, pm me if you are interested.

Good luck!

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and the trips upstairs have more to do with a miserable cat than a dog testing boundaries.

Mike Arnold, you make me laugh!

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I shudder to think of april and october when the husky blows his coat!!!!!

Don't shudder at the thought of a lil doghair...you sound like my husband!!!

Just gather up all the fur and I'll send you the link for spinning the fur into yarn to make fabric, so you can make some pretty sweaters!

they too respect boundaries for the most part and will not enter the kitchen, dining room or our bedroom even with the gates down.
But we have a small house that has an open floor plan with kitchen, dining, hallway and living having no actual doors.
And while the respect the gate into the kitchen and the short thigh high wall my husband made to block them and my son from the dining area which is actually my work room and office these days.
The gate into the living room is not always respected because this is where they spend 90% of their time, I gate them into the hallway when we have guests over because Loki is a bit much to take with all the fawning and loving he does over people and because most people really don't enjoy having a duo of very large dogs who very much want to greet and slobber all over the new person. They only do this for people we bring into the house, out and about they are much more wary and aloof. But if I or my husband let someone in they are then "friends"

Last night however I let them sleep in the floor of our bedroom, they were content and stayed off the couch. This will work as long as nico isnt in one of her allergy cycles, the scratching and chewing will keep me up all night.

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I shudder to think of april and october when the husky blows his coat!!!!!

Don't shudder at the thought of a lil doghair...you sound like my husband!!!

Just gather up all the fur and I'll send you the link for spinning the fur into yarn to make fabric, so you can make some pretty sweaters!

It is soo nice and thick and soft and would probably make a lovely, very warm, sweater or mittens, or scarf. For some reason though i find it a little creepy and odd that people actually do spin their pet hair into wool.

The hounds shed daily horribly and year round which drives me much crazier than the two months a year of ridiculously soft fluffy tumbleweeds of undercoat that float on the breeze of a fan like a dandelion! But all that soft fluffy hair combined witht he short dark coarse hair all over this hair magnet fabric...i see valium in my future

The worst is when i am wearing a sweater I and I find dog hair in my food at a restaurant!!! or someone else gets some of it in there food at the restaurant...thats embarassing!

Scat mats do work for cats and dogs alike however your dogs will recognize when they are there and when they are not there. Crating or Kenneling is simply the best option while you're not home since your dogs are behaving like dogs and taking your places while you're not there. It could be much worse though. My husky mix when I was a kid was a papershredder and there was nothing he loved more than ripping the sunday paper into microsized bits all over the house.

Husky fur is the worst when it comes to twice a year shedding. It sticks to absolutely everything and usually in clumps of undercoat. Coat rakes work fine but I'd spend the cash and get a furminator if I had to deal with it now.

i got some mousetraps at the store, a few for the sofa, and a few for the garage to try to cut down on the outdoor hunting activities as of late.

We have a papershredder extrodinaire. Yesterday he made snow out of a roll of toilet paper when i was on the computer and not watching closely...it took no time at all and wow it was in tiny shreds. There are worse things though that he could be wanting to shred or destroy....i just get out the broom a couple time a day and sweep up all the little peices...im not sure how he manages to find all the stuff he does, but i make greeting cards and soaps that require labeling for a living so i drop some scraps without realizing sometimes.

Ive got a furminator already, it made such a huge difference with Levi when he was coat blowing.