I recently got one of these pillows. To me, it says everything I've thought for years about dogs... you've gotta love 'em, fur and all!

No outfit is complete without dog hair!

I always worry whenever friends or relatives come over, because I realize they're probably not as accepting of dog fur as we are around here. I mean, I keep a clean house and everything, but when you've got dogs, it's just something you learn to live with -- day in and day out.

Dog hair just has a way of showing up in the strangest places!

With less than 1 ounce of pet fur, you can make a bookmark, ear warmer, headband, hair scrunchie, shoe laces, decorative flowers, hearts, sachets, or even an entire skein of yarn. (Most of these cost under $20.)

With 3 ounces or more, they can custom make an item for you. Prices typically range from $20 to $60 and higher for larger customized items.

View all pet fur creations.

A word to the wise: Even breeds that "don't shed" actually do shed. They just don't shed as much.

The best way to lessen the amount of dog fur around your house is to simply brush your dog more. That way, you're catching most of your dog's fur in the pet brush, rather then picking it all up later... around your house.

Sometimes we call it brotherly love... or ring-around-the-rosie, or just a fun game of tag...

These are pictures of my two dogs, Jersey and Tenor, which make me laugh every time I view them!

The little guy, Tenor, is repeatedly taunting the "old man", Jersey.

In these pictures, Tenor was 3 months old and Jersey was 15 years old.

Do you choose things like...

...the color of your carpets
...what you're going to wear today
...the color or texture of your furniture
...and the type of bed linens you buy

based on its likelihood of repelling dog fur?

You're not alone.

We taught our dogs to "shake" (their fur) on command. This is great whenever they're wet after a bath or a walk in the rain, or after a doggie roll on the ground where his fur has collected bits of everything that was in the grass. Here's how we taught our dogs to "shake"...

Does your dog have a lot of fur that grows on the top of his paws, between his toes, and even underneath on his paw pads?

If so, should you trim the fur or just let it keep growing?

Here's what I do...

We have tried virtually all of the Nutro dog food varieties over the course of the last few years.

In fact, I distinctly remember the day I made the decision to switch from Purina Dog Chow (and other Purina blends, including Puppy Chow and Gravy Train) to what I thought of at the time as "a very expensive premium dog food": Nutro.

They say that Nutro's "Natural Choice" dog food is America's #1 Large Breed pet store dog food.