how do i keep dog hair off counters and linolium floors beside wash them every hour? i have a lab.?

Answer 1

Well, your main problem is you have a Lab, lol. I've got two of them.

They have 2 coats of fur. Unlike other dogs, the Labrador Retriever has a top coat and an undercoat, which allows them to swim in colder climates without damaging themselves, or catching hypothermia, as easily as other breeds of dog would.

What happens inside, is when they shed, they don't just shed one coat, they shed two.

When I got my first Yellow Lab, I freaked. I had never seen so much fur come off of a dog in my entire life. Just vacuuming the livingroom rug took two dumps of the dirt-catch from the vacuum. I kept thinking to myself, "what were you thinking when you got this hairy dog!?"

Well, with time we learn little tricks. So, here goes.

Brush your dog in an area where you can get the fur up. Bathroom linoleum works great. Don't brush him by a sofa or on a rug. It makes our job harder in the long run.

Vacuum your dog. Okay, it sounds nuts, right? Well, I take my vacuum and put on the hose attachment and the furniture tool, and I will have him lay down, and I'll vacuum him everywhere. It picks up all the loose hairs prior to their falling off.

Linseed oil, used for making horse coats shine, is great to rub him down with. Just put a bit on your hands, and coat his fur with it, after the brush, and they simply shed less with that on, but don't do that before you vacuum him. It would cause a lot of oily hair to get on the floor. You don't need much oil...just a small bit on your hands will help keep his hair at bay till you brush him the next day.

Food is important. If they are not getting enough oil in their foods, they have drier skin. They need proper nutrients to promote good skin/fur. I like Pedigree products or Purina, but what my dogs are on comes from Costco (Chinese Over-Seas Transport Co. for those who didn't know this)...it's called Kirkland, and we buy the chicken/rice bag. They have awesome, shiny, soft coats.

Last, but not least, I make sure to keep a constant temperature indoors, since mine are indoor dogs, going outside only to play for a short time and to go potty. They aren't outside more than 3 hours a day, total, so I don't want them shedding inside as much. I keep my temperature at a constant degree of 70 in winter and 80 in summer. This makes for their coats to shed less, since there is less temperature fluctuation.

When they do shed, I use things like inverted duct tape, wrapped around my palm, to get it off my clothing and I use a lot of vacuuming. Daily is necessary with indoor dogs.

I don't let them on the furniture, although they sneak when we're not looking, so I do use throws. That way, when company comes over, I don't have to fuss a lot. I remove the throw, Febreeze the area and the smell is gone and the fur is gone. Gives me time to wash the throw.

I know we have the urge, as clean beings, to wash the dog constantly, but if you do, it will have an ulterior effect. The skin will dry out, and the fur will subsequently fall out more often, and so it defeats the purpose to bathe the dog a lot. Once every 30 to 60 days is plenty.

I really hope this helps.

:)

Answer 2

LOL. I have a lab too. They shed like crazy and it looks awful on linolium floors. Yesterday, I brushed my dog with a shed ender for 45 minutes gave him a bath and brushed him for another 45 minutes and it was still coming. It can't be stopped!

I have found that it is easier to just sweep the floor and wipe the counters down often. Brushing him real well will keep it down some but he'll be right back to sheding a ton in no more then a couple days. So, my advice is to brush him real well once a week and just sweep and wipe down as needed. If your lab is like mine hes worth every bit of it. :)

Answer 3

Brushing him will help. The best grooming tool that I've used is a shedding blade, it gets off an amazing amount of hair. But, your dog is still going to continue to shed, just not as much, it's one of the parts of owning a lab.

Answer 4

Your lab should not be loosing so much hair that you have a problem, especially this time of year. Has you dog been tramatized or been to the vet latey that would cause a fur blowout. This is a condition that causes a dog to loose lots of fur quickly its usually stress related or brought on by being in heat for females. If your dog is high stress I suggest changing food to a food with less fat. Fat content converts to energy.

Answer 5

The best way to keep dog hair off things is to brush the dog.

Answer 6

attempt brushing the canines on a daily basis. It gets particularly some the loose hair in the comb and keeps it from falling out lots around the domicile. I easily have even seen human beings on television who vacuum their pets with the hose attachment (provided that the puppy likes it, of direction) haha!

Answer 7

brush your dog frequently and keep it in one room to limit where the hair can go

Answer 8

Get a petvac it works wonders