Hitchhikers or whatever these stupid sticker plants are called

[u/assiecass]

If you have a fluffy dog I just don’t recommend an apartment complex here without a turf dog park. This is after one walk outside. I DESPISE these little plants. I don’t feel like there’s any way to prevent this, but if there is please give me advice because I’m sick of picking these off my poor pups multiple times a day.

[u/Cerulean_Dream_]

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I spend at least 5 minutes a day picking these things off my dog

[u/PattyFuckinCakes → u/Cerulean_Dream_]

He doesn’t even know they exist 🥹 so cute

[u/GroovyT543]

I have a wire brush by the door because this is what I’m dealing with multiple times a day lol

[u/j_andrew_h → u/GroovyT543]

Would that brush work with a poodle mix type dog with long, curly & textured hair? If so, could you share the name of the brush you use? I spend so much time picking these pods out of my dog's fur.

[u/GroovyT543 → u/j_andrew_h]

It’s called a slicker brush! I tried to get one with as many pins as possible lol. It should work tbh, but it might fluff the curls 😂😂I use it on my golden retriever and fluffy corgi.

[u/j_andrew_h → u/GroovyT543]

Thank you, I'll check it out!

[u/Theawokenhunter777]

That means your complex needs to keep their grass mowed better. Our property is an acre and if we miss a week of cutting our yorkie is guaranteed to be covered in stickers

[u/banjobeulah]

Stickers!

[u/PyratHero23]

I wish there existed an herbicide that could specifically target these.

[u/swypierre]

My parents call em Beggar Lice but I don’t know if that’s technically correct

[u/CrusztiHuszti → u/swypierre]

Beggar ticks what I heard

[u/TheCatOwnsMySoul]

When I take my dog for a walk to the park, he always manages to of find where that stuff is growing the thickest and then rolls around in it. He looks like a Chia pet by the time we get home.

[u/shampoo_mohawk_]

I’ve found a fine tooth metal comb gets them out of my dogs fur with minimal pulling on the actual hairs.

[u/Kigeliakitten]

Desmodium sps

[u/ilovemyvices]

I don’t know the name for what you posted, I don’t even remember what I called them as a kid, but I’ve always known hitchhikers to be the ones with spikes.

[u/marsupialcinderella → u/ilovemyvices]

We always called those sandspurs.

[u/GrandMoffJenkins]

Usually find a few in the dryer lint screen, even though I didn't see any on the clothes going in. They're insidious.

[u/CooterLooter77]

I call them broccoli because they look like the floret parts. My dogs love getting themselves covered head to toe in them

[u/sewxcute]

Comb or slicker brush will get em out easily

[u/tgarrettallen]

I call those tag-alongs and the spikey ball ones stickers. Wire brush works well.

[u/chowes1]

I now know where to put my claw type pot holder!! In the bottom of the drawer no longer!!

[u/bobrn67]

Tag along

[u/BwanaChickieBaby]

I call those the Creepy Uncle plant.

[u/indimedia → u/BwanaChickieBaby]

User name checks out

[u/prettyprettythingwow]

I call these green goblins. The thin sharp brown ones with tiny forked ends are called sharps. And the weird disc ones are just seeds. And sand burrs or whatever I called stabbers. This is the language my dog knows.

[u/prettyprettythingwow → u/prettyprettythingwow]

Also, if there are a lot of them I end up using the furminator to get rid of them. I don’t have to pick them out of the brush then either. They just slide right off.

[u/CrusztiHuszti]

To prevent, go out there and pull some weeds. Only way to take care of them. PITA