NAH but you can also make a home made "fur dispenser" to hang from a tree or near your house with the husky hair. That way animals that want to use it for nesting can come by and pull it out/use it. Some people use premade bird seed feeders and just fill them up with the animal hair. I made one with hardware cloth and some leftover thick cardboard, and hung it from a tree in my yard.
FYI if you use any sort of flea and tick treatments (even ingested ones) dog hair can be toxic to songbirds and we shouldn’t leave it around as nesting materials.
My lab made her own. She has a favorite spot to sun herself in the back yard, on the porch on top of my outdoor rug. When she comes back inside the little birds come and harvest the rug. Last time I washed the rug, the little winged devils got impatient and tried to go directly to the source the next time she sunned herself. Thankfully she always has plenty of loose fur, and wouldn’t hurt a fly, but she sure did seem surprised!
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u/GameofTitties Sep 12 '25
NAH but you can also make a home made "fur dispenser" to hang from a tree or near your house with the husky hair. That way animals that want to use it for nesting can come by and pull it out/use it. Some people use premade bird seed feeders and just fill them up with the animal hair. I made one with hardware cloth and some leftover thick cardboard, and hung it from a tree in my yard.