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was just thinking, since this is great bunch of people

those who read my introduction know that we have 2 dogs. Mine a nice black dog which is a cross over between labrador and newfoudlander has the bad habbit of loosing hair and I mean loads ofthem

since he can't help it I try to do everything to make his, mine and the family's life a bit liveble

he gets's high premium food, not toomuch left overs, being brushed ever day the minute i come in, twice a day in the weekends. Sadly but true, you really have to run after him.

anyone an idea that would help my poor dog who is by the way lovely, shiny black, like von was in the 80's

please don't respond with "get rid of him" yeah i learn day after day more of you guys

much appreciated for any good tip
stef the brusher
and a big thank you rom rocky the dog

I thought this was going to be about some of the Girls at the 1990 Wembely gigs.........


.................coat...........I know!

I have exactly the same problem Stefan. Both our dogs are malting like bastards - oh the hoovering never ends (Mrs. C is knackered ).
I think it's a summer thing though Alice and Tabitha were taken to 'Woof Cuts' canine hairdressers last week - and it made fcuk all difference.

Get rid maybe?

sorry

My own experience of canine pattern baldness indicates that once the pooch's hair starts to fall out, it's likely to continue doing so. I think Rocky is lucky to have an owner who looks after him so well.

The word is Dug , is it a wee Broon Dug by any chance?

Corn oil in his food...but just introduce it slowly and in very small amounts....we learnt through bitter experience, our Lurcher was as sick as a..well dog. But after a few weeks of just a few spoonfuls a day we could build it up and it did wonders for her coat.

We used Mazola.

Debaser wrote:Corn oil in his food...but just introduce it slowly and in very small amounts....we learnt through bitter experience, our Lurcher was as sick as a..well dog. But after a few weeks of just a few spoonfuls a day we could build it up and it did wonders for her coat.

We used Mazola.

Or Rock Sulpar, a rock in the water bowl brings the body temp' down which reduces moulting

scotty wrote:

Debaser wrote:Corn oil in his food...but just introduce it slowly and in very small amounts....we learnt through bitter experience, our Lurcher was as sick as a..well dog. But after a few weeks of just a few spoonfuls a day we could build it up and it did wonders for her coat.

We used Mazola.

Or Rock Sulpar, a rock in the water bowl brings the body temp' down which reduces moulting

..and my Grandmother swears by a nice cup of tea in the morning.

Hom_Corleone wrote:

scotty wrote:

Debaser wrote:Corn oil in his food...but just introduce it slowly and in very small amounts....we learnt through bitter experience, our Lurcher was as sick as a..well dog. But after a few weeks of just a few spoonfuls a day we could build it up and it did wonders for her coat.

We used Mazola.

Or Rock Sulpar, a rock in the water bowl brings the body temp' down which reduces moulting

..and my Grandmother swears by a nice cup of tea in the morning.

Well, if she moults a lot, get her to try the Oil or Sulpher Steve

I give my dog an oil made out of wheat (the grain white bread is made from) for her coat. My dogs are belgian shepards/tervurens and they have a lot of fur. It makes a difference. You can also give him salmon oil. Visit your local petstore and see if they have anything like it. It is common and one can find it in most petstores in Sweden.

Sheding has little to do with hot or cold, it has more to do with hormons and vitamins/minerals.

Good luck!

Jessica

I bought a hamster, when I was 13. It broke its right leg after 9 months (ie. just enough time to cherish it), I had to pay to get it killed.

Nada to beasties after that.

James Blast wrote:I bought a hamster, when I was 13. It broke its right leg after 9 months (ie. just enough time to cherish it), I had to pay to get it killed.

Nada to beasties after that.

Aw man, Beasties are good for ya! Hamsters and 13 year olds just don't mix very well. You need to get yourself a great big slobbery dog, a small hyperactive stone-mad-bonkers terrier or a cool 'n' groovy aloof cat.

mh wrote:

James Blast wrote:I bought a hamster, when I was 13. It broke its right leg after 9 months (ie. just enough time to cherish it), I had to pay to get it killed.

Nada to beasties after that.

Aw man, Beasties are good for ya! Hamsters and 13 year olds just don't mix very well. You need to get yourself a great big slobbery dog, a small hyperactive stone-mad-bonkers terrier or a cool 'n' groovy aloof cat.

Indeed, couldn't do without my little Veloce (which is my doggy), though she's a big shot in the Losing Hair business as well, all year long

Might give that oil thing a try

mh wrote:

James Blast wrote:I bought a hamster, when I was 13. It broke its right leg after 9 months (ie. just enough time to cherish it), I had to pay to get it killed.

Nada to beasties after that.

Aw man, Beasties are good for ya! Hamsters and 13 year olds just don't mix very well. You need to get yourself a great big slobbery dog, a small hyperactive stone-mad-bonkers terrier or a cool 'n' groovy aloof cat.

Aye! The big dogs are nicest, as I think. They are strong enough to make a little skirmish for fun interesting. If you have a house, they do spoil potential burglars´interest in it. If you think the fields around your town are boring, dead and empty, go explore them with a dog. You´ll notice a lot of things and animals you never saw before. My dog (a Hovawart) died 11 years ago, and as I´ve been living in a shoebox-like flat since then I simply don`t have enough room for having one anymore. But if I ever get the chance..
Edit: Dammit, got taken away by memories.... The hair problem:
There´s only combing. The fur gets exchanged twice a year. That´s a fact. (Probably for the simple reason that dogs love the combing.) My father used to colect the fur he combed off our doggess and hang it to a bush in our garden. This was highly appreciated by the birds of our neighbourhood for cushioning their nests.. Many, many nests.. Nests the that generations of birds will remeber as incredibly fluffy.. My mother even thout about making wool of it..
That´s life with a dog..

I had one of these little monsters: http://www.europuppy.com/dog_for_sale/j ... _2722.html

Same situation as you, I'm afraid.

We had one in our neighbourhood. This Jack Russel was like an avalanche of party and nonsense nobody could stop. Incredible. Once it stormed into our house when I left the garden door open. Our doggess lay sleeping and didn´t notice at first, and when she woke up she was so flabbergasted by the speed at which her house was taken over that she forgot to protest.. She even didn´t react when the little monster tried some of her food.. Incredibble little monsters, indeed.

James Blast wrote:I bought a hamster, when I was 13. It broke its right leg after 9 months (ie. just enough time to cherish it), I had to pay to get it killed.

Nada to beasties after that.

Jesus H Tap dancing Christ, who in this world pays to have a hamster 'whacked'..

"Yo big tony, I'm afraid one the furry lil critters stepped outta line, what ya gonna do aba it huh? , I say you have him whacked bish bang bong"

What's more disturbing is we've now turned into some sort of Dog sanctuary forum.. I thought the thread was gonna be about some of the 'dawgs' who used to attend Sisters shows - now they were scary, black haired mutts who'd sooner bite ya than hump ya leg!

I'm losing my hair as well....

So are my cats. Though theirs grows back. Mine's not and we all got used to it.

Ramone wrote:.... hump ya leg!

That´s why I like dogs. People will only pull your leg. A dog will pull your leg, too. And push. And pull, and push and pull and push and..

OK it's now de-volved into bestiality


I'm so glad I've nothing to add to this...

thanks everyone

bougth myself a big bottle of wheatkermoil. will let you all know the outcome

so what the stiory about the other dogs who used to attend the shows