Thanks to readers for all of your great suggestions in comments and over email about burr removal.
Pup and I have persevered.
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July 30th, 2010 at 12:54 am
Glad you got it taken care of – they gave you good advice (grooming is the only option). those aren’t the jewels I was talking about though
August 1st, 2010 at 7:38 pm
With their little hooks, cockle-burrs and their like were supposedly the natural model for Velcro – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velcro
IME, the smaller ones don’t seem to bother dogs but the big ones seem to keep cinching down against the skin where they can cause hotspots.
You can get most of these out without cutting any hair. I trap the matted burr between one thumb and forefinger. With the other hand, grab some of the trapped hair between the burr mass and the skin and gently pull the tip ends of the hair through the burr mass. After a few pulls, the burr will be more exposed and start to come free. Pull the tips of a few more strategic clumps of hair through and the burr will easily pull free. The sooner you get these out, the less matted the hair is around them. Works for horses manes and tails too.