How did he find them?!?

[DogPaddle]

I love walking in the woods.

I hate walking in the mud.

Therefor in the spring I walk the dog on the paved trails in Springbank Park. I got the boys home and Kavik was covered with burrs (not Zaphod who has short fur of course.) I just don't understand how he manages to find burrs so often. The paved trail that stands at least 8 ft from the nearest shrubbery.
:motz: :hmmmm: :placz:

[Lucky Chaos]

Yep we have the same problem with the boys. They somehow find them, I haven't figured out how either. The worst is the tails, they're so hard to get out without cutting them out! I love Chaos's fur when it comes to stuff like that, any burrs just fall off.

[behle]

If there is a burr within a mile it is a sure bet that a dog with the thickest, uncombable coat will find it! :lol:

Ben's collects some real interesting specimens in his bottle-brush tail. :-? Jerry, on the other hand, is our teflon dog...nothing sticks!

Welcome to spring! :roll: :roll:

[DogPaddle]

Just one more joy of dogs. Oh well, I got most of it out last night and brushed the rest out today. :roll:

[Mutt_Lady]

Argh. Don't you hate that? It seems impossible that they can get burrs on their tail...but there they are. :evil:

The weird thing is...when I take K in an actual forest area, she never ever gets burrs on her. Figure that one out. :P

[courtnek]

Its very simple really. Burs have an internal "sensor" for dog hair. happened over millenia of evolution. so when they sense a dog is coming by, they leap out of the bushes and land on the dog, especially the tail, and any fanning fur (like Goldens have). then they very happily wind themselves around the fur until they are completely cocooned and finally feel safe....

8) 8)