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OT: Sorta - Use of fur

Our puppy Casey at 8 months of age has yet to blow his coat and weighing in at 100 lbs. I can assure you that he is carrying at least 5 lbs. of excess fur in addition to the fur already blowing around my shop. This bloody slow shedding has reached the point where there is a fair chance I could succumb to hair balls if something doesn't happen soon. Summer is here boy, Get With It!!

In the past we have spun Malamute fur into yarn and knitted gloves but has anyone ever heard of using Malamute fur in a comforter versus duck down? One would have a fur tick versus a feather tick. Hey I'm serious here!!!

Casey just started cocking his leg which would indicate that he is no longer a puppy but has reached or is approaching the realm of maturity. Almost time for his Pupmitzvah. Picking out a suitable present will be easy sayeth my DW, just get *her half of Casey* a nice big beef bone and get *my half of Casey* some new chew toys, like a stair case, back door, house coat, shower cap, a few fence posts or some new cedar trees in the yard to replace the shredded ones.

Fred

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Fred
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A friend did that and the fur was lovely but it smelled doggy in damp weather !

I have just had to renew my bedding. I had a nasty cough and twice people asked "Do you have a goosedown duvet?" on the third ask, I changed it out to fibre fill and jettisoned the feather pillows. Cough has almost gone now.

Just a thought.

Are you going to have a big celebration for the Pupmitzvah and ask us all ???

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lucretiaborgia

I'm with you - down needs regular cleaning and a specialized cleaning at that. (I know Sheena knows this already and takes great care with her duvets.)

I think he should... And Casey should get lots of chew toys.

C
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Cheryl Isaak

Hello. The rctq group is quiet this morning so I thought I'd drop in here to see what was going on.

Fred wrote, in part > Almost time for his Pupmitzvah. Picking out a suitable present will be easy sayeth my DW, just get *her half of Casey* a nice big beef bone and get *my half of Casey* some new chew toys, like a stair case, back door, house coat, shower cap, a few fence posts or some new cedar trees in the yard to replace the shredded ones.

For a special treat, may I recommend a nice collection of Southern Living Cookbooks? Our Yorkie puppy chewed his way through 20 volumes and apparently found them very well-seasoned. The 1982 edition was a special favorite. Polly

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Polly Esther

PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at

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Tia Mary

My son did some serious teething on favorite book... I wonder if for his

18th in a year, I can find a copy of it.... C
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Cheryl Isaak

Grumble. DD teethed on our coffee table! It was mahogany with a smoked glass insert and was the first item of furniture she learned to pull herself up on. I'd left her in the lounge room watching the Wiggles while I made the beds and by the time I got back, she'd walked around the circumference of the table and bitten tiny chunks out of the entire edge. The dear little tot must've gone like the clappers because I was only away for a short while. She certainly wrecked the table! Sigh.

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Trish Brown

Fred

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Fred

Actually Casey really loves a Hungarian Goulash whipped up by a Romanian cook who brings him a bucket full every couple of days. Maybe I could serve it warmed up a bit for a treat. I can't stand the stuff and shovelling (read scraping) the recycled stuff out of the lawn is shall I say - challenging!

Fred

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Fred wrote:

PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at

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Tia Mary

Would it make sense to felt the fur a bit first? Then it might not be so likely to work its way out through the fabric. It might lose some of the fluffiness but make it more manageable.

Just a quick google search on "felting" and "felting dog hair" brought up these 2 sites:

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say go for it, Fred! Joan

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NDJoan

Sounds like a great idea to MOI! HEY FRED -- when you gonna start this project? I'm interested in seeing what happens :-). CiaoMeow >^;;^

PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at

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