It’s always fun to see how other dogs behave on TV sets and Ursula — who is 15 years old — does quite well for QVC. Do you think your Dachshund can do this well?
Ursula the Mini Dachshund: QVC Star Dog
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Dog Art: Dachshund Collage at it’s Finest
If you like dog art, you would appreciate the work of Moira McLaughlin (MORE-a Mc-LOCK-lin) where she just completed a Longhaired Dachshund Calendar collage. (No spoilers here, just visit her site to see her final copy.)
McLaughlin started Dog Art Today when she:
began making [her] own art and noticed that many of the greats in art history chose dogs as their subjects. Some of [her] favorite contemporary artists do too.
Some of my favorite contemporary dog artists include Nancy Schutt and Evelyn Morris Hecht both whom I cherish their work dearly.
It’s always fun to find gems where true expression comes in the love of the dog — especially dachshunds — and artists which can elaborate that expression. McLaughlin is no exception.
Dog Art: Dachshund Collage at it’s Finest
If you like dog art, you would appreciate the work of Moira McLaughlin (MORE-a Mc-LOCK-lin) where she just completed a Longhaired Dachshund Calendar collage. (No spoilers here, just visit her site to see her final copy.)
McLaughlin started Dog Art Today when she:
began making [her] own art and noticed that many of the greats in art
history chose dogs as their subjects. Some of [her] favorite contemporary
artists do too.
Some of my favorite contemporary dog artists include Nancy Schutt and Evelyn Morris Hecht both whom I cherish their work dearly.
It’s always fun to find gems where true expression comes in the love of the dog — especially dachshunds — and artists which can elaborate that expression. McLaughlin is no exception.
FURminator Inc. is Deshedding it Competition
An interesting read in the Wall Street Journal popped up in my reader today. FURminator Inc. has been deshedding its competition by filing more than 20 patent lawsuits for knockoff products.
Consider what A ‘Comb on a Stick’ Creates:
The team also sued PetVac Inc., a Seattle company that makes a device that sucks up pet hair in addition to combing it out. (FURminator recently released its own fur sucker.) A Munchkin spokeswoman declined to comment. PetEdge didn’t return calls requesting comment. A federal judge last year issued a ruling against PetVac, and PetVac’s lawyer said the company decided to stop fighting FURminator because of mounting expenses.
I’ve often thought of trying the FURminator, but even on [[ebay:furminator|eBay]], it is a little pricy. But apparently it is well worth the price according to some Dachshund owners. According to Jason O’Hara whom opened a DIY dog salon, the FURminator was his top choice for grooming tools.
He started using the FURminator on his dog, Turkey, a suspected
long-haired Chihuahua-dachshund mix. “He totally tolerated it,” Mr.
OHara says.
Most of the trouble with grooming our long-haired dogs is that they just don’t tolerate the brushing and combing so I need to be selective on which tools they won’t run away from. The metal grooming comb I bought a few months back works wonders on Molly, but Chloe fears it and runs away. Perhaps it is time to try the FURminator to see how it works?