can I return these pants

[Tri Girl]

seriously- all that dog fur/hair going to waste. We should string it into yarn and sell it as coats or something.

It's like mucous- I always said that if it were a marketable commodity I'd be a billionaire- same thing with shed dog hair.

[Owlie]

seriously- all that dog fur/hair going to waste. We should string it into yarn and sell it as coats or something.

I saw mittens and headbands made of dog hair spun into yarn and then knitted...

[Tri Girl]

I saw mittens and headbands made of dog hair spun into yarn and then knitted...

that's hilarious! I would not be able to breathe (I'm allergic to dogs- even my own), but that's great! Put that waste to good use- it's a renewable resource!

[bmccasland]

Um.. the slacks - get them hemmed

Excess fur to clothe a puppy or two or three. Nala (Aussie Shephard) used to put out enough fur I swear we could have knit sweaters for needy short haired puppies. But we lived in hot country, so just as she was starting to blow her coat, it was also time to have her first summer shave.

[badger]

seriously- all that dog fur/hair going to waste. We should string it into yarn and sell it as coats or something.

It's like mucous- I always said that if it were a marketable commodity I'd be a billionaire- same thing with shed dog hair.

my cat sheds like crazy, so one day my boyfriend said I should tie a fly with his fur. I did, and lo and behold, the fish took it!

(note: I catch and release so I fish with barbless hooks).

[Tri Girl]

my cat sheds like crazy, so one day my boyfriend said I should tie a fly with his fur. I did, and lo and behold, the fish took it!
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that is AWESOME! I think you just found your million-dollar idea! DIY dog/cat hair fly fishing bait kits.

[snapdragen]

When Chloe blows her coat, she gets these little tuffty things sticking out all over. She looks like she's mangy....

Furminators rock!!

[nancielle]

When Chloe blows her coat, she gets these little tuffty things sticking out all over. She looks like she's mangy....

Furminators rock!!

Same thing with my Chloe. She sheds like it's her job. I've got sticky rolls and other fur eliminator items all over the apartment and my office (can't believe nobody has tried to pass shedded animal fur as an accessory...I'd be stylin'!)


Oh, my. You could substitute Chloe for the Shiba in the video and it would reflect my experience with her fur!

[blackhillsbiker]

We shave our curly-coated retriever as soon as it gets warm enough. We had a cold, wet spring this year, so we have "curly tumbleweeds" all over the house, no matter how often I sweep or vacuum. It's a good thing he's cute!

Deb

[bmccasland]

(note: I catch and release so I fish with barbless hooks).

By the way, catch and release is extremely stressful on fish - especially in areas that are heavily fished. Takes a fish 24 hrs to recover from being caught just once, and if they get caught again, then the stress hormones keep rising until they die. The lovely things one learns when working for a fish physiologist.
Also learned that trout are stupid, especially hatchery raised ones. I could chum in rainbows just by pretending I was throwing feed over a pond. Or by tossing some pebbles

[grey]

My shepherd mix is blowing her coat now also. I swear I sweep up a small dog worth of fur EVERY DAY (It can kill a vacuum cleaner, so I sweep first then run the bugger), and that's WITH me brushing her outside!

I love my dogs, but the shedding drives me crazy. I love a clean house, but it's not possible with dogs. Shedding and dust... oy.

[Owlie]

Also learned that trout are stupid, especially hatchery raised ones. I could chum in rainbows just by pretending I was throwing feed over a pond. Or by tossing some pebbles

I think it's just fish (or any animal, really) that's used to being fed by humans. My sister's various bettas started heading for the surface of their tank if someone so much as turned the light on in that corner of the room.

[feral1]

I got my Pom a lion cut to avoid the dreaded blowing of the coat

[channlluv]

Yep. Our lab shed enough to build a gerbil on any given day. DH is in charge of brushing her and vacuuming.

On the fly fishing thing, I heard a story in NPR a while back about how one of the suppliers of the poultry feathers they use to make fishing flies said that because of the new fashion of feathers woven into hair, there's actually a shortage for the fly makers.

I wonder if you could start a new fur fly thing. You can call them Fur Flies.

Roxy