I'll legitimize this with Vanagon content. The PO of my 81 used the Van to haul hunting dogs for an estate. All of the windows inside had little doggy claw scratch marks. Fixed that with lots of incredible dark window tint. See van at www.eckie.prater.com Later Eck -----Original Message----- From: Stephen Arbaugh <sneakers@OZ.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 9:26 PM Subject: 85 Westy *(2 Newfs)*(2 Dals)*
>well... > >If you don't have quadraped companions, there isn't much vanagon related here, >but it's fun: > >Damnatians <er> Dalmatians also have a special problem with regards to >Vanagons. We have two of these eccentric critters, one being quite large (27" >tall 90+ pounds). One of his favorite things to do in the westy is glue his >nose to the fresh air vent above the back of the sliding door. This gives him >quite a snootful of scents as we go down the freeway. A couple problems with >this: he gets a tickle in his nose and sneezes, sending the associated contents >of his snoot everywhere. The other somewhat less messy problem is if I slow >down while he is reading his scent mail, he often falls off the bed (we travel >with the bed down). This tends to aggravate him, so he shakes himself off, and >jumps back up and starts over. > >This shaking off leads to the next problem that both dogs have no control over: >shedding. Dalmatian hair has a unique feature that proves quite irritating to >us bipeds. Under a microscope, there is a nasty little fish-hook type barb, >which means that once the hair is in contact with fabric, it is quite likely to >stay there. We go over the car seats etc with tape and other sticky substance >and it picks up some, but not nearly all. > >Cleaning drool off the dash is easy. Going over yer westy with tweezers picking >out dal hair is a task I don't wish to partake in....Any ideas welcomed. > >Another problem camping with them, they get the lower bunk, we go upstairs. You >try sharing a small bed with two dogs! If my wife's back is acting up, she gets >the pleasure of going downstairs and battling the spots for space, leaving me >in the relative (but often cold) luxury of upstairs. > >steve >'85 westy >kent, wa > >At 0o7:07 PM 7/19/99 -0500, John Langowski wrote: >> >> ... >> What really caught my attention about your post was the 2 Newfs. My wife and >> I also have a Newf. We've got a black male, 16 months old, named Harley. We >> were just talking the other day and wondering if any other Vanagon owners >> were also Newf owners. What part of the country are you located in? We're in >> West Bend, Wisconsin. Are you subscribed to the Newf mailing list? Harley >> loves to ride in the Westy. The front windshield is always full of nose >> prints:) >> Well, its great to hear that their are other Westy/Newfy owners. I was sure >> we were the only ones. Maybe we should start our own Westy/Newfy list and >> talk about topics like how to remove drool from the dash or the best way to >> keep hair out of the refrigerator:) >> Do you have any pics of your Newfs with the Van? I'd love to see them if you >> do. > |
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