Welcome to the Week’s Review of Canine Social Media
Welcome to this Special Feature on the DoggieU K9 Blog for an update on this week’s dog-related media and social media from around the world. There are so many stories. Here we will share some of the best stories this week.
Enjoy & share them.
Why Don’t We Share Pictures of Our Dogs Shedding?
Yes we all love our canine family but if you’re going to share your home with a dog or dogs, you’ll need to deal with some level of dog hair on your clothes and in your house. However, shedding does vary greatly among the breeds. Some dogs shed year-round, some “blow” seasonally, some do both, and some shed hardly at all. If you’re a neatnik, you’ll need to either pick a low-shedding breed or relax your standards.
Recent Survey about Shedding
A recent survey among 2,000 U.S. pet owners revealed just how much they love their pets. On average, respondents take over 400 pictures of their furry friends every year with a third of them having more photos of their pets on their phones than of their kids or partner. While the photos capture the love, they don’t capture the shedding in real life. Nearly 60% of the pet owners agree that shedding pet hair is a problem (59%) and they are spending more time and energy cleaning up pet hair than they want to – averaging about four hours a week (57%).
There are numerous grooming tools and ‘loose hair’ capture devices, gloves, vacuums, etc to help pet owners try to manage the deluge.
The survey found:
- 85% of pet parents sweep or vacuum their floors or furniture at least twice a week because of their pet’s hair.
- Nearly half of the respondents (45%) said their pet sleeps in the bed with them.
- Nearly a quarter of respondents said they wash their bedding at least once a week due to pet hair.
- When it comes to pet hair, the survey found that 53% of pet parents’ current laundry routine requires multiple steps with nearly 50% even going to a laundromat to avoid using their machines at home.
A new alternative laundry solution to help manage the daily challenge of pet fur/hair is coming this Fall.
To help alleviate the problem of pet hair at home, Maytag (who sponsored the survey) today announced the Maytag® Pet Pro System – a new laundry pair designed to visibly remove pet hair. The system works as a complete laundry solution to help pet parents tackle the burden of pet hair. In the washer, the Pet Pro option unleashes additional water and a deep rinse to activate the Pet Pro Filter, the industry’s first pet hair filter in the washer, removing 5X more pet hair1 from clothes. In the dryer, the Pet Pro option lifts and traps loads of pet hair with an XL lint trap.
Some wonderful dog situations from Social Media
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