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Old January 20th 08, 03:57 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Julia Altshuler
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Default static electricity

This one sounds funny to me too, but here goes-- Does anyone have any
suggestions for cutting down the static electricity from petting the dog?


Cubbe is the original cold weather dog. I love walking her in the
winter. She scrambles on hardened snow drifts, buries her head in soft
snow, shows up so pleasingly in black on white. I've never had a
problem with her as far as fur, paws, shivers, pure delight in the cold
weather. That's outside.


Inside, life is getting rough. I can't pet her. What's the point of
soft smoothe ears if I can't touch them? All that delightful fur on the
belly, and I can't give her a belly rub. I want to sit on the couch
with my faithful dog curled up beside me gently stroking the ruff on her
neck, and it's shocking, I tell you.


We've got a humidifier. That cuts down on the shocks from walking on
the carpet. (Also makes it possible to breathe.) But petting the dog
is something else. A few seconds of dog-petting, and I get sparks.


I thought of keeping spritz bottles of water around the house, but
neither of us is big on damp dogs in any season, and doing that to her
when it's cold sounds downright cruel.


(Actually, Cubbe has no reason to notice the little bit of dampness on
her outer fur from melted snow. She dries easily and always stay warm
on the inner coat where it counts, but still, wet dog isn't appealing to
pet.)


Is there a stupid, obvious solution that I don't know about? I'm serious.


--Lia

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Old January 20th 08, 04:04 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Melinda Shore
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Default static electricity

In article ,
Julia Altshuler wrote:
This one sounds funny to me too, but here goes-- Does anyone have any
suggestions for cutting down the static electricity from petting the dog?


Friction creates static electricity. Petting your dog
creates friction. Maybe you could try grounding yourself
while petting her.
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Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community
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Old January 20th 08, 04:09 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Kathleen
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Default static electricity

Julia Altshuler wrote:
This one sounds funny to me too, but here goes-- Does anyone have any
suggestions for cutting down the static electricity from petting the dog?


Cubbe is the original cold weather dog. I love walking her in the
winter. She scrambles on hardened snow drifts, buries her head in soft
snow, shows up so pleasingly in black on white. I've never had a
problem with her as far as fur, paws, shivers, pure delight in the cold
weather. That's outside.


Inside, life is getting rough. I can't pet her. What's the point of
soft smoothe ears if I can't touch them? All that delightful fur on the
belly, and I can't give her a belly rub. I want to sit on the couch
with my faithful dog curled up beside me gently stroking the ruff on her
neck, and it's shocking, I tell you.


We've got a humidifier. That cuts down on the shocks from walking on
the carpet. (Also makes it possible to breathe.) But petting the dog
is something else. A few seconds of dog-petting, and I get sparks.


I thought of keeping spritz bottles of water around the house, but
neither of us is big on damp dogs in any season, and doing that to her
when it's cold sounds downright cruel.


(Actually, Cubbe has no reason to notice the little bit of dampness on
her outer fur from melted snow. She dries easily and always stay warm
on the inner coat where it counts, but still, wet dog isn't appealing to
pet.)


Is there a stupid, obvious solution that I don't know about? I'm serious.


Mist her with a diluted solution of hair conditioner and rub it into the
fur.

I've also heard of people wiping their dogs with dryer sheets, but I've
never tried that myself.

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Old January 20th 08, 04:29 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
FurPaw[_2_]
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Default static electricity

Kathleen wrote:
Julia Altshuler wrote:


Is there a stupid, obvious solution that I don't know about? I'm
serious.


Mist her with a diluted solution of hair conditioner and rub it into the
fur.


Or use hair conditioner when you bathe her - it cuts the static
on my hair, so I assume it would help on a dog.

I've also heard of people wiping their dogs with dryer sheets, but I've
never tried that myself.


Another one I've heard of but haven't tried is spraying some
Static Guard on a cloth or your hands and rubbing it on the dog.
I wouldn't spray it directly on the dog, however, since it's an
aerosol.

I wouldn't use any of these on areas that she is likely to lick.

FurPaw
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every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense
a theft from those who hunger and are not fed,
those who are cold and are not clothed."
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Old January 20th 08, 05:26 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Mark Shaw
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Default static electricity

Melinda Shore wrote:
In article ,
Julia Altshuler wrote:
This one sounds funny to me too, but here goes-- Does anyone have any
suggestions for cutting down the static electricity from petting the dog?


Friction creates static electricity. Petting your dog
creates friction. Maybe you could try grounding yourself
while petting her.


Suddenly I have this great idea involving buying up a log of
grounding wriststraps, repackaging them, and selling them to
PetsMart at a huge profit.

Hmm, I'd need a coiled cable terminating in a dummy (save for
the ground path) plug that the user would have to insert into
the nearest 120V jack....

