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To: heartwood

Keep her OUT of the kitchen!
That will reduce the hairs in yer food.

I’ve got a Kenmore Pet Powermate - works really well.
You have to vacuum every day to keep on top of the
flying fur.


103 posted on 02/02/2013 4:01:47 PM PST by CaptainPhilFan
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To: CaptainPhilFan

I would keep her out of the kitchen except it is the only reasonable place to feed her, and is also the easiest room to clean.

No magic solutions, not that I thought there were, but lots of helpful suggestions and good humor here...


104 posted on 02/02/2013 5:00:18 PM PST by heartwood
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To: heartwood
I've got three Labs who have the run of the house (but two of them usually sleep in their crates at night. Rank has its privileges, says the oldest one.)

They are differently bred, so each has a different kind of coat and sheds differently. The oldest is half field, half conformation, has a true outer coat and undercoat, and she blows her coat in the spring and otherwise hardly sheds enough to notice. The middle one is all field, granddaughter of a particular NAFC/NCFC who threw an odd coat for a Lab - a slick outer coat and NO undercoat at all. She sheds a little bit all the time, but since there's no undercoat it doesn't fly all around. The youngest has a thick plush undercoat and a thin outer coat, she sheds gobs in the spring and fall and some all year round.

Solution: (1) Furminator once a week while the shedding's going on (2) a good vacuum, vacuum floors 2-3 times a week (3) as little carpet as you can get away with - we have wood in the kitchen, foyer, dining room & tile in the baths and laundry. That helps.

I just got a Dyson pet brush attachment which seems to work very well. It's like a slicker brush (wire) but when you release a little button the wires retract and WHOOSH! all the hair goes down the vacuum. My oldest Lab is not real keen on the idea yet, but with some treats I think she'll go for it.

I don't have a Dyson vacuum but would like to get one. The 20% BBB coupon sounds like a good idea.

105 posted on 02/02/2013 5:06:08 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGS Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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