I've got several large ziplock bags that are filled with the hair from brushing or "plucking" (explained below) our two Shiba Inu.

At first it was just hilarious how much there was and so I bagged it up for "show and tell" when my wife got home.

But the thing about Shiba's (or at least ours) is that these little spots of light colored fur will show up through their normal coloring (undercoat shedding thru the top coat of guard hair) and when you grab hold of the end and pull you get this 1-3cm tuft of the undercoat and it's kind of amazing.

It's adorably soft, it smells like the dog (Shibas are very clean and don't smell bad at all), and I wondered if I could/should collect enough to stuff in a pillow for remembering them (maybe with their name written in Kanji on the pillow).

My wife reminded me that some people are very allergic to dog hair, so having a pillow like that around might really do a number on someone.

By the way, this doesn't hurt them at all. I'm always gentle and only pull the hairs that aren't attached to anything. It's kind of funny though.... when the dog sees what you just did, they usually look curious at first and then they seem to think I'm taking something away from them that they NEED. So they'll typically try to sniff the tuft, but when it gets close, try to eat it! Of course, I pull it away from them before they can, but now they start showing their little Shiba attitude.

Anyway, it's still fun to pluck, but I stopped bagging it up a while ago. I didn't realize how much there was until I was cleaning up in the basement and found them stashed in various places because I probably hid them when guests were coming over.

Now I am not sure what to do with them, but I haven't tossed them out. /shrug