A marine biologist in my wife's office must go to Hawaii for a week so we are "dog sitting" her Chihuahua mix. But, spring is here, and the dog is blowing her coat.
I took the dog out to the orchard and brushed her until there was a fine, continuous mat of hair under the nectarines, under pears, under the pluots, under the apple, and under the plums. That should keep the deer away. But, hair is still coming off the dog. Every time I stroke her I get a wad of hair. Too bad it is too short to spin and knit. It is just the right length to fluffup and make a mess. Maybe, I can glue it to my bald head! :
0Forget sheep, bison, and Bernese Mountain dogs. If you want lots of fiber per pound of livestock, get a Chihuahua mix ! That much hair coming off that little body violates every law of physics and biology that was ever in a textbook. I may take her down to the truck wash and see what kind of deal they will give me or if they know she has so much fur that it will clog their sumps. : )
(I have a special pet attachment for the vacuum cleaner, but it freaks her out. It is just not worth scaring her like that, and I am not going to get her retrained in the next few days.)
Up to my ears in blond lint. The only good thing is that it matches the carpet.
Aaron