Originally posted by zippy-kat
psstt.... Stateline Tack has 'em for 3.99
Thanks, Zipp!
Dad wuz gettin frantik tryin to find a pix of "our" Sheddin Blade!
State Line Tack got wun reel close to ourz...

"Reversible Shed RING"

Ourz got no name on it - and it'z got 4 rings like dis pix (we sed 3 rings affore). Not az fancee a handle az the State Line wun, either! MOST Horsey Storez sell em.

If ya look close at allua pix offered in this thread, you can see that the SIZE of the "teeth" in the rings or blades are different... The Horsey Rings have deeper and more aggressive teeth and work well with larger Dawgs with longer coats. Some of the Horse Shedding BLADES have much finer "teeth" and tend to glide over a dogs coat without doing much hair removal.

The Dawg sizes of Shedding BLADES (often available in Pet Shops) usually have these "finer" teeth.
And the "Cat" size shedding Blade will have the finest teeth.

Also - some outlets have *PLASTIC* shedding blades - !
Save yur munnie - they just skim over the outer hair and are about useless for serious coat conditioning and hair removal.

As said before - the DEEP, Wide, Aggressive "teeth" reach far down in the Dog's & Cat's coat and drag out the underlying dead hair -BUT must be used *gently*!! EXCELLENT for dogs with "Double Coats" (Husky, Shepherd, etc.)

Too "FINE" a tooth - and you may be disappointed with the action you get.

Another tool that works well on both Cats AND Dogs is the "Pin Brush" (similar to "Slicker Brushes).
They come in MANY sizes, shapes, and Flavours...
Here's a reasonably good pix of one of many that PetsMart sells...
PetsMart - "PIN BRUSH"

MANY different ones available - the diameter and length, as well as the Spacing, of the wires is the big difference. Some have rounded Tips (a tiny round ball) on each wire, some are just blunt. The wires are imbeded in a foam or rubber backing which gives some flex to each wire. The one we just used on Boots has Blunt ends - no lil round ball - and digs a lil deeper than the ones with the lil ball on the end of each wire.
"Slicker Brushes" are a similar wire in rubber design - but usually have very fine, short wires, very closely spaced... They Fill Up with removed hair very quickly!

Good places to shop for these grooming tools are stores that cater to Farmers and Rural folks - Horse & Livestock FEED outlets - like "Country Mark", "Farm & Fleet", Co-Ops, Tack Shops, etc. The further *out* of town you get - the cheaper the stuff usually gets!