my obsession with antlers

Posted: November 30th, 2010 | Filed under: art/design, house | No Comments »

I recently learned about about some­thing called shed hunt­ing. It’s the prac­tice of “hunt­ing” for antlers that some of our four-legged friends shed every year. This all started when I dis­cov­ered The Antler Lady, who cre­ates long-lasting chew toys for dogs out of shed antlers. As the owner of a dog who can make quick work of toys that tout them­selves as “inde­struc­tible”, I was intrigued by the promise of a chew toy that would last for months. And, although the antler only lasted a week, it by far out­lasted any­thing else I’ve bought for dis­tructo dog­gie. I’m hooked.

Sud­denly I’m see­ing antlers every­where! I came across these charm­ing antler hooks from Antler & Co today on apartmenttherapy.com and I’m set on mak­ing one! So, back to shed hunt­ing. Must find antlers… The sea­son is typ­i­cally from December-February which means I have a few weeks to find some­one who knows where to look for the antlers. I’m on the case.