Hairy Experiences
This is a difficult admission, but one that is a long time coming. I am a terrible housewife. My house is a bloody mess. I hold friends and neighbors at the door because of the clutter and insane shedding dog hair. You see I lost the war! The dogs have become the victors. They shed their monstrous hair everywhere and I have given up. My very laptop has motes of hair between the keys as we speak.
You don't believe me, do you? Let's refer to the evidence:
This 12 inch in diameter fur ball was taken after one bath and brushing in one hour last week. This is nothing compared to the TWO full canisters of my Dyson vacuum that I had in one vacuum session of only our downstairs. It's insane.
So, in the efforts to make lemonade out of hairy lemons, I've decided to put the hair to good use. I hear there is a woman in Australia that will knit a sweater out of the hair. Alas, we live in Seattle, so the thought of my dog-hair sweater getting wet was less than appealing.
Then, I happened upon the solution. I was watching some wildlife habitat show on the Home network, and they said birds, and in particular hummingbirds, will use dog hair to line their nests. Wow! I loooove hummingbirds and have been distraught with the thoughts of all the birds that have lost their homes because they are tearing down a nearby neighborhood forest to build more homes for humans. In reaction, we have eight humongous cedar/pine trees in the back that have become havens for the birds. The cacophony at sunrise has been deafening through our open windows. I love it!
My backyard
So, I've decided to hang a box of dog hair in my trees to encourage the birds to make nests. I'm sure my plateau neighbors might think I am crazy. Nope, just loving the irony of all these baby birds kept warm, enrobed in my Seb and Grendel's fur, surrounded in cozy safety, unbeknowst to these chicks that those very same canines would love, love, love to make a lunch of them!
Recycle that dog hair , people!
3 comments:
When we were kids, a friend of mine would save the hair from when he brushed his dog. He said he was going to use it to stuff his dog when the dog died. Unfortunately, his mom found the shoebox where he was saving the hair and made him throw it out. I'm glad you seem to have found a similarly useful repurposing for your dogs' hair. Hopefully those birds put it to good use.
Sshhhh! My Eldest sneaks peeks at this blog. You might give him ideas. Ack!
CG and I were just talking about what to do with the dogs when they finally hit the bucket. Grendel's at least 13 years and Seb's no spring chicken either. I suggested a fur cape so I could wear my pups close to my heart while Beau really liked your pal's idea of the fully stuffed enchilada.
So many choices...So little time.
That's not poor housekeeping silly! Dog is merely trying to make puppies, single-handedly. At least, that's the excuse I use.
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