Cleaning & Grooming

Some dogs shed more than others. We’ve always had dogs that shed A LOT! So we’ve learned plenty of great dog mom hacks for removing dog fur from your clothes, your car, and your house (floors and furniture). Plus how to reduce dog shedding as much as possible in the first place. Everything you need to know about brushing your dog, dying your dog’s fur a different color, and giving your dog a haircut (trimming their face, body, and paw fur).

Want to dye your dog's fur a different color? The safest dog hair dye is food coloring (juice from colorful foods or organic food coloring). Here's how to do it

A pet brush that works great on ALL dogs is the Furminator deShedding tool. I've used the Furminator for dogs since 2008. My Furminator dog brush review.

Everything you need to know about Shih Tzu grooming: how often to do it, Pro vs DIY grooming costs, Shih Tzu grooming tools & Shihtzu grooming issues: tear staining, shedding, eye infections, and ear infections.

If you decide to groom your dog yourself, using the right tools makes all the difference! 3 Shih Tzu grooming tools you need to clip, brush, and comb your dog at home.

A Shih Tzu owner's tips & tricks for Shih Tzu dog hair care - See how to brush a Shih Tzu, remove knots, bathe a Shih Tzu, and do a top knot hair style to keep hair out of your dog's eyes.

After using the original yellow handled Furminator dog brush, I recently got a new Furminator deshedding tool. This one is the giant size, red handled Furminator. It's larger, more ergonomic, and it has a FURejector button to easily remove the pet hair that's been collected in the teeth of the brush itself.

If you want to groom your dog yourself at home, rather than paying a dog groomer, this video shows you which tools you need and how to properly use each of them.

My current method of pet hair retrieval from furniture is to use the same type of lint brushes you would typically use on clothes. This is the same concept used with the Pledge Fabric Sweeper for Pet Hair. So, here are the pros & cons of the Pledge Pet Sweeper, as I see it...

I always worry whenever friends or relatives come over, because I realize they're probably not used to finding dog fur on their clothes quite as often as we are. When you've got dogs, dog hair is just something you learn to live with -- day in and day out. It has a way of showing up in the strangest places... and this fun pillow acknowledges that!