Burrs

On By CarynIn dog

Griffin the dog loves to run and bark in the backyard, and fill his face with burrs. Each time I think that surely he has gathered all the burrs in the yard, but the next day, he comes back with more.

Photo description: Black shaggy dog with twenty plus small cream-colored seed pods on his face.

The best way we’ve found to remove the burrs is to use a small wire pet brush. The burrs stick to the brush and come easily away from the dog fur.

Photo description: In the foreground, a small green brush with wire tines tipped with white, full of black hair and burrs. In the background two black dogs looking at the brush.

He knows what to expect when I grab the brush, and he sits and waits for me to brush out the hitchhikers. These particular seed pods are also known as “sock destroyers” because they easily attach to fabric and are devilishly difficult to remove.