Loving my Oldies Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) I have 5 small dogs and so I am used to hair, but of late it has been horrendous. Today I have gone around with the Enjo Dry Mop and vaccumed and I could vaccum again!! Danny had a workout with the Furminator and slicker brush and I could have stuffed a cushion or two. Edited June 20, 2013 by Danny's Darling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaCC Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Sam my lab has been dropping his hair like a husky since the end of november when we had a freak week of high 30s-40s temps. It was coming out in big clumps even with brushing with a slicker and an undercoat rake every day!! It has finally started to slow down because I don't think there is hardly any undercoat left!! We asked the vet about it thinking it could of been from an operation around that time and they said it was the freak heat wave that happened and they had lots of people coming in asking if there was something wrong with their dogs! Seeing as we are in another one state (country?) wide heat wave I would put this to the heat too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dxenion Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 We have three shedders, I mean shepherds, here. This Melbourne weather has been crazy. We'd have a day or two stinking hot weather followed by a week or more in the low to mid 20's, followed by another day or two 38-41 degrees. A few times now it has dropped from nearly 40 to approx 15 in the one day! The poor dogs don't know if they should shed their coat or grow one. Vacuuming is a daily (sometimes twice daily) chore at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelissaS Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 (edited) Mine have been shedding a ridiculous amount recently, especially with all the very hot weather. I have been brushing handfuls off my girl. Even when I'm patting her I cannot believe how much hair & clumps comes off her. Unfortunately even with vacuuming and sweeping everything seems to have a bit of hair in or on it. Luckily there is no bald spots or anything as I've been worried too about how much hair is being shed as this is extreme. Edited January 13, 2013 by MelissaS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Yep. Our house is ridiculous at the moment. Both dogs are shedding like crazy. I vaccuum but ten mins later it's back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC Crazy Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Same here. Hair everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 Well, I feel for everyone... Amd for myself :laugh: And of course the confused dogs!! I am about to vacuum the drifts of hair floating around the house, probably the first of a few times ltoday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yep, hair all over the place. I went to brush my teeth this morning and there was Ziggy hair on the toothbrush (yuck).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yep, hair all over the place. I went to brush my teeth this morning and there was Ziggy hair on the toothbrush (yuck).. :laugh: I laid down in bed last night and hair floated up around my face because one of the dogs had snuck onto the bed beforehand. Sometimes it just makes me want to scream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 The back seat of my car used to be charcoal grey and made of a lovely fabric! Our vaccuum refuses to go near it anymore and tells me I need to call a professional in.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 OMG, what a laugh you people have given me. I've just come back from walking that dogs, walked into the house and honestly, it needs vaccuming again. Ho hum. I'll have a scone instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewie_the_Frenchie Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Gee that explains a lot - so it's a summer thing? I mean turtle just had a never ending shedding coat being a newfy, but Omar (frenchie) has been shedding like crazy, and scratching like crazy which doesn't help! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCresties Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 (edited) Oh the joy of having a hairless dog :laugh: Edited January 14, 2013 by CrazyCresties Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redangel Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Oh the joy of having a hairless dog :laugh: Or a poodle :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Yep, hair all over the place. I went to brush my teeth this morning and there was Ziggy hair on the toothbrush (yuck).. :laugh: I laid down in bed last night and hair floated up around my face because one of the dogs had snuck onto the bed beforehand. Sometimes it just makes me want to scream That is a standard in my place.. Zig sleeps on my bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
two_black_dogs Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Does anybody have a Zoomba/vaccuum robot - and if so, how effective is it/would it be against the onslaught of two shedding labradors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betsy Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Quite a few people on here have them. I think they need a bit of light maintenance, but most seem happy with their Roombas :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loving my Oldies Posted January 14, 2013 Author Share Posted January 14, 2013 There is a thread in Off Topic on the Roomba. Don't make me go there . I don't need one, only I WANT one LOL. I see you don't have enough posts yet to see Off Topic, two black dogs, but the general consensus seems to be a match made in heaven. Most people who have them seem to use them daily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katdogs Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Love my roboking! I think I'm finally getting the knack to using the rake. I can make a whole new dog out of what's coming off Stevie and Jodie, and even Sammy is losing fluff and growing some grown-up coat. Sadly our cat is not going well at the moment and isn't moving around much. She's a short hair calico cat but the fur on her withers has almost felted together When I finally noticed and took a brush to her she has a lot of dry manky skin and not as much meat on her bones as we thought. She's not a cat who likes being touched much, especially since a terrible illness a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Gifts Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 I hope kitty comes good Katdogs - could be the heat really knocking her around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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