Burrs!
 . The girls were VERY excited to be out running and playing with the other dogs. I walked and they ran around for about and hour. We were about to leave when it happened. You see - the "dog park" is really a little island created where the creek splits. It's ringed with all kinds of tall weeds - and burrs, thousands and thousands of burrs. Ecco usually avoids the areas where they grow, or I manage to call her back if she looks like she's going toward a danger zone. Today, I didn't see when she zipped off and decided to take a peek under the bridge. She came flying back to me, very proud of herself at first, and then obviously more and more uncomfortable as she ran. She must have walked right through a burr bush, because she was running back WITH THE ENTIRE BUSH STUCK TO HER FACE AND CHEST.  Well, I pulled out as many as I could and then leashed everyone to go home. I spent 3 hours once we were home, carefully and gently teasing out hundreds of burrs. Then, I spent more time vacuuming up all the little bits that fell off when she came into the house. Also, she had chosen to rub herself on all the sofas, immediately upon arriving home, to try and get the burrs out herself. So I had to vacuum all the furniture as well, noticing as I did that little invisible burr needles had somehow gotten stuck to my hands. While I was cleaning, Ecco asked to go outside, and since it had been a while, I let her go. After I put away the vacuum, I peeked out to make sure she was behaving, and where did I find her? Happily resting in a very LARGE PUDDLE OF MUD!  She is lucky that I will be too tired after bathing her to also shave her down to a buzz cut! |
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| Ok. We didn't have to do the bath. Most of the burrs are out, and Ecco and I are back on speaking terms. |
Sorry, I know that I shouldn't have giggled at this. But I did.  |
| I feel your pain. I've spent many HOURS gently pulling burrs out of one or both of my dogs. Be sure that after you go somewhere where burrs are present to check dog nose to toes. If the dog finds it first and pulls it out and eats it, it seems to get stuck in the throat and causes coughing and discomfort. |
| I can feel your pain. Dwight took Rigley for a walk the day before we were leaving for the OESCA Centennial show in 2005. He brought him back to me and his whole front and head were covered in burrs. Dwight's comment was something to the effect of OH NO I NEED HELP. Something that I found really helped was to take a spray bottle and mix conditioner and water about half and half, soak the area where the burrs were and brush very carefully. The water/conditioner mix helps the burrs slide without pulling out as much hair. Lavella |
Mady wrote: Sorry, I know that I shouldn't have giggled at this. But I did. Just to clarify, I wasn't giggling at the burrs, that is awful. It was the mud puddle that made me smile, even though I know that I shouldn't and that the gods of mud will entice Mady to jump in one day, just to punish me. |
 This is my favorite Bert in the burrs picture. It takes hours of brushing each time he gets into the burrs but it is worth it for a good day of hiking outside. |
| awww the poor baby, but I love in the picture he still has a happy sheepie face!! So cute. Ryleigh was covered in stickers that was matted into her hair when we first got her. Had to shave her completely down. Havent had the problem since. YAY!! |
Our two babies get into the burrs all the time!!  A friendly lady at the dog park suggested using baby oil to get them out. Also a mixture of half and half with some water. I haven't had the opportunity to use either method (thank goodness) but it has to be better than trying to get them out dry. |
Bert wrote: This is my favorite Bert in the burrs picture. It takes hours of brushing each time he gets into the burrs but it is worth it for a good day of hiking outside.  No way, forget it, never, not in a million years, not if my life depended on it would I take my sheepie hiking there again.On a side note, he does look quite satisified with himself. |
| That's exactly the look Ecco gives me after a good romp in the burrs! |
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