It's that time of year again....

[Spudlet]

Every time Henry comes in from the woods / fields he has enough seeds, sticky buds and burrs attached to him to create a whole new set of woods on the kitchem floor

 

[blackcob]

Must be a spangle thing - went out with a friend and her sprollie yesterday and his ears were basically standing up stiff with sticky burrs by the time we got back! Sends me into picky-mode every time, my fingers itch to pull them all out, left a little heap of them in the pub garden.

Madam has some kind of super-magical undercoat which repels sticky burrs.

 

[Annette4]

Our's were fine despite our slight detour into the undergrowth.....mum was covered in them though

 

[mollichop]

I swear Hector is made of fuzzy felt! He looks like he's infected with something must get pic of him next time. Takes me ages to pick them all out of his beard and hairy toes!

 

[kirstyhen]

Ah the joys of a minimally feathered Springer complete with added teflon

Only occasionally does he come home full of sticky buds, he is always covered but the time we get back to the car they've magically disappered

When he does come back covered in them it saves me stripping out his furry breeks, by the time I've brushed out everything out, all the dead hair is gone!

 

[cbmcts]

Could you use canter mane and tail on them before they go out?

It's what we use for the horses this time of year to stop them getting full of sticky b*ggers

 

[NOISYGIRL]

Is it non toxic ? they might lick it

 

[Louby]

My Lurcher is the same, drives me mad They stick everywhere

 

[cbmcts]

Is it non toxic ? they might lick it

I can't imagine it would be dangerous, there's no warning symbols on the bottle anyway...

 

[Ranyhyn]

Good point Noisy - how about brushing the coat through with vegetable oil/cod liver oil?

 

[Spudlet]

Good point Noisy - how about brushing the coat through with vegetable oil/cod liver oil?

There would be little grease spots all over the house and car though...

 

[Ranyhyn]

Erroneous!