line brushing -- question??

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karol

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I just want to make sure that I'm line brushing the right way.

What is the correct way to line brush, if the dog is laying on it's side with feet facing me, after parting do I brush towards me or away from me?

Do I start near the backbone or the abdomen?

Or doesn't it matter?

~K
 
karol said:
I just want to make sure that I'm line brushing the right way.

What is the correct way to line brush, if the dog is laying on it's side with feet facing me, after parting do I brush towards me or away from me?

Do I start near the backbone or the abdomen?

Or doesn't it matter?

~K
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I'm definitely not the expert, but I can tell you what I do :lol: I part the fur and brush it both ways, so first away from me (towards his back) then towards me (towards his stomach), and then I re-part the fur and do it again. I don't think it matters where you start as long as you do it everywhere.
 
I don't think it really matters where you start near. I just grab a spot and go from there. Most of the time, I can't commit to getting it all done so it is a little here, and a little there. So, I just pick a spot that is bad and work on that.

There are some good videos on youtube of line brushing.
 
I do as Ashely does. But I lay them on thier sides.I start right around center line down the back,but I start way up on the withers,And I part it,comb both ways,till the side is done.

Then I put them right between my legs,do between legs,tail. When they are done that side,I simply roll them over and do the other side the same.

Trapp goes to sleep,he expects some sort of brushing every night.He is so very funny.Jasper I do the same,but he doesn't go to sleep.
 
Where I start depends on how bad the undercoat is.

Standard technique would have you brushing with dog on his side, starting and the bottom and systemically moving up. I expect the idea is to create maximum "fluff factor".

But as Danisgoat said, I generally zoom in on what needs getting done. I never do an entire grooming at once - so I tend to spread it around. If their butts are ragged, then I focus on the butt. Because its their thickest part and rarely needs fluffing I tend to work both top and bottom together. My only goal is to get the fur out.

When it comes to belly and ruff, I tend to work bottom up in lines. But not always. Sometimes, I just want the quick fix. Quick fix is easier done top down; as most of the shedding hair is on the top.

I think the more important factor is technique in line brushing, regardless of where you start and finish. The important factor is the technique.

Always brush after wetting the hair with water or leave-in conditioner - never dry.

With your brush, assuming your are right handed, create a "part" . Use your left hand to hold down the fur below and with your right hand brush the fur from the root up with the brush at an angle. Do this in small sections.

To be really effective you want to do this in very small lines, but I normally jump to 1 inch lines, but do it more often.

Hope this helps.
 
when properly line brushing you start at the bottom say you are doing their rear quarter you start at the hock and work your way up to the spine. Usually taking about 1/4" per line working upwards.
Generally speaking you are not going to do the whole dog in one sitting, infact I usually only end up getting 1 section done at a sitting and it takes me about an hour if I do it properly.
I just did Noah last week and it was just from his last rib towards to his rear..for both sides it took me around 5 hours...I broke it up into two sittings so he didnt have to lie all that time, and so my hands wouldnt fall off:lol:
 
I can do an entire line brush in an hour if that's all I'm doing.

I generally try to space out doing ears, nails, line brushing, etc. But even at that I generally only have to spend about 2 hours every two weeks to stay on top of it.

Like Danis, I tend to grab snippets. For instance, last night I hat Bacca on the bed next to me so I decided to give him a "mini-brush".

You can turn it into a big ordeal, or you can just break it down into manageable chunks.
 
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