Category Archives: Pet care

How to Choose a Deshedding Tool for Your Dog

Relaxed dog lying on a sofa at home in a natural, candid moment with soft lighting | deshedding tool for your dog

Choosing a deshedding tool for your dog comes down to three things: coat length, dog size, and how heavily your dog sheds. Long-coated and double-coated breeds need a tool that penetrates the undercoat, while short-coated dogs need something lighter. Most dogs do best with a dual-sided deshedding and dematting comb; it handles both loose undercoat […]

Best Deshedding Tools for Dogs: The 2026 UK Guide

Small fluffy dog sleeping on an unmade bed in soft morning light | Best deshedding tools for dogs

The best deshedding tools for dogs remove loose undercoat hair at the source, before it ends up on your sofa. A dedicated deshedding comb or blade will outperform a regular brush, a lint roller, or a grooming glove for this specific job. For most dogs, a dual-sided deshedding and dematting comb gives the best results […]

10 practical tips to get pet hair out of your washing machine (from a tired Golden Retriever mum who learned the hard way)

Golden Retriever standing indoors on a light wooden floor beside a white front-loading washing machine, with a white mesh pet laundry bag filled with fur-covered towels placed on the floor next to it.

I live with a Golden Retriever. Technically, I also live with my partner, a houseplant that refuses to die, and a washing machine. But the Golden Retriever is the one in charge. His name is Archie. He sheds a lot. Not casually or seasonally. I mean full-time shedding. If hair were money, we’d be retired. […]

Dog Shedding: How to Manage & Minimize Excessive Shedding

36

If you have a dog, then you have dog hair…and probably have it EVERYWHERE! Dog hair can be pervasive, and if left uncontrolled it will cover your carpet, your couch, your clothes and even get in your MOUTH! So, if you have a shedding pooch and want to live (as best you can) in a hair free environment, there are some steps you need to take.

Pet Hair and Asthma: Is There a Connection?

roberto nickson g 707109 unsplash

If you have asthma, you know the tell-tale signs: tightness in your chest, shortness of breath, coughing, and wheezing. You understand the panic and anxiety that follows when you sense an attack coming on. And you likely know that many of the symptoms of asthma can also be a signal of a different problem – like allergies.