 Re: Grooming Long Haired Shepherd
[Re: Carol Boche ]
#183272 - 02/29/2008 02:28 PM |
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Just a freindly caution on using the Furminator. The Furminator works great on removing dead hair and may also remove much of the under coat if over used. If you have a double coated dog, his top coat will look great and his under coat will be thinned out. I have seen other handlers over use the Furminator but personally I don't use it as my dogs do not have a big shedding problem and normal grooming will take care of them.
Sandy
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Re: Grooming Long Haired Shepherd
[Re: Sandra Vernlund ]
#193276 - 05/03/2008 04:50 PM |
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Just a reply on this note. I just purchased the furminator two weeks ago, and used it on my two GSD. I did not like how my males coat came out, real wirey like. I do think it took off too much hair. However, my female on the other hand, I loved what it did to her hair, and I took more hair off her than I did him. I think it all depends on the dog.
Laura
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Re: Grooming Long Haired Shepherd
[Re: Laura Dobson ]
#193312 - 05/03/2008 08:25 PM |
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I have a long-haired GSD and I find that if I brush him every day (with the vacuum cleaner in one hand the the brush in the other), I'm able to clean him up and keep the excess hair contained.
If I don't brush him regularly, he'll mat up by his ears and then it's a mess and I have to cut the mat out.
My brush looks like the furminator in the link Carol gave but I'm not sure if it is actually the same tool. It works well, way better than a brush.
The hair on his back end - hind legs - is really thick and if I didn't know any better, I'd think he sneaks into my bathroom and uses some of my hair products  ! The volume this dog has, I'd kill for  .
Anyway, grooming him everyday, or close to that, seems to work for me.
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Re: Grooming Long Haired Shepherd
[Re: Judy Troiano ]
#295224 - 09/08/2010 01:14 AM |
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hi everybody!! is it safe to use this kind of brush on a everyday basis??
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Re: Grooming Long Haired Shepherd
[Re: PAOLO FERNANDEZ ]
#295275 - 09/08/2010 12:02 PM |
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2 yr old post  but no- a furminator is not a safe brush to use everyday. It will thin your dogs coat out too much, and he won't be left with any undercoat at all. Go for the old fashoned slicker brush. I groom a rough coat collie to show standards with a slicker, 2 types of combs, and a small pair of scissors to shape her head and ears. The furminator is a wonderful tool, for a dog that is in the middle of blowing it's coat, but that it about all the use I have for it. 
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[Re: Kelly Byrd ]
#295321 - 09/08/2010 04:58 PM |
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Here is what I do to get my rough collie looking somewhat civilized. He has only a moderately abundant coat.
I mostly use just a tipped pin brush, and I brush most parts of the coat in layers opposite to the way it lays. I lightly mist the chest mane, underside, and rear skirt with water before brushing. I brush the chest mane from the bottom up.
On the rear skirt which is very dense, dry and wiry, I often use a slicker brush instead of a pin brush, and work very gently in layers from the inside of the leg out to avoid breaking or pulling out any of the fur.
I'll finish by using a comb to gently run through the entire top of the coat including the ear feathers and around the ears and head, but excluding the chest mane, underside and rear skirt. I normally don't top-comb these sections because they are usually ok after the inside out brushing.
I rarely brush the tail or the long feather dreadlocks hanging off his legs. Those seem to stay fairly well organized and looking decent.
Brodie
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Re: Grooming Long