Andi,
I'm thinking regular baths will help with the shedding. I think I got off more by bathing her than just brushing. I feed her good cat food (okay not recently since I was kinda broke), normally NutraCat. I think that's the name. And I have a curry comb that I use on her.
I haven't bathed her much because she used to make such a fuss, but this time she did really well.
Lucy does not approve of baths, and turns into a squirming, grumbling shark. That does not mean that she doesn't like water, though. My Sunday thus far:
Sunday at the dog beach
Good swimmer!
Wet dog
I have the evil tomato-chomping squirrels, too. I just rarely put them in the category of "cute." They're more in the "die, die, evil creature" category, along with rats, mice, roaches, mosquitoes and deer.
I have a chain link fence, so I don't worry too much about deer. The evil squirrels of destruction are right up there nowadays.
Before they started invading my garden I was all "Oh! look! Squirrels!" Now it's "Git! Get out of here, varmints!"
I don't have deer now, but they used to eat straight down my garden rows when I lived in the country, plus one committed hari kari on my car. I have a friend who just moved to a Nashville suburb with a terrible deer problem, and she keeps sending me, "They ate the daylilies. Now what should I do?" e-mails.
Someone asked about my ankle (I think it was Beverly). It's feeling much better today. It still hurts, but it's definitely on the mend. Thank you for asking.
I spent the afternoon at Theodosia's house helping her with stuff. We got MUCH done and got to do it together, which was very nice. Now I must decide what to do with the rest of my evening. I think I will do some dishes, crochet a little and start to attack my office area, as it looks like a tornado hit it.
I was just walking Toto. Creepy drunk man on the steps next door says to me on our way back:
"You have a very nice dog. You are very beautiful. I would like to marry you and have your dog."
But kinda funny, you have to admit.
Oh, yeah. Definitely kinda funny.