Question:
what kind of brush should i use on my dog?
2008-10-26 10:29:07 UTC
my dog is a mutt..she has short hair that sheds sooo much, but when i brush her i hardly get anything out. I bought a furminator..works awesome on my labs and cats, but hardly gets anything out of her. i've tried flea combs, soft bristled brushes, rubber brushes..everything i can think of that seems like it would work. i even use a power dryer to blow out her coat when i groom her and not much comes out then either. yet when you pet her you can see all the hair falling off of her.
any ideas?
p.s. she eats natures variety prairie food so i dont think its an issue with crappy food
Nineteen answers:
Jen B
2008-10-26 10:47:37 UTC
I would recommend a Zoom Groom brush. It's a rubbery brush, but not as hard as the other ones I've seen. I use it on my dog and it works wonders. It gets alot of dead hair out and doesn't scratch his skin. I got mine at Petsmart, but I'm sure they sell them at other pet stores and online.
It's Me!!
2008-10-26 11:46:38 UTC
Hello, The fur that is coming out is dead hair, your going to get more hair out them what needs to come out.



After you wash your dog she is going to shed more just because the hair follicles are clean the skin is clean and the dirty oils in the dogs coat are gone, thus releasing dead hair. If you have a curry brush use that on her when you are washing her this will help remove more dead hair, when she is done with her bath use a towel on her and dry her off good as you are rubbing her down this also will help remove dead excess hair.



Because she is short hair I would use a curry brush and a soft bristle brush. I would not use the furminator on your dog because this tool dose cut hair and your dog being a short hair your just going to cause bald spots on the dog.



Some dogs shed allot and year round, Bathing will help along with brushing this is you can do..
adeline
2016-05-29 13:44:49 UTC
I use a rubber brush called the Zoom Groom. It is the best of rubber brushes & great on short hair dogs & cats. You brush your dog with it normally but before baths if you brush in circles, you will lift up any dirt & dander close to the skin so when you bathe your dog will be cleaner & have less shedding hair. Daily brushing help - it is better for the hair to be on the brush or come off with the brush than all over your home. They only cost about 7,8 in store like petsmart lil cheaper on-line.
Aluuvial N
2008-10-26 10:34:53 UTC
Excitement, stress are two main factors for a dog to actually begin to shed suddenly.



Have you tried a combination of a Low-Shed shampoo along with the furminator conditioner?



Check out the furminator's website for the step-by-step 'furminator' process for the bath & more. Petsmart offers the service at their Grooming Salon that actually does work though is a bit on the pricey side depending on how big your dog is.
hudsongray
2008-10-26 10:34:44 UTC
If the other brushes aren't working, find some gardening gloves with those plastic bumps on the hand/palm part and use that. They make grooming gloves like that too, but the gardening gloves run you anywhere from 99 cents to $3. Much lower cost and they do the same job. The plastic nubs grab loose hair and you just run your hands over the dog, they think you're petting them.
Gareth E
2008-10-26 10:35:02 UTC
She obviously seems very happy being groomed - that can often be a problem with dogs.



Since she has short hair it shouldn't tangle - I would use a stiffer bristled dog brush which should clear a lot of the hair.



Regular brushing will hopefully keep on top of the problem.
M
2008-10-26 10:36:12 UTC
I would tell you to use a slicker brush, though it's sometimes harsh on short haired dogs. Otherwise if brushes aren't working, what I sometime do is just take my dogs and pet them continuously and firmly to get all the dead hair out. It works pretty well and my dogs love it, it's like a massage.
Warren
2008-10-26 10:33:13 UTC
I use the Furminator.



After going through about 50 brushes on my Pembrooke Corgi my stepfather got me this for christmas last year, works like a charm.
2008-10-26 10:35:57 UTC
we use on our dog is a steel u shape brush it with a black handle no bristle brushes or Combs but this looks like it could cut her but it gets her lose hair off i have a lab and Shepherd mix she's never been brushed and got her from a resource she sheds bad so we use that and we sweep her with attachments too it helps allot.



beth
2008-10-26 10:52:54 UTC
I use my horses brush on the dogs, it works really really really really good! It's called a curry comb.



My dogs have short hair too.
Runs with Scissors
2008-10-26 10:35:46 UTC
If she doesn't have a double coat, which if the furminator doesn't work it sounds like she doesn't- then try what's called a shedding blade.



http://www.gundogsonline.com/dog-grooming-supplies/dog-shedding-blade.html



It doesn't hurt the dog- but it can scratch your knuckles.
2008-10-26 10:36:39 UTC
Guess what...smooth coats shed profusely & constantly.



The ONLY to stop shedding completely is put it in a plastic bag in the freezer....but that's rather drastic & the dawg isn't much fun.
2008-10-26 10:32:40 UTC
Have you tried a hound mitt? They get a lot of hair out of my greyhounds that bristle brushes don't get.
rennickelizabe
2008-10-26 10:34:49 UTC
try using a slicker brush as they get into the coat and take out all the dead hairs
2008-10-26 10:31:44 UTC
a dog brush
♥ Beardies
2008-10-26 11:06:46 UTC
You can try stripping out her undercoat with your hand or a stripping knife. http://www.harborside.com/~laurelt/handstrip.htm
J<3nnyy :)
2008-10-26 10:35:19 UTC
http://www.petsmart.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=3243907&sr=1&origkw=dog%20brush
John Y
2008-10-26 10:31:46 UTC
any brush
BlueLabel
2008-10-26 10:32:47 UTC
use yyour mind


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