Hi! I'm technically not a GSD owner yet: I will be though in a month's time as the pup will be mature enough to take home then. Until then, I've been collecting a lot of info the past months (Ed's DVD's have been a GREAT source of information to prepare me to be a good GSD owner).
I just wanted to know what type of brush do you use for daily grooming a GSD? When I say daily grooming, I was thinking of just keeping the hair healthy, untangled and shiny: pretty much like what we do to our own hair. I plan on using human hair brushes (and using a coat rake for occasional shedding aid). Are human hair brushes effective on dog hair? I find the wicker and pin brushes for dogs too "ouchy-looking" for everyday use. Your help and advise would be most treasured!
Ed's grooming rakes are top quality. They are teflon coated and have the rouned ends.
The versions you often find in pet stores often have poor-quality chrome plating with square-cut ends on the rakes. The plating starts flaking off not long after you take it home. The sharp, square ends will cut the dogs skin.
To get more of the loose undercoat, check into the Furminator. Leerburg sells the pro version that has a replaceable blade.
You could use a human hair brush, but you will also want a dog brush, grooming rake, or other tool. Humans have one layer of hair; many dogs have two (GSD included). You will need a tool to help remove shed hairs from the undercoat, and a human hair brush won't do the greatest job with that.
That being said, I use a human brush on my single-coated dog, as many grooming tools are too harsh to his skin. (Single coated dogs are dogs like Boxers, Dobermanns, etc).
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Ditto Sarah and Charlie on the rake and Furminator - I wouldn't be without either one. And, they are the only two brushes I use. I had quite a collection, but ended up throwing them all out after I bought the other two.
Since you'll be getting a GSD very young puppy, you won't need a rake or shedding blade or a Furminator quite yet, but will definitely need one or 2 of these in the future, as GSDs shed a lot and these tools help keep the shedding under control (especially in the house).
At first, I'd say just a regular dog brush with bristles (or even the human hair brush) is good mostly for getting the puppy used to being brushed. (I didn't do enough of this brushing with my present pup and am paying for it now, even though he's getting better about it. Long story ) Bristle brushes don't go to the skin and stay on the surface. Also they're good for giving a quick debris removal and a shine to the outer coat (once the pup loses his puppy fuzz).
I reluctantly bought the exspevsive fermanater. Am very happy with it. I use it where we walk in the outskirts of town because of all the hair mess. It works very well. I use a regular chear wire brush to clean up the loose hair to finish up. Does keep alot off our floors. Sorry for the spelling. One reason I work with dogs!
Wouldn't the dog look less "bulky" when raked too often? I've seen pictures of Siegers in full coat and boy are they impressive. I just wonder if they'd still look that way once fully raked.
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