[Sweet Apple]

Originally Posted by roxies_mom

It stops Roxie too. Those things can be painful. Even if not against the skin they pull their hair. Her hair just winds around those things. She's had some pretty bad ones that have been matted up against her skin and the hair is tight pulling the skin. I swear they just reach out and grab her. I'm good at getting them out now. How they react to it could have something to do with coat texture. Roxie has a bit thinner coat so she pretty much feels everything that's not supposed to be there. She will stop and just start picking at it trying to get it out. I always have to bring her and get it out. Then we're back to normal and out playing.

Apple's coat is relatively thin too, so maybe she does feel it, even if it isn't touching her skin....Just the weight of the debris must alert her something's not right...Of course, that I keep her in the house, except for two walks a day, might have developed her total sensitivity to foreign objects hanging on her hair...But I'm REALLY glad we're not the only ones....I think I'll cancel my appointment w/the therapist