This finding a good brush is driving me crazy-so......

BarbV said:
Trial and error!

The good news is that you've lots of time before the real fur sets in! At less than 12 months, you and pup are both learning! LOL!

Whatever brushes you end up with, invest in good ones...they will last forever and its well worth it.

For example....I bought a slicker brush to bring up to the cottage and leave there, in case I needed to do an "impromptu" grooming at the cottage. It was a good make, but totally wrong for my dogs. I won't ever use it again. It wouldn't "slicker" anything off my dogs! So that was $15 down the drawn. I should have bought a duplicate of my Lawrence brush which was the same price but a further drive.

I also used to use 20 mm pin brushes on both my dogs which is pretty standard, but once I found the 35mm I would never go back! I still use them sometimes but I just find the 35mm more efficient.

You'll get lots of other opinions here, and like I said, it does depend on the dog. I think I adapted my grooming to Indy's thick pants and there it has dictacted which brush I'm now most comfortable with.
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I could be in trouble, Mikos was already 8.5 months old when we got him 7 months ago!:lol:
 
You have to understand that Barb is obssessed with grooming. I think she should teach a grooming your sheltie class. Or make a you-tube video, there we could really see how much she loves to do this. We already know she could talk about it for hours. :lol:
All in fun, Barb.
 
I have been reading & chuckling all along. I have really no tips,as my regimine is pretty much the same as Barbs...

But Earnhardt wanted me to pass along what works for him....the vacumn cleaner!:biggrin2:
 
mbfrench said:
I have been reading & chuckling all along. I have really no tips,as my regimine is pretty much the same as Barbs...

But Earnhardt wanted me to pass along what works for him....the vacumn cleaner!:biggrin2:
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:lol: Someone posted that their shelties tail was sucked up by the vacuum cleaner hose- was that you? I couldn't stop laughing.
 
KarenCurtis said:
:lol: Someone posted that their shelties tail was sucked up by the vacuum cleaner hose- was that you? I couldn't stop laughing.
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No mame it was'nt me. Never used the vacumn on the 3 shelties.No need to really.
We do however find it very helpful with Earnhardt though. He looks so much better afterwards. Being a lab,it is next to impossible to brush & get at least 80%,but at least the vacumn does it quicker.

He really likes it to~
 
KarenCurtis said:
:lol: Someone posted that their shelties tail was sucked up by the vacuum cleaner hose- was that you? I couldn't stop laughing.
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ummm that would be me and Noah...lol:lol: He loves to be sucked by the vacuum cleaner!!! LOL!!!

But I have to say, no matter what brush you decide it has to get the job done no matter how much they dislike it...Its kinda like a kid with that rats nest snarly hair that sees the brush and runs the other way screaming...eventually they just have to suck it up and accept that fact its gotta be done.:smile2:
 
BarbV said:
If i had only two brushes, it would be the

- Chris Christen 35mm brush; and
- Lawrence Slicker

I'll post the links again....but you'll need to find the supplier closest to you.

http://www.ozpetshop.com.au/product_info.php/products_id/409

http://www.chrissystems.com/brushes.htm
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Thanks Barb. I'll look into a supplier. :)
FYI for anyone looking for the Chris brushes, Cherrybrook has them for pretty cheap.
I can't decide on a 35mm or 27mm but Koji seems to like that kind of brush best (or puts up with it the most). I hear y'all about the dog trying to eat the brush during grooming sessions. Ugh! Koji seems to not mind a good brushing while standing...but sure makes it hard to brush him thoroughly.
 
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Lightplum said:
But I have to say, no matter what brush you decide it has to get the job done no matter how much they dislike it...Its kinda like a kid with that rats nest snarly hair that sees the brush and runs the other way screaming...eventually they just have to suck it up and accept that fact its gotta be done.:smile2:
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I absolutely agree. I tried so hard to condition Bailey to like being brushed, but nothing worked. I started brushing her gently at 10 weeks old with a soft brush and with treats to get her used to it, but she attacked the brush. I tried clicker training her, but she still attacked the brush. Eventually I had to give up and just brush her despite her screaming and trying to kill the brush. I can't wait around for her to get used to it or she'll end up with mats, tangled fur, and dead undercoat when it's 100 degrees outside.

So, I just give her a flossie or frozen kong. She still wants to kill the brush, but it's decreased the amount of times she tries to attack it.
 
Lightplum said:
ummm that would be me and Noah...lol:lol: He loves to be sucked by the vacuum cleaner!!! LOL!!!

But I have to say, no matter what brush you decide it has to get the job done no matter how much they dislike it...Its kinda like a kid with that rats nest snarly hair that sees the brush and runs the other way screaming...eventually they just have to suck it up and accept that fact its gotta be done.:smile2:
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Oh I realize that-definately. I am just thinking that if the plastic ones I am using get out the undercoat, and the little matt rake gets out the matts behind his ears- that is the important thing. Sandstorm behaves so well when I use these brushes on him, that if I really do need the metal pin brush (I still have that) I can introduce it to him all over again. I did throw the big scary rake away. SS looks really nice actually, and his butt looks smaller.
 
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