HELPFUL HINTS
Posted: December 5, 2009 at 3:28 a.m.
LITTLE ROCK — DEAR HELOISE: I have a 6-month-old white Maltipoo, Chula, and I am having lots of trouble keeping the area around her eyes clean and stain-free. Can you provide a simple hint for keeping it clean?
- Alma Sepulveda, via e-mail
DEAR READER: This is a commonproblem, especially on lightcolored dogs. Here’s an easy hint: Use a solution of one part plain baby shampoo to 10 parts warmwater. Mix the solution and, using a cotton ball, gently wipe the area until the stain is gone. Then wipe with warm tap water. If the dog has an excessive amount of eye discharge, you should have your vet check it out to make sure there is not a more serious issue going on.
DEAR HELOISE: My golden retrievers seem to have a really serious shedding problem. I love my dogs dearly, but is there anything I can do or buy to minimize the shedding all over my house?
- Sue, via e-mail
DEAR READER: You can buy a special brush called an undercoat rake, sold at petsupply and feed stores. Go in your backyard or on a patio and brush the rake deeply through your dogs’ coats. You will be amazed at how much hair comes off.
DEAR HELOISE: Here is how I keep birds from flying into windows: I take a piece of metallic ribbon, gold or silver, and tack one end to the top of the window frame, outside the glass. Twist the ribbon a few times and tack the other end to the bottom of the window frame. I now have an almost constantly moving signal, which birdswill see.
- Edie in Washington
DEAR READER: You are right. I just taped some multicolored metallic ribbon on our sliding door, and it seems to be working.
Send a money- or time-saving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, Texas 78279-5000; fax to (210) 435-6473; or e-mail
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