...remove pine tar (sap) safely from my dogs fur?

Answer by Former Tree Climber
Submitted on 9/12/2006
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Use peanut butter (I'm a little surprized that nobody has answered this yet after more than 2 years). I used to climb pine trees around my house as a kid, and I would often get the sap in my hair as well as on my hands. It will stick in hair just like bubblegum, and peanut butter will un-stick that too. So someone mentioned it to my mom, and it worked perfectly. Something in the peanut oil dissolves the pine sap. Of course, your dog (or kid) will smell like peanut butter until you wash that out, but it will certainly un-stick the clump of hair/fur. Just put peanut butter on your fingertips and work it into the clump of pine sap. In a few moments you'll start feeling it loosen up and eventually it'll dissolve completely. Now, for your dog, you probably want to wash it off right away rather than let them lick up the peanut butter because it'll still have the pine sap mixed in, but it just won't be sticky anymore. I don't know if that would be bad for your dog or not -- the dissolved pine sap might even help against 'doggie breath'.

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Question by Tader
Submitted on 6/5/2004
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How can I remove pine tar (sap) safely from my dogs fur?

Answer by chiochio
Submitted on 9/21/2004
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Rub his fur with peanut butter!

Answer by CDNpostal
Submitted on 12/27/2004
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Get a razor and shave him. Fast, painless, and effective

Answer by doggystyle
Submitted on 1/19/2005
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if you put a penis in its back side until you think your about to cum and masterbate it until it ejaculates on the sap and you lick it over and over until you eather get eroused once more or it goes away... trust me iv had the same prob worked like a charm. p.s. if you want to you can do it a 2nd time just for fun i do it all the time. p.s.s. im hung like an elf so they like it just as much as i do. p.s.s.s have fun billy

Answer by Pie
Submitted on 5/18/2005
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Hmm. I'd try warm water and soap, but don't forget to rinse thoroughly. If that doesn't work, try calling your vet or asking another dog owner.

Answer by ks
Submitted on 5/24/2005
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Butter. Believe it or not, it takes care of pine sap. My cocker spaniel with LONG hair managed to roll in pine sap this morning. One of my friends told me to work some butter into her fur and then just brush it out. I probably used about a half a stick (there was A LOT of pine sap) and then I gave her a bath afterwards. I can't even tell she ever had a drop of sap on her at all.

Answer by EMK
Submitted on 6/27/2005
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Shave him.

Answer by ccalba
Submitted on 9/2/2005
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if your dog stepted in tar will it hurt him if he tries to lick it off?

Answer by mike
Submitted on 12/2/2005
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i need pine tar or pine sap in large quantities

Answer by Mikki
Submitted on 3/2/2006
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A bath, and a brush

Answer by fearless
Submitted on 5/11/2006
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try campher from the chemists

Answer by MaryJo
Submitted on 8/11/2006
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I don't have an answer, that is my question?

Answer by Roy
Submitted on 8/14/2006
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I read some where that mayo gets pitch off of hands.. So i would imagine it would work on fur too.. Good luck!

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