It’s been said that someone in our family has to get a dachshund tattoo, and I honestly think that Picasso’s “The Dog” would be a super cute choice. And while I’m almost enough of a weiner dog lover to get a tattoo of one of the little guys, I don’t think my level of commitment is this great…
Ollie is registered with the AKC as a miniature, smooth haired dachshund, so you would think shedding would be minimal. Think again. There are little black hairs on my clothes, on the floor when I sweep, and yes, I’ve even found a dog hair or two in my lunch on several occasions.
The good people at FURminator heard my woes, and were kind enough to send a small deshedding tool to try on Ollie. The tool removes the loose undercoat of dogs and cats, reducing shedding up to 90%. It’s well designed and easy to hold, and the brushing helps bring out your pet’s natural oils, making their coat and skin healthy and shiny.
After seeing the commercials and hearing all the rave reviews, I had high hopes for the FURminator deshedding tool, but not for Ollie’s patience in letting me brush him, but I was pleasantly surprised. After giving the FURminator a good sniff, Ollie let me start the deshedding and thought it was a special treat. Like a puppy massage.
After a few strokes, I was completely impressed with the FURminator. Remember, Ollie is small and has short hair and a smooth coat. I never thought the FURminator would remove a handful of loose hairs from his undercoat.
The FURminator deshedding tool gets four paws up from Ollie and I, and a good deshedding is going to become a bath time ritual. The tools come in different sizes and are great for cats and dogs, so if you have a furry friend, you need a FURminator deshedding tool.
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He sounds so ferocious, doesn’t he? What you don’t see is him stopping every minute or so to lick my face and roll on his back so I pet his belly.
I don’t know how I missed this, but Ollie was a featured weiner dog on WeenieChic!
So exciting!
For the first nice weekend of Spring, we made our way to Stoney Run Park for a long walk. We had such a nice time, I think we’re going to go back tomorrow.
I think it’s safe to say that Ollie enjoyed his first visit to the beach yesterday. He dug in the sand, dipped his paws in the water, and went for a run up and down the dunes.
If the weather stays nice, we’re going back next weekend…and I’m going to remember to bring my camera!
I absolutely love these dachshund pillows on Etsy. They are available without the cone, but those aren’t quite as fun.
The new Blackberry commercial causes complete havoc in our house. At first we thought that Ollie going nuts when he heard the Nextel beep was a fluke. Maybe someone was walking up the stairs at the same time or our upstairs neighbor was stomping around. Then Mike tracked down the video and Ollie barked every single time Mike played it, and Mike decided it was a riot to randomly play the commercial all. evening. long.
