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BPO Grooming Forum => Discussions & Information on Grooming => : meg May 25, 2005, 01:27:46 PM
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Just wondering what everyone's favorite grooming brush(es) ???
Thanks :)
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Apollo has a two sided brush. It has stiff wire bristles on one side, that help remove the dense undercoat he has, and then a slicker brush (soft densly packed bristles) on the other to help bring out the shine in his top coat.
I'm not sure what brand it is, my parents had a similar brush, so when I got Apollo, they gave him one as a "Welcome to the Family" present.
Hands down, his favorite moment of the day is when Mommy get her "TV Time" and we sit on the couch together so I can brush him. He'll carry the brush around for hours before and after trying to con me into doing it more. :D
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We use the slicker and the rake...and as you saw in the previous post with Bear's body double it does the job! Plus, they have lasted for such a long time. We bought them when we got Bear 2.5 years ago and just recently replaced the slicker when Bear decided it looked appetizing. :D
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We use the rake. Its AWESOME. It gets out all of the dead under-coat and does a great job getting out mats. And, Cabeza enjoys it!
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I use a whole lot of different things, since I have both mastiffs with short hair, and a golden mix and a husky with long hair, and undercoat. For the mastiffs I use different rubber "brushes" they both get rid of loose hair and massage the skin to get the blood circulation going good, that helps with a good skin and a shiny coat, I also use a soft bristle brush on them. The longhair dogs I use slickers and rakes, and also something called "underwool knife" And when we have a "spa day" after I have bathed, brushed and done the nailes, ears and whatnot, I use a coat condition/coatshine spray, that gives the coats a real nice shine, and it makes the dirt "slide" off real easy for a while after, even if they have a good ol' time in the muddy places in the yard, it slides off when dry and it helps Zeus coat not stain (he is white)
Marit
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Hmm.....I'm going to have to get some of that stuff. Dirt sliding off sounds like a good idea!
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Im a rake user too, nothing else ever gets thru that hair. Very glad I didn't give baths last weekend like I wanted to, it rained all week. Poor guys cooped up in the house again today. Guess this weekend is bath time. It's been cool 50's-60's so they really just started a full blow shed. Oh boy my back hurts already.
Carolyn
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The rake hands down!...I also like my short wire brush for getting dirt off of Sammy Whammy's legs.
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I use various different brushes and combs on my Newfs. But I have to say I couldn't live without my rake or Mars Coat King :)
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With a Goldie and a newf, I have lots of hair to brush. I couldn't do it without the rake and a slicker. Then a spritz of laser sheen for a glossy shine.
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The rake is a Godsend!!!!!!!!!!...I don't know what I would do without one!
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Dematting comb. Kiah's hair around her ear mat up so bad. If I didn't have one she wouldn't have any hair on her ear. The slicker brush it great too!
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With our two fuzzy beasts we could not live without a rake or the mat rakes. Lacey also gets her butt clipped on occasion because her back feathers get so long and they mat like crazy so add clippers to the list too.
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We had tried a bunch of different brushes and our very favorite is the Zoom Groom, which is a rubber one made by kong. I like it because it does a good job collecting hair. Zoey LOVES it because unlike metal brushes, it feels like a nice massage :)