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Offline bizzylizzy

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Grass burrs
« on: September 16, 2016, 09:59:07 AM »
Is it me, or are there a record amount of burrs around this year? After every walk I need about 20 minutes to detangle Humphrey's ears and legs, the seeds themselves stick to each other and form great lumps which get matted up with the hair.  They're a nightmare to get out, he's pretty patient on the whole but gets a bit fed up when he wants a snooze after his walk and I'm pulling at his ears!! >:D . I daren't leave them incase they get inside. They're also on his legs and bum,
I can't quite figure out what they are,( they're green and about the size of a peppercorn and are covered in miniscule "hooks". Any ideas what they are?
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2016, 10:26:33 AM »
Gosh, they almost look like baby acorns, but the ones by us are far more developed.  So actually,  I have no idea! :005:
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2016, 12:01:15 PM »
Never seen anything like that here, maybe they are specific German burrs! We get lots of the round ones. Easy enough to pull out. Have you got Cowboy Magic serum? That might help loosen them
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2016, 12:06:53 PM »
German Burrs! That's all I need!!!!  :005: :005:
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2016, 12:09:55 PM »
Monty gets those ones in him too! They're a nightmare when they join together to form one monster burr! They drive me insane! Not sure what they are apart from hugely irritating!

Cowboy magic and a good brush sorts Monty out (when he lets me!)
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2016, 12:18:16 PM »
Just spoken to the groomer and she's sending me an Activet brush , - no idea what its like but she swears by it - will keep you posted!!
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2016, 12:24:20 PM »
Oh please do! Anything to make removal quicker and easier!
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2016, 05:08:58 PM »
Never seen those before! Poor old Humphrey.
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2016, 11:51:44 PM »
burrs in Scotland are a complete nightmare at the moment too.  Ollie's ears get matted with them and he hates us trying to get them out.  The only way he will put on a semblance of tolerating the procedure is if he is allowed to examine and preferably eat each one you pull out.  >:(
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #9 on: September 17, 2016, 08:36:02 AM »
Quote from: hoover on September 16, 2016, 11:51:44 PM
burrs in Scotland are a complete nightmare at the moment too.  Ollie's ears get matted with them and he hates us trying to get them out.  The only way he will put on a semblance of tolerating the procedure is if he is allowed to examine and preferably eat each one you pull out.  >:(

Bea dose this, she must punish them and spit them out :005:
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #10 on: September 17, 2016, 08:44:35 AM »
We have those too  >:D Honey likes to eat them when I remove them :020:
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Re: Grass burrs
« Reply #11 on: September 17, 2016, 11:26:59 PM »
When we walk in terrain like that I use Penny's hurrta slush combat suit. It doesn't seem to make her hot, so I can use it in summer, and it covers her almost completely. All I need to check at the end of the walk is ears and paws
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