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Fluffy Friday

We have jokingly called Phod our German Shedder. This fall he has blown his coat in a way he never has before. Even with brushing him every day, our floors are covered with Phod.  He is a good boy and will tolerate about 10-15 minutes of brushing at a time.

Here are some examples of how much hair we can get from him during a brushing block:

One day

The next day

Happy Phody

Why is Phod so happy? 

Phod, loves, loves, loves to be brushed and after reading all your wonderful reviews, I, the Lady bought him a FURminator. 

I bought the medium sized one so that it wasn't too big to use on Hailey (who hates to be brushed) and because it was $30 less than the largest one. I figured I could do a little more work to save the money.

Phod loves it. He comes prancing over when he sees me get it. He will let me brush him for about 15 minutes before he has had enough. The amount of fur you get out of this compared to a regular bush is amazing. I am working on getting long 2 brushes a week in for him and am hoping to see the difference on the floor. Phod is our German Shedder after all!

Thanks to everyone who reviewed this and shared their opinion. I was hesitant to spend so much on a brush (it was about $44 Canadian plus taxes) that I wasn't sure would make such a difference. But it does and it was worth it.

Phod gives it 4 paws up! He is looking forward to being brushed again soon!

A Good Boy - Even When He Hates What We Are Doing

Phod was totally smelling like dog and the waterless shampoo wasn't cutting it so bath time!

First we put a towel down in the tub so he wouldn't slip.
Next Man lifted him into the tub.
Then I washed and rinsed.
I towel dried him.
Man lifted him out.
He shook, and then off he went.
He was awesome in the tub. I could tell he didn't love it, but he totally tolerated it.
As we don't bathe him often, I didn't wash his head, just his body.

Let's hope the smell goes away now!

Mischief Monday - Our First Bath

Ok, here is a confession, in the 4 years Hailey has lived with us and the 2 Zaphod has, we have never given them a bath.

Our first dogs, Loki and Gemi, rarely got baths from us as they went to the groomer every 6 weeks. So bathing is not something we are familiar with and for the most part is not something we have felt Lee and Phod have needed. Also, the mere mention of the word bath would send Hailey into a panic. Being wet is not something she enjoys and on our list of things to work on with Hailey, bath was pretty low!

However last week, there was no denying how much Zaphod stunk. The waterless bath stuff did not take the stink away, so we decided it was time to do the deed.

There are no pictures of the actual bathing as it took the 2 of us.

Zaphod went first. We lined the tub with a towel so it wouldn't be slippery. Our tub has a hand held shower head. I made the water warm and while the Man held him. Phod was a champ, we were able to easily wash him. As it was his first bath, we didn't wash his head. He didn't love it, but was very co-operative.  He was clean and smelled great!

We set our expectations a bit lower for Hailey as historically we haven't even been able to get her in the bathroom. Our goal was not to wash her (she didn't stink to high heaven) but to get her wet. That is what we did (minus the head). It went better than expected.

Here is how Hailey felt about it:

Now we know, we can wash them if need be! 

We Got Mail - Part 2

A week and a half ago, we also received a price from the gang at Love is Being Owned by a Husky. Lady was very excited to get to try out the K9 Kelp products. How did we feel about it - well a picture is worth a thousand words . . . . .

"Put the trigger down and walk away."

This is the pose that let's you know Lee is very, very unhappy and nervous. 

Phod's face after I had to coax him out of his hiding place.

Lady thinks it is ridiculous that we were so nervous about the following:

This is the one the Lady is most excited about. It says it is a natural insect repellent. Soon it is going to be black fly and mosquito season and will get to test the claim. Lady thinks it smells nice and she likes the idea of a conditioning spritz because some of us are not bath-able. 

Have tried this a little on Lee's paws that are very dry after a long winter. 

Lee checking it out. 

And a little something for the Lady.

While the dogs were reluctant at first (they do not like to play beauty parlour), once we got putting these things on, they were fine. I am sure as we use them more, they will become less nervous. New things are always a little scary in this house!

Thanks so much to Love is Being Owned by a Husky Lady can't wait to use these more!