It sounds like you’re doing a great job in trying to accomodate you’re husband’s need to have a dog he will not take care of. The problem is, until the dog is physically cared for (brushing, bathing, quality nutrition, etc.) the shedding issue will not be resolved.

I agree with you about hair (animal or human) filtering throughout your home…it’s unhealthy! My tip to you would be to either let your husband know that he will groom the dog weekly; or, he can take him to the groomers to be shaved as often as necessary.

You will NEVER be able to keep your house hair-free. That comes with having a dog. Dogs shed 24/7, so even if you bought a top of the line vacuum, the dog would walk through the room and leave hair behind. It’s just something that you are going to have to adjust to. Sorry!

Have your husband groom his dog. It won’t stop the shedding, but it will cut down.

I have a Siberian Husky who sheds fine, white fur constantly. I used to have a dark green carpet so it looked like it had snowed in my room all the time. Once a week I used the blade that I use to brush her to brush the carpet. Yes, it’s time consuming- so you will probably resent your husband’s lack of contribution even more.

Out of curiosity- why is she your “husband’s dog”? I had a dog before I got married and my husband loves her. Now she’s OUR dog. It’s not a good idea to have a family dog who is only the responsibility of a designated individual.

Well if you have a dog in your house you are going to have dog hair. But there is a way to have less dog hair. Try brushing the dog ALOT. You can’t believe how much hair you can get. By brushing your dog it should take all the hair off of her so she doesn’t have to shed it off. You should have a cleaner house with much less dog hair.
Oh and to get all the dog hair off your fruniture try washing, vacuming, or stickyrolling. Or what my mom does it but your blankets, rugs, sheets, ect… in the dryer.(do not put in washer) She says it takes most of the cat/dog hair off.

Hi know the feeling, I have a chihuahua , she sheds constantly, go to, they have shed stop, also vitacoat , it really helps.

Purchase a Roomba, so you don’t have to vacuum constantly. Although its expensive, It can be a real time saver. Also, a heavy duty air filter. You could also pay an animal-loving neighbor kid to brush your dog daily. If worse comes to worse, you could have the dog shaved. If your husband doesn’t care about the state of the dogs hair, he certainly shouldn’t mind the complete lack there-of.

Spray the surfaces you want to remove the hair from with an anti-static spray (found on laundry detergent/fabric softener aisle near starch spray). I have a white cat and red furniture. I totally understand your problem.
Also you can comb your husband’s dog’s fur with a comb that is sold at pet stores and pet departments. It does work better than nothing. I wouldn’t ruin my marriage over the dog, but I think the only reason you have to take care of the dog is because you DO take care of the dog, either that or he just doesn’t care about dog hair and doesn’t consider it gross. Your husband sounds like mine. He doesn’t care about cleanliness at all. Drives me nuts!

What are you feeding this dog and is it in the home most of the time? If you leave it out for long periods in hot weather they shed more. Also diet can contribute to this. Is this dog regularly groomed and bathed like every 6 weeks or so?

You will never get away from the hair totally but some of these ideas may help. I have collies…they are groomed weekly and bathed every 6 weeks. I do have dog hair but some…its just what they do…shed.

There is no way to keep the dog from shedding. I would rent a steam cleaner once a month or so to do the carpets. A house where a dog resides within is never hair free. Do a regular sweep and vacum of the house everyday.