As to a Skye terrier, when once he gets among burs, his life is a misery to him (I was going to say, a burden to him, but it would have looked like a pun).
Quant au terrier de Skye, dès qu’il se retrouve parmi les bardanes, sa vie devient un supplice (j’allais dire un fardeau, mais cela aurait fait jeu de mots).