# My doggie has dread-locks... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766 "2004-12-02T21:21:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/1 "2004-12-02T21:21:43Z")
My dog, is very, very fluffy. I mean _ **REALLY** _ fluffy. Generally I brush him about 3 times a week to keep his fluff, fluffy. Sadly, I’ve been very busy with work and school, and I’ve neglected his brushing for a while. Now he has dread-locks. He’s the Rasta-dog. He looks uber-cool. I’m thinking of getting him one of those funky hats… ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/2 "2004-12-03T01:28:25Z")
Oooh, you need pictures! Sans any Mary Jane, of course. Unless we’re talking about shoes, mauhn. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/3 "2004-12-03T02:35:44Z")
Is he a [Puli](http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/puli.cfm) or a [Komondor](http://www.akc.org/breeds/recbreeds/komdor.cfm)? ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/4 "2004-12-03T02:51:17Z")
He actually looks a bit more like this… [![](http://www.webstone.it/wallpaper/BobMarley02.jpg) ](http://www.webstone.it/wallpaper/BobMarley02.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/5 "2004-12-03T03:04:05Z")
Have you been letting your dog smoke the ganja while you were busy with your schoolwork? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/6 "2004-12-03T06:01:24Z")
No, but I have been giving him free reign with the Beggin’ Strips… humm ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/7 "2004-12-03T07:28:43Z")
What kind of dog do you have, **alice**? I have a silky terrier (pictures [here](https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/kapolley/shared/kelsey.jpg) and [here](https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/kapolley/shared/kelsey%20and%20violin%20-%20small.jpg)). His hair is pretty fluffy, and no one in my family ever brushes it. He gets a good bath + brushing every time I come home, but that’s only once or twice a month. I’ve always wanted a Komondor, even before Beck’s _Odelay!_ came out. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/8 "2004-12-03T07:30:00Z")
Whoops, my point (besides shamelessly whoring my dog for "ooooh"s and "ahhhhh"s) was that my doggy pal gets pretty dreadlocky, even when we keep his hair short. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/9 "2004-12-03T18:24:48Z")
He’s so cute! [url=“[http://www.ucalgary.ca/smrg/puppypage](http://www.ucalgary.ca/smrg/puppypage)”]Here’s my baby. \*\* He’s a bichon/shitzu/yorky cross. It’s the yorky that gives him his lovely brownness. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/10 "2004-12-03T19:04:53Z")
Oops. [Here’s my baby.](http://www.ucalgary.ca/smrg/puppypage) ---
**Author:** ![N.Sane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f19dbf/32.png) [@N.Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N.Sane)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/11 "2004-12-03T19:07:03Z")
My dog gets dreads every now and then–around her ears and neck area. She’s got one now. I keep telling her that no daughter of mine is going to walk around with dreads, but she just doesn’t listen! ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/12 "2004-12-03T19:19:46Z")
My border collie gets them around his ears and tail. I make it my mission to remove the pesky little buggers. He’s never too thrilled about it. ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2004, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-has-dread-locks/277766/13 "2004-12-03T21:18:17Z")
Awww! Your dog looks like such a sweetheart, **alice**!