Brush of choice?

[DukeGSD]

Ok, I would like to know your brush of choice. I need something for Rondo that is better than what I use for Brownie and Duke. Rondo's hair is longer and thicker than Duke's and Brownie's. He was in cooler climates until recently, so his coat is thicker than it would be if he would have been in this area for the last year.

Currently, I have a Furminator and absolutely love it. The Rondo size one is currently way out of my price range. It will be a couple of more months before I can get it. I have been using Duke and Brownie's Furminator for about 40 minutes of brushing every night over the last 2 1/2 days and I feel like I'm not making any headway.

We got Rondo on Sunday night. He was on a cheap Iams diet and not brushed/groomed regularly. He has had two baths so far and clumps of shedding hair have come out at that time. From brushing, I've filled nearly three grocery bags with his hair. His coat does look a lot better, but it still needs work.

He loves being brushed, but I would like to get something relatively cheap that works almost as well as the Furminator.

[Freestep]

Originally Posted by DukeGSD

He loves being brushed, but I would like to get something relatively cheap that works almost as well as the Furminator.

A firm slicker brush and an undercoat rake will help get a lot of that dead coat out.

[wildo]

Freestep- I've always wondered- is a furminator considered an undercoat rake? If not, I'm not sure I know what an undercoat rake is. I definitely don't know what a slicker brush is.

[Freestep]

Originally Posted by wildo

Freestep- I've always wondered- is a furminator considered an undercoat rake? If not, I'm not sure I know what an undercoat rake is. I definitely don't know what a slicker brush is.

I wouldn't consider a Furminator a "rake", it's closer to a stripping comb in function than anything else. A slicker brush has bent wire pins in a rectangular, curved plastic back. Here's an example.

[Josie/Zeus]

I have a red slicker brush that's made in Germany. I barely use the furminator- usually use it on the cat.

[wildo]

Ah! Ok, thanks! I typically use the furminator when she's blowing her coat. Once I have the majority of her undercoat out (in the summer) then I typically use a slicker brush on her.

[sagelfn]

Sage doesn't have a lot of coat. I use a pin brush and an undercoat rake mostly. I do have a slicker brush but don't use it often.

[Jax08]

I like the zoom groom and a fine toothed comb. Jax hates the furminator and slicker brush.

[doggiedad]

i use an under coat coat and a pin brush.
i comb with the under coat first. i comb him in all directions.
then i smooth him out with the pin brush. i use the pin
brush on his legs, his head and under him. i brush
him 3 to 4 times a week.

[doggiedad]

so a slicker brush and a pin brush is the samething?? the brush pictured is what i call a pin brush.

Originally Posted by Freestep

I wouldn't consider a Furminator a "rake", it's closer to a stripping comb in function than anything else. A slicker brush has bent wire pins in a rectangular, curved plastic back. Here's an example.