Anybody used the furminator tool?
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ClantyreSheltie
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Great for Smooth Collie coats and Sheltie legs. I find it's damaging to the longer hair, and pulls to hard to use as a slicker brush.
I only use it on my DSH cats...after seeing what it does to them id never use it on my dogs coat...return it and instead invest in a rake, its about 1/4 of the price and does a better job!! Or if you looking for a good grooming gift pick out a nice pin brush (maddan is great and fairly cheap and good quality) and some other nicer/higher end grooming products!! 
Caro
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Lots and lots of threads on furminators on the forums.
Geerome posted on how to use the furminator some time back - its worth a look.
http://sheltie-hair.blogspot.com/2009/06/spring-cleaning.html
http://sheltie-hair.blogspot.com/2009/06/furminator-continued.html
I use it in summer to get out all undercoat as my dogs do sports outside and it gets hot.
Geerome posted on how to use the furminator some time back - its worth a look.
http://sheltie-hair.blogspot.com/2009/06/spring-cleaning.html
http://sheltie-hair.blogspot.com/2009/06/furminator-continued.html
I use it in summer to get out all undercoat as my dogs do sports outside and it gets hot.
OntarioSheltie
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I have one and love it. I find it to be easily the best way to remove excess undercoat, but you do have to be careful about how you use it.
Unlike the commercials, you cannot run it quickly through a dog's fur without hurting the dog.
As Caro pointed out, the video that GeeRome posted illustrates the proper use of a furminator. Its important to use the furminator in combination with a slicker to avoid too much pulling.
I also like to use of a spray bottle of water or a coat conditioner as I work through my sheltie's fur.
I haven't been feeling very well so I'd been slacking and hadn't brushed my shelties since October. Over the last week I brushed all three of them, then took photos of the results for fun. I'll upload them when I get home from work.
Unlike the commercials, you cannot run it quickly through a dog's fur without hurting the dog.
As Caro pointed out, the video that GeeRome posted illustrates the proper use of a furminator. Its important to use the furminator in combination with a slicker to avoid too much pulling.
I also like to use of a spray bottle of water or a coat conditioner as I work through my sheltie's fur.
I haven't been feeling very well so I'd been slacking and hadn't brushed my shelties since October. Over the last week I brushed all three of them, then took photos of the results for fun. I'll upload them when I get home from work.
lovemyshelties
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I got sucked in by the ads and bought on on Amazon. What a mistake. I get much better results (and happier dogs) with my Chris Christensen brushes (one pin and one wooden) that I bought last spring at the recommendation of a breeder. Best purchase I ever made, hands down.
Agree that using the Furminator seems to tear through the coat AND my dogs hate it. Waste of money.
Agree that using the Furminator seems to tear through the coat AND my dogs hate it. Waste of money.
I adore mine for my very sheddy white cat, and for dogs like labs. My cat and my friends' dogs all really being furminated. But it was really harsh on my sheltie when I tested it. If you don't like them, I'm sure there's a cat lover in your life who'd love it as a gift.
I think B naturally doesn't have a very thick undercoat, judging by some of the pictures I've seen here. I get maybe a single tiny ball out when I rake his coat, compared to some of the pictures I've seen of shelties surrounded by fluff. Is there anything I can do to help it fill in? Is it just genetics?
I think B naturally doesn't have a very thick undercoat, judging by some of the pictures I've seen here. I get maybe a single tiny ball out when I rake his coat, compared to some of the pictures I've seen of shelties surrounded by fluff. Is there anything I can do to help it fill in? Is it just genetics?
BarbV
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As Carol and Ontario Sheltie posted, there is a correct way of using a furminator on a Sheltie.
Used probably, particularly when you've a pup that is blowing coat (or in Indy's case "hoarding" coat), the furminator can be your best friend.
The key is is to NEVER follow the instructions from the manual!
Use the Furminiator as a line brush, focussing on the undercoat only. Never use on the top coat. For Shelties with really big pants, it can be a god's send.
I wish I had taken the furminator to Indy before his last grooming. That might have avoided the big haircut that the groomer did on him.
Used probably, particularly when you've a pup that is blowing coat (or in Indy's case "hoarding" coat), the furminator can be your best friend.
The key is is to NEVER follow the instructions from the manual!
Use the Furminiator as a line brush, focussing on the undercoat only. Never use on the top coat. For Shelties with really big pants, it can be a god's send.
I wish I had taken the furminator to Indy before his last grooming. That might have avoided the big haircut that the groomer did on him.