by donaldowen1986
Our dog is a fur machine. He's a rescued German Shepherd/Collie mutt, and is smarter and cuter than any dog has a right to be. I think he's the best dog ever (yes, I'm partial), but I admit, some days I have moments where I wish he was one of those Mexican hairless dogs, or have visions of what he'd look like if we shaved all of his fur off and shrunk him down to 1/2 size. He's a whole lot of dog, with a whole lot of fur!
He is double coated like a Collie, with a big fluffy butt and lots and lots of fur. It even springs up from between his toes. The amount of fur he sheds is amazing, some of the hair growing on him is at least six inches long. His butt is so fluffy, it makes him look twice as wide as he really is. I kid you not, when we have a marathon session of brushing, the pile of leftover fur is larger than a lot of people's dogs! When he gets a bath, he looks so small without his big fluffy coat! I have to chase down the “fur tumbleweeds” on the hardwood floors if I don't vacuum every other day, and we've almost given up on wearing fleece anymore.
We talked to our vet about shaving him once, but he doesn't recommend shaving for breeds with double coats. Besides, it would look funny. He'd look like a lion- with only his fluffy “mane” and tail intact. So, I just have to battle the fur.
I can't tell you how many times I've been in a professional or social setting trying to inconspicuously pick the last few stray hairs off my outfit! My husband will stand at the front door and stick his arms out before he leaves for a “fur check”. It's bad enough that “furred” is now a commonly used word in my household. As in “Oh man, I've been furred”, or “I was going to wear my red jacket, but it's been furred”. But, even if I had to shovel the fur out of the house, it would be well worth it for the love, companionship, and protection he brings us.
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World seeks next step on Syria as deaths mount CNN - Jan 01, 1970
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Brain drain: Protecting your organizations IP IDG News Service - Jan 01, 1970
table border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7 style=vertical-align:top;trtd width=80 align=center valign=topfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif/font/tdtd valign=top class=jfont style=font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serifbr /div style=padding-top:0.8em;img alt= height=1 width=1 //divdiv class=lha href=http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=tamp;fd=Ramp;usg=AFQjCNHwOUeCbCqLcaiVeH12JYblcI8kEwamp;url=http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id%3D41EA7D84-0683-1A5E-DE33FE31FEB8BB31bBrain drain: Protecting your organization#39;s IP/b/abr /font size=-1bfont color=#6f6f6fIDG News Service/font/b/fontbr /font size=-1Global healthcare provider Best Doctors employs the most robust technologies and practices available to protect the privacy of its members#39; personal data—but that#39;s just a bpart/b of doing business in this industry. Less obvious but equally important is b/b/fontbr /font size=-1 class=p/fontbr /font class=p size=-1a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d-goCeI4wyMa-BMamp;ned=usnobrband morenbsp;raquo;/b/nobr/a/font/div/font/td/tr/table
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Elite Security Services Home Security Systems with Advanced Motion Detection ... PR Web (press release) - Jan 01, 1970
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Pillars could return to State House Concord Monitor - Jan 01, 1970
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Report: Service providers tap into home automation to reduce churn Communications, Engineering Design Magazine - Jan 01, 1970
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