[2golddogs]

Does anyone know how to get pine sap out of dog hair? Jackson was rolling around under the pine trees having a grand time, and now his head is covered in sticky pine sap. I tried dog shampoo and that helped only a little.

 

[Mssjnnfer]

When Mojo was younger (and had shorter fur) peanut butter worked... but I don't know how well that would work now that he has longer, thicker fur. I assume Jackson has longer thicker fur.

Wouldn't hurt to try though, right?

 

[Griffyn'sMom]

Anything oily. Baby oil, vegetable oil - and like the above poster said, peanut butter. Try a little first then follow up with a baby wipe if you have it - otherwise you will probably have to shampoo him.

 

[marshab1]

For my daughter's hair we used baby oil to get most of it out and then followed with some Dawn dish soap to get the rest out.

 

[LibertyME]

nail polish remover works well..

 

[LaineysMama]

We also use Cowboy Magic to get sticky things like burrs out of Lainey's coat - stuff is amazing! If the other options haven't helped, that probably would. We got it at Tractor Supply Co.

 

[sammydog]

I use vegetable oil, just work it into the sap and it dissolves it. Bath afterwards!

 

[esSJay]

I would also try the peanutbutter, baby oil (not cooking oil, doesn't work as well), or dawn dish soap (for some reason that stuff works miracles and is still amazingly gentle!).

 

[2golddogs]

Thanks for the wonderful advice. The vegetable oil (which I would never have thought to use) worked pretty well on most of it and a little bit of Dawn detergent took out the rest.

 

[esSJay]

Great! I'm glad that something worked

Now, we need pictures of Jackson!

 

[sammydog]

Good to hear you got it all out. Sap is a pain!

 

[Faith's mommy]

*sigh* i can't tell you how often i've taken scissors to Faith lately. luckily it's spots on her belly so it's not too noticeable!

 

[Ljilly28]

Copley has a ball of pine sap in his big plumey tail from our hike yesterday. I'm getting nervous, as nothing is working and it's a tangled mess. Pre showing goldens, I would have just cut it out, lol, but now I can't bring myself to do it.

 

[FeatherRiverSam]

I've used regular butter in the past and that's worked well and it seems to me I also used rubbing alcohol which also worked. It's that time of the year...the snow disappears and the pitch, burrs and fox tails show up.

Pete

 

[Deber]

I think Dawn is wonderful for about everything! But you can also get a product usually in the flooring section called Gum Out. It is a very small tube for getting bubble gum and sticky glue off laminate floors. Just takes a tiny spot, work it into the hair and it disolves it, but then a good shampoo is in order to make sure the gum out is gone. Worked well on my show yorkie who got it in the tips of her whole coat - uck, but the product didn't harm her coat in any way.

Love spring, but oak flower is starting and in everyones coats. What a mess and glad it is only for a few weeks. Our whole yard/cars are covered in a light yellow mist of it.

 

[bowdense]

Ivory liquid...it's the best for getting pine sap off hands and out of fur!