Can you vacuum a sheltie?

Caro

Caro

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Okay, it is probably a dumb question. But Deska is shedding his winter coat now and OMG - its everywhere! At the dog oval no one wants him near them because his fur is flying everywhere - and Deska only likes the oval because he gets lots of cuddles and pats. I have resorted to carrying a pin brush everywhere we go and tried the dog dryer but it isnt enough.

So has anyone tried sucking up the loose fur using a vacuum? I could give him a vacuum before we go out so friends dont run away from him.
 
I've got a picture of somebody vacuuming a sheltie in my head and can't get it out. Hysterical! :lol: I really don't know. Smudge is terrified of ours. Hehehehe. I can just see somebody running the long attachment over the sheltie. Here's an instructional video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=On8x02mma04

I'm not sure if it's safe, but I don't know why it wouldn't be. Funny, funny stuff. :lol:
 
They actually make a petvac. I have seen commercials especailly on Saturday mornings on Animal planet.I turn it on there just to catch the dog shows. They are always repeats,but love watching the herding group and non sporting. But this vac has a long hose,that runs to your vacumn,which is in another room. So the pet does not see the vacumn cleaner. They claim on the commercial that the unit is quiet,and will not scare a pet,they even show it using it on a cat.

The whole unit is a price point of like $24.99 or something.I ordered one last winter,but it was out of stock,never reordered since. But for the price,I thought just to get a bit of Earnhardt fuzz ball off him,it was worth it. You might try googling PetVac. Or there is a site for all the "infomercials". I think its www.telebrands.com
 
My first thought was yes..if the dog is dead...LOL Sorry, I have a sick sense of humor...:winkgrin:
We used to vac our cat..and he was a pest about it..just loved it and would pester you til you did it..LOL
Have you tried a rake?? that really pulls the fuzz out. Mine just got done doing the big blow...its amazing how much comes off them and they still look pretty hairy..LOL

Julie
Clancy & Abby
 
Anybody who vacuums their sheltie is hereby ordered to post a picture and/or video. :biggrin2: The thought of vacuuming a sheltie is just really funny to me.
 
Out with the old...

Good Morning All,

With muliple dogs, and trying to keep shedding time the shortest, for obvious reasons, here is how we keep the show dogs. When your dog shows signs of a seasonal shed, ususally 2 times a year, groom them well, and then bath them in warm water. That will release the loose coat. If you do that once a week, you will get all the old coat out, and the fresh coat will come in. The new coat will not start until the old coat is gone. We do this so that the down time when a dog is out of coat, and not competitive is kept to a minimum. Or you need to have them in coat for a certain show.
Now, don't write and tell me how the new coat starts and you are still seeing shedding. That just means the old coat has released, and it hasn't been pulled (combed) out.
Your family will thank you, for minimizing the amount of dog hair on everything. Your dog will thank you for the wonderful feeling of a fresh coat.
 
We used to vacuum the family moggie Mozart. I remember he would make a fuss but would sit and put up with it, and it was a seriously old and noisy hoover!

I have not tried it on any subsequent pets, Mozart was rather a 'one-off'.
 
missjenneygirl said:
Good Morning All,

With muliple dogs, and trying to keep shedding time the shortest, for obvious reasons, here is how we keep the show dogs. When your dog shows signs of a seasonal shed, ususally 2 times a year, groom them well, and then bath them in warm water. That will release the loose coat. If you do that once a week, you will get all the old coat out, and the fresh coat will come in. The new coat will not start until the old coat is gone. We do this so that the down time when a dog is out of coat, and not competitive is kept to a minimum. Or you need to have them in coat for a certain show.
Now, don't write and tell me how the new coat starts and you are still seeing shedding. That just means the old coat has released, and it hasn't been pulled (combed) out.
Your family will thank you, for minimizing the amount of dog hair on everything. Your dog will thank you for the wonderful feeling of a fresh coat.
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That is exactly what we do...hmmm some smart dog person must have told us that secret:wink2::lol: I keeps the fur from flying everywhere since it usually ends up in the grooming tub, and its much easier to clean up wet fur than dry fur that flies everywhere and sticks to everything! And actually I can tell when they are going to start blowing coat just by bathing them because you will notice more fur on your hands that you may miss otherwise flying. And with 4 you never know whos fur your picking up it all looks the same:lol:
 
missjenneygirl said:
Good Morning All,

With muliple dogs, and trying to keep shedding time the shortest, for obvious reasons, here is how we keep the show dogs. When your dog shows signs of a seasonal shed, ususally 2 times a year, groom them well, and then bath them in warm water. That will release the loose coat. If you do that once a week, you will get all the old coat out, and the fresh coat will come in. The new coat will not start until the old coat is gone. We do this so that the down time when a dog is out of coat, and not competitive is kept to a minimum. Or you need to have them in coat for a certain show.
Now, don't write and tell me how the new coat starts and you are still seeing shedding. That just means the old coat has released, and it hasn't been pulled (combed) out.
Your family will thank you, for minimizing the amount of dog hair on everything. Your dog will thank you for the wonderful feeling of a fresh coat.
Click to expand...

Excellent advice!

I really only bath Sadie approx. every 4 months, but she loves the water and frequently gets wet during the summer, which releases her loose coat every time. Brushing her before and after she got wet helped keep the shedding to a minimum, so there weren't chunks of fur coming off of her when anyone petted her. I had to do this most of the summer, although the end of July and August were the worst here for shedding.

I recommend a Furminator de-shedding brush, its great for removing lose undercoat and small matts.

btw, Sadie likes to play with the vacuum cleaner and will tolerate being vacuumed (but according to her its way more fun attacking the vaccum than let it 'attack' you :lol:), but it doesn't seem to do much good unless you have proper dog grooming attachments.
 
I've not vacuumed a Sheltie, but I used to regularly vacuum my GSD. She was a long hair and believe me, Shelties have nothing on a long haired GSD!

I used one of those hand held vacuums and it did a good job, especially after I'd brushed her and all those fly-away hairs were floating all over the place. She hated it though, but would stand there giving me that, "Are you DONE yet?" look.

**Update: I showed this thread to my husband, as I am in the market for a new upright. I have a good HEPA canister vacuum, but it's tiring to pull that thing all around the house. I just ordered the pet Roomba. It won't ship until the 3rd week of September, but already I can't wait to get it. I'm SO tired of vacuuming so much. I'll let everyone know how it works for me and my crew.
 
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