Comments on: Tennyson Obviously Didn’t Have a Dog

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:21:04 +0000

Best use I know of for dog hair is bird nests. I wait for a sunny day, then toss the dog hair out into the yard. The birds come by, pick it up, and use it for their nests!

By: RumpyDog!

RumpyDog! — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:59:54 +0000

I don’t know if this is true or not but a friend told me to bury the hair in my garden spot and it will fertilize the ground as it decays.

By: DogsMom

DogsMom — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:39:03 +0000

I think I will give this a try in spring at the farmers’ market – organic bookmarks made of dog hair.

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 14:13:43 +0000

That’s so awesome. I generally put it outside for the birdies to nest in as Lexy suggested. But my mom, whose dog Dizzy is a Bergamasco who sheds whole dreadlocks at a time, likes to use them for mustaches. The possibilities are endless!

By: Georgia Little Pea

Georgia Little Pea — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:02:18 +0000

Well, when Rufus was around, we kept his fur for a whole year thinking we’d send it to this lady in Melbourne who apparently knits stuff out of malamute fur. Along the way, we lost interest but I do sometimes wish we’d persevered. It’d be neat to have some Rufus beanies now.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:12:07 +0000

Haha! I reckon you could use it under the feet of chairs and tables to stop them scratching the floor. I’ve often considered knitting another cat with the amount of fur Fergus sheds. If only I could be bothered!

By: Julie

Julie — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:17:19 +0000

We try to have only black animals in the house since I wear a lot of black! (actually, we somehow just ended up with mostly black animals!) Little Miss Ashley does throw a big wrench in the mix . .her white hair shows up EVERYWHERE! I’ve given up . . .thinking about making a rug out of it 😉

By: shilohsmom

shilohsmom — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 05:06:52 +0000

I have to admit to doing #3 a couple of times.

Shiloh sheds year round but usually does a major coat blowing in Feb. This year we had a mild winter and he didn’t get his normal thick fluffy coat, so I’m not getting gobs of hair off of him now, just mostly his normal shedding, which is plenty. Usually this time of year when his undercoat is shedding, he looks like a stuffed animal that’s losing its stuffing. lol

I save Shiloh’s hair. VIP Fibers makes lots of cool things from dog hair. I’m saving Shiloh’s hair until I have enough for a blanket or scarf.

By: Kolchak & Jodi

Kolchak & Jodi — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:26:42 +0000

Koly sheds pretty much 24/7/365, so I haven’t noticed a real upswing. I am single-handedly keeping the lint roller people in business. I like to use Kol’s extra hair as kind of a natural “bump it”. I all too frequently find tufts of his hair all stuck up in mine. **sigh**

By: Jen

Jen — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 03:32:11 +0000

Ha! Now I know what I can use to get my boobs back! and to think it’s been here all this time and lots of it!! I knew I was saving all that dog hair for something!