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[-] Furbag@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

I've got a Malamute mix, and yeah, it just never ends. There are definitely times where it's worse, but you eventually lose the strength to keep fighting the inexorable tide of shed fur and you just accept that your house will never be a clean or sterile environment. Then you stop even noticing it until you wear fancy clothes or someone points out to you that you are covered in it. The roller brushes provide temporary succor, but does nothing in the long term. The Roomba will contemplate suicide. The undercoat rakes will never brush all of it out even if your dog behaves well enough to let you do it for the time it would take to give them a proper brush out every single day.

[-] JamesTBagg@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

I have two huskies. I'm just tired. You never gain any ground.

[-] rumba@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

My GSD shed this year from February to July. Her coat never got thinner she just kept making and shedding the undercoat for 5 months. My roomba came around the corner and just said "I'm Tired Boss" I started breaking out the dustmop because it was filling a bag every 2 days.

finally in august, she just stopped shedding and hasn't re-formed her thick coat yet.

might have to get her a calendar for xmas....

[-] W3dd1e@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

I don’t understand how my dogs aren’t bald.

[-] Wren@lemmy.today 36 points 2 days ago

My friend felted the dog fur into a sweater for her hairless cat. Felters truly are the trash goblins of the art world.

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I put a full couch cover on the they usually vomit on it within 2 days.

[-] Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago

Pet hair, glitter, and nerf darts. You will never finish getting rid of them

[-] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 9 points 2 days ago

This is why nerf darts are strictly banned from my home. It's like they multiply after the first one is lost under a couch cushion

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

I will see your Nerf darts, and raise you airsoft BBs. I still find the cats playing with one every now and again, or pick up a stray one with the vacuum cleaner. I can't remember firing an airsoft gun inside the house at any time more recently than about 15 years ago. And yet.

[-] brachypelmide@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

i second that. whenever i think i finally cleaned up the last BB i still find one more laying around

[-] serpineslair@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

I literally stumbled on a nerf dart like a couple hours ago, what the hell?!

[-] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Years ago (2019), my ex and I bought those little magnetic balls for our kids. To this day she is still finding those balls all over her house.

~It’s the gift that keeps on giving.~

You've been to my house, it seems.

[-] grahamja@reddthat.com 13 points 2 days ago

Barn cats are peak cat. You get to play with them outside, they eat rodents, they don't come inside and ruin everything.

[-] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

Yeah, fuck the local wildlife if it means you don't have to deal with the hair of your pet being on your couch.

[-] ameancow@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

People have been using cats for pest control for literally thousands of years, wildlife problems mostly arise from people in suburban or semi-rural environments who let their un-spayed or un-neutered cats wander outside for no good reason. Farm cats have plenty to hunt at home and there would be rodent problems without other natural predators in these environments.

Not everything is a crusade. Get your pets fixed, keep them indoors if you care about them, don't let them wander outside if they're just going to kill birds for no reason all day. Simple as.

[-] grahamja@reddthat.com 5 points 2 days ago

Do you get upset about the coyotes and bears that live outside? Do you get upset some people avoid homes filled with pet dander, and their petless homes are cleaner than others?

[-] deviantfemboi 12 points 2 days ago
[-] Luvs2Spuj@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

You don't know where they live. It's true in many places that they cause problems, but cats are native to some parts of the world and actually contribute to a balanced ecosystem.

[-] ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

This is the worst argument I've ever heard in defense of outdoor cats. Granted, there are zero legitimate arguments for outdoor cats, so managing to find such a shitty reason is actually kind of impressive.

[-] grahamja@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago

I cannot care less, pets are a luxury. Enjoy your fuzzy furniture. Farm animals live in a barn.

[-] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

no i just feed shelter cats to the coyotes while my daughter cries

[-] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

No, because they are not hunting bird and small animal species to extinction.

They're also part of the native ecosystem so anything they do kill is generally for subsitence, and not impactful to the ecosystem they've existed with for thousands of years.

Barn cats just kill for fun.

[-] OhShitSon@lemmy.zip 20 points 2 days ago

*Rodents, the local birds, and other small animals.

[-] sean_lemmy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Good if you have kids too. Encourages them to go outside

[-] Crostro@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

And that's why I have leather couches. You don't see the hair until you need to move the cushions, then you have little mountains to vacuum up. Or, put the cushion back down and watch your living room turn into a snow globe

[-] EldenLord@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

My black leather couch usually appears grey from all the Golden Retriever hairs on it.

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 18 points 2 days ago

But their nails will ruin the couches before long.

That's why I have covers on my fake leather couch. 2 layers, actually, but we used to have a great Dane.

[-] Crostro@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

15 years and counting. Idk if Italian leather makes the difference though. I didn't buy them, gift from my parents. Nails aren't the issue, wet dog is. Every year I have to buy leather dye but it doesn't last. I'm about to get rid of them.

[-] 87Six@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Having cats is like having toddlers but for thd rest of your life, idk how people like it

[-] village604@adultswim.fan 4 points 1 day ago

That's because most people don't train their cats. They let them get away with stuff as a kitten because it's cute, so when they're adults and the behavior is an actual issue, it's much harder to train out.

But I wasn't even talking about them scratching on the furniture. Pet nails often touch the surface they're standing on, so they will cause damage by just existing if allowed on the furniture.

[-] Daveyborn@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Got a fluffy black cat and a fluffy white cat. I also mostly gave up.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I've got a black dog and a white dog, one furry, one hairy. A little of everything, like a nice sampler platter.

[-] Engywuck@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

And that's the single main reason I don't want another cat after my two cats died, a few years ago. Love cats, but living in an apartment makes dealing with hair a real struggle.

[-] SlurpingPus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Some shed very little compared to others. Afaiu shorthairs are better in this regard.

[-] t_berium@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago

I am the owner of a black fabric couch and a large dog with longish, mostly white fur. It's a battle against windmills.

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