Anybody who’s ever had a white German shepherd (such as me) knows that these magnificent dogs shed quite a bit, and unless you keep up with this, there will be “hairs everywhere.”
Here are some ways to remove the hairs of a white German shepherd (they shed more than other breeds of GS) from your furniture.
Lint roller. Always have these on hand. You can get them at discount bulk rates at Costco and Sam’s Club.
Just swipe the roller back and forth on your furniture. For portions of furniture that sink down, that the roller misses when it rolls over, tear a fresh sheet from the tool and stuff it into the sunken area, scrunching it in there so that it makes contact and picks up the hairs.
Fabric lint brush
This tool will pick up white German shepherd hair when swiped in one direction, and then will deposit the hairs on the fabric portion of the tool.
The caveat is that you must then pluck off the clumps of hairs.
The plus is that there is no sticky, sometimes stubborn-to-tear-off sheets to deal with. These brushes are not disposable.
Rubber brush
These come in different styles and shapes, and they do a good job at collecting the hairs of a white German shepherd that have found their way to your furniture.
This tool does not literally remove the fur, but it collects it into gobs that you can then remove with your hands.
Another way to remove hairs of a white German shepherd is to use a hand vacuum.
This works well in the corners of furniture where the seat cushion meets the back support.
Using specialized nozzle attachments will work in the areas that scrunched-up lint paper cannot effectively get to.
The key to keeping up with the shedding of a white German shepherd is to avoid skipping cleanup times.
To reduce the amount of shedding, you should brush your dog 2-3 times a day outside, and give the dog a bath once every few weeks.
A bath this often will not “ruin a dog’s coat.” The bath can be administered by simply sponging the white German shepherd with a sponge soaked in hypo-allergenic suds.
Then pour warm water from a bucket over the dog (several bucketfulls), at very close range so that it’s soothing.
