Okay, in all the years I've had GSD's, I've never used an undercoat rake. Up until now, I have found slicker brushes to work fine (at least on my dogs) for dealing with undercoat blowing.
So now I'm going to try an undercoat rake for the first time and I have a REALLY stupid question -- brush the undercoat rake WITH or AGAINST the grain. Common sense says "with", but the package says "against." I tried "against" and the brush gets stuck in his hair, much to his dismay.
Dan Oas Webboard User Reg: 09-21-2004
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I go with the grain until amount of hair diminishes, then go against, then with to finish.
Does your rake have a single row of teeth or two?
If 2,evenly spaced or offset? I find 2 offset best.
Did you feel like you were asking if you can catch taste loss froom the foosball table?
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Howard Knauf Webboard User Reg: 09-24-2003
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Scott, The best undercoat rake I have found to date was sold by the company TOP PAW. It has one row of teeth closely spaced together with every other tooth being shorter than the previous tooth. I have had this rake for eight years and am badly in need of a replacement. Sadly, I cant find another one. The long teeth are about 11/2 inches long and the shorter teeth are about 3/4 inch long. This rake is so effective that running it against the grain even on a well groomed dog is near impossible. Rakes of lesser design quality can be run both ways. Dan's advice is pretty sound.
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