--
Mark Shaw (And Baron) moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm
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- Franklin P. Jones
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Old January 20th 08, 05:33 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Julia Altshuler
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Default static electricity

Mark Shaw wrote:

Suddenly I have this great idea involving buying up a log of
grounding wriststraps, repackaging them, and selling them to
PetsMart at a huge profit.

Hmm, I'd need a coiled cable terminating in a dummy (save for
the ground path) plug that the user would have to insert into
the nearest 120V jack...



Damn! You got there first. Jim and I were talking about exactly this
on the way to the hardware store, and I was going to post the idea when
I got home. We wondered if they'd work on furry paws.


--Lia

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Old January 20th 08, 05:44 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Melinda Shore
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Default static electricity

In article ,
Mark Shaw wrote:
Suddenly I have this great idea involving buying up a log of
grounding wriststraps, repackaging them, and selling them to
PetsMart at a huge profit.


Quick! File a patent claim (only half-joking).
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Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis -

Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community
  #8  
Old January 20th 08, 06:05 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Mark Shaw
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Default static electricity

Melinda Shore wrote:
In article ,
Mark Shaw wrote:
Suddenly I have this great idea involving buying up a log of


Er, "lot," not "log."

grounding wriststraps, repackaging them, and selling them to
PetsMart at a huge profit.


Quick! File a patent claim (only half-joking).


doG knows people buy weirder stuff than that. Like those little
capsules full of poop bags meant to be worn on the wrist - don't
people have pockets and plastic supermarket bags any longer?

--
Mark Shaw (And Baron) moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm
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"Outside of a dog, a book is probably man's best
friend; inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." -Groucho Marx
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Old January 20th 08, 06:14 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Julia Altshuler
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Default static electricity & mouse traps

FurPaw wrote:
Kathleen wrote:

Mist her with a diluted solution of hair conditioner and rub it into
the fur.



Or use hair conditioner when you bathe her - it cuts the static on my
hair, so I assume it would help on a dog.

I've also heard of people wiping their dogs with dryer sheets, but
I've never tried that myself.



Another one I've heard of but haven't tried is spraying some Static
Guard on a cloth or your hands and rubbing it on the dog. I wouldn't
spray it directly on the dog, however, since it's an aerosol.

I wouldn't use any of these on areas that she is likely to lick.



I'm considering the hair conditioner. We only bathe her once a year and
that's on the hottest day, not the coldest. So I wouldn't put it on
after a shampoo, but I like the diluted mist idea.


As for the dryer sheets and Static Guard, licking would be a concern.
That's not to say that Cubbe is a particularly licky dog, but if there's
something in her fur or an itch, she does go at it.


In other news, I've just put down mouse traps. Cubbe's been going nuts
whining and wagging her tail at the walls. This morning she dug up some
carpet. Jim is furious with her, but I convinced him that she's only
doing what comes naturally. He's still out of sorts with her, wouldn't
even take her on her morning walk.


(O.K., I let him do it most mornings, and I enjoy it so it didn't kill
me, but the irrationality of it bothers me. Punish a dog by not walking
her because she's been trying to tell us that there are mice?)


(That's not the only thing. Jim, Mr. Know-it-all Practical, was
surprised that peanut butter is the accepted bait, not cheese. He
wondered if I'd use fancy cheese from the shop I used to work at. I
told him about peanut butter. He teased me on the way to the store,
then wouldn't admit I was right when all the packages said to use peanut
butter.)


(And then we did have peanut butter in the fridge though neither of us
eats it or likes it much. I thought the mice were going to get almond
butter.)


So I tried to put the traps in the basement against the walls and in
places where there was no chance Cubbe could set them off. I think if
she did she'd hear a snap without getting a paw or tongue hurt, but
never having used these before, I'm extra-cautious. I don't want her in
the basement at all for the duration.)


(When Jim's in a foul mood, I can often distract him. I got him
thinking about mouse traps, mice trap, and mice traps. It worked--
temporarily.)


--Lia

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Old January 20th 08, 06:14 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
Kevin Michael Vail
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Default static electricity

In article ,
Julia Altshuler wrote:

Mark Shaw wrote:

Suddenly I have this great idea involving buying up a log of
grounding wriststraps, repackaging them, and selling them to
PetsMart at a huge profit.

Hmm, I'd need a coiled cable terminating in a dummy (save for
the ground path) plug that the user would have to insert into
the nearest 120V jack...



Damn! You got there first. Jim and I were talking about exactly this
on the way to the hardware store, and I was going to post the idea when
I got home. We wondered if they'd work on furry paws.


Wouldn't you put them on your own wrist, to dissipate the static as its
produced?
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| than one closed by belief. -- Gerry Spence
 




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