Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Latestarter]

I think what I really need is twice weekly maid service since I hate doing housework It's a good thing that I live by myself as I only have to concern myself with how I feel about it. It would (will) also help once the weather starts cooling down and even more when Mel becomes a full time, outside LGD

 

[CntryBoy777]

Quite a few around here give their thick coated dogs a summer trim in order to keep them cooler and have less hair to deal with....even GPs.

 

[Latestarter]

He doesn't really have a long coat... except for his ruff around his neck, he's actually got the coat of an Anatolian, which is relatively short. It is thick, but not like a Pyr or other heavy/long coated dog. He does have a pretty decent undercoat though, which thickens up in the winter. I won't trim him for fear of skin issues and other issues with parasites (biting flies, mosquitoes, etc.) His coat protects him from that. The fur also protects in case he gets into it with another dog or coyote etc.

 

[Bruce]

It would (will) also help once the weather starts cooling down and even more when Mel becomes a full time, outside LGD

You'll have to get him a friend so he MIGHT think being outside is better than hanging with "Dad" in the comfy weather proof house.

 

[Alaskan]

The fur also protects in case he gets into it with another dog or coyote etc.

The great pyr I had years back.. once I watched him get into a play fight with a pit bull.

The pit grabbed the pyr by the throat, but all she got was fuzz. She had to let go and hack up a hairball.

And yep, even in the heat, it is best to not shave them. Combing out any stuck undercoat is good....but what a chore! Blach

 

[Mini Horses]

when Mel becomes a full time, outside LGD

 

[babsbag]

I brushed an entire dog out of my Border Collie that other day and there is still enough hair on the floor in the house to make another dog. I think I need daily maid service.

 

[babsbag]

@Mini Horses it is too bad you don't live in CA... working on your mower with pictures in hand...my kind of woman. I amaze most of my friends when they see the things I tackle on my own. Just think of all the trouble I could get into with a friend like you living nearby... Maybe it is better this way.

 

[greybeard]

Just think of all the trouble I could get into with a friend like you living nearby... Maybe it is better this way.

You know what they say......... A friend will help you move..a good friend will help ya move a body.

Back in my younger days, my former wife decided we needed a maid. I hired one. Wife fired her the 2nd week. I hired another. Wife fired her too, and every other one that came in for the next 6 months. Wife decided we really didn't need one after all..

I swear.
It weren't my fault she was so picky...

 

[Bruce]

Maybe because you kept hiring beautiful, shapely young women who worked in skimpy "French Maid" outfits?