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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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static electricity
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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. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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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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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 -- "Every gun that is made, every warship launched, 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." - Dwight D. Eisenhower To reply, unleash the dogs. |
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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 ================================================== ======================= "Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog." - Franklin P. Jones |
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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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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). -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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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 ================================================== ======================= "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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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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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? -- Kevin Michael Vail | I would rather have a mind opened by wonder | than one closed by belief. -- Gerry Spence |
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