Hey! Two pet product recommendations, that you probably don’t care about! Whoo!
First: Skinneeez stuffing-free dog toys. They turn the dogs into maniacs, and we have to take them away when we’re not home because we can’t trust Monk not to rip out the squeaker and swallow it. These toys are soft, super soft, and floppy. They look creepily like dead animals hanging from Monk’s mouth, but the dogs’ love for them is equally creepy. I bought a rabbit one at a Walgreen’s for three bucks, and then had to buy another one because the dogs were fighting over it so much. I’ve never seen Monk leap wildly up into chairs to keep Cab from getting a toy, nor have I seen the two dogs actually play tug of war with a toy before. Cheap, and awesome, and creepy. The awesomeness (mostly) outweighs the creepiness.
Second: Shedding blades. Cab’s hair has seriously been driving me c-r-a-z-y (especially at work). I have been finding it in my purse, on every article of clothing I own, on clean clothing I pull out of the dryer, on my soap, in my checkbook, on the steering wheel, floating cheerfully through the air. I wanted to buy one of the super fancy shedding tools my vet sells, but didn’t want to spend 40 dollars on one. (I mean, maybe it’s worth it, but I didn’t want to spend 40 dollars to find out that it wasn’t.) I picked up one of these shedding blades at Target (not this brand, but basically the same thing) for around five dollars, and it is awesome. It’s similar to what you might use grooming a horse, I think, and this makes sense because Cab is sort of huge. It took me a bit of time to learn how to use it efficiently (as in, two uses), but I got the hang of it and in five minutes I can have piles, GIGANTIC PILES, of white hair pillowing around us on the floor. Seriously: so much hair. TONS OF FUR. That will not land on my pillow or in my mouth. Or that will not travel to work with me and cling to my work chair, which is the most horrifying thing e-v-e-r.
Five dollars! Amazing fur removal! Pretending that you own a pony! What’s not to love? And, special tips: don’t press too hard, because the teeth can irritate skin. Also, this will make clouds of fur all over, so do it outside or be prepared to vacuum everything immediately. Also plan on needing to change and/or de-fur your pants after using one of these (if you are like me, and clumsy, and trip/fall onto fresh piles of dog fur). I think they make tiny ones for kitties.
Today was a hard day, again, and I felt sort of weepy/off/edgy. My husband played this song for me tonight about five times in a row, and I was laughing and the dogs were dancing, and I exclaimed, “THIS SONG WAS WRITTEN FOR ME!”
“All of the pets and all of their brothers
danced in the streets and loved one another.”
My face hurts from smiling so hard.
Love,
black sheeped
