FURminator.. Groomers out there?

[Muddy4paws]

Does anyone use this?

http://www.furminator.com/

I was thinking about getting one for my lab, She sheds so much even the zoom groom isn't working anymore, I've heard good and bad about it so I would like to hear some opinion because its quite expensive for a grooming tool, If it works I will buy it without a doubt..

Also do you find the shampoo helps? I been bathing dogs for a loong time now and can get a dog squeeky clean so would it work on a newly bathed dog just as good?

[buttercup132]

I just use the brush not the shampoo and it works GREAT. It works better on short haired dogs in my opinion.
And its amazing on the horses.
We even use them in the groomers.

EDIT: try looking on ebay they are cheaper on there
thats where I got mine

[Muddy4paws]

I just use the brush not the shampoo and it works GREAT. It works better on short haired dogs in my opinion.
And its amazing on the horses.
We even use them in the groomers.

EDIT: try looking on ebay they are cheaper on there
thats where I got mine

I didnt even think about asking you! It says they are used alot in America, I use a very high quality shampoo also imported called the Griminator which is one of the best I've found so far, so I can easily leave her a few months without a bath and her coat will still be clean its just the constant hair shedding thats quite annoying, You cant stroke her without getting a hairfull of hair to take away.. I have looked on ebay and I think I've found a nice site which seems quite cheap so I'll just see what ones cheaper at the time.

What size do you use? What the difference between yellow and blue?

[buttercup132]

Just the size.

The yellow one is biggest and would do better for a lab.

The other two are medium size and small

The big yellow one would be the size of a slicker brush or a rake.

[mruffruff]

I tried the Furminator on both short haired and long haired dogs.

I was not impressed. I felt that it was cutting the under hairs more than pulling loose ones out. I prefer using a metal comb. I lift the hair away from the skin and put the comb at the skin and comb out. It takes a while to cover the entire dog, but it gets all the loose hair. If I want to thin the dogs coat, I can use a small mat breaker.

Just my opinion. I've seen the Furminator in catalogs like Harriet Carter for around $10.

[IRescue452]

It looks like a stripping knife, that cuts the hair and pulls as you go. Autumn gets stripped with a knife, it takes forever but gets most underhair gone so she's comfortable in the summer. Sonny has had that much hair come out of him with a regular shedding blade.

[ashleycat]

I wanna know too. That looks neat~