any good ideas about getting rid of dog hair

**MOMMYDEAREST** · 12-02-2005, 08:47 PM

does anyone have any good ideas about cleaning up dog hair? my dog has been shedding so bad & its driving me crazy!!!!! HELP!!!!

**Englishlady** · 12-03-2005, 04:26 AM

Do you mean off the sofa and such?

I have used a synthetic sponge, barely damp and drag it across the "grain" of the fabric.

Also Rubber gloves that you would wear for washing up the dishes are good, dampen lightly and rub firmly across sofa, the hair sticks nicely to the glove, which I then rinse off over the toilet

These are a pair of OLD gloves that I keep for just that purpose, although I have rubbed my damp rubber gloves over Suzy to prevent her shedding if it's obvious she is loosing hair.

Sticky tape is good but doesn't work as well as the above IMO.

HTH?

**MOMMYDEAREST** · 12-03-2005, 09:54 AM

thank you englishlady....i will try that!!!!!!!

**canadian gardener** · 12-03-2005, 01:22 PM

I always found that mine seemed to shed seasonally. Believe it or not, they seemed to do it twice a year, and fall was a smaller one than the spring one. Like changing the wardrobe I suppose.

With my border collie girl a good bath helped to loosen off the stuff that was falling out and get rid of more of it all at once. She didn't like it, but she looked and smelled great after, and a couple of good brushings the day after got her thru the big shedding seasons.

With my Samoyed, he was better off not bathing, so I would really brush him out well a few times using a special brush that loosened the shedding undercoat. (I got rid of trash bags FULL of hair, enough for making 5 other dogs at least).

Bless them both, they put up with that, and always looked the better for it.

**djs** · 12-05-2005, 08:27 AM

I've use that shedding brush that Canadian Gardener is talking about not only on my dogs but also on my carpet too, works great!

**MOMMYDEAREST** · 12-05-2005, 09:10 AM

thanks for all your ideas....i'm going to try them all!!!!

**pkellyc** · 12-05-2005, 01:42 PM

A good lint brush works just as well. Also when vacuming your stairs or furniture try using the floor brush stopping to pull the hair off the brush as you go.

**jlxian** · 12-05-2005, 04:39 PM

Thanks for the ideas, ladies. My Corgi sheds like crazy all the time and I need to find someway to clean up after her. She adds greatly to my dust bunny population!

**favesis37** · 12-09-2005, 06:56 AM

i run the vaccum over the couch where baxter and bailey lay every day, th are lhasapeekapoos( wow, what a name) and shouldnt' shed much , but they do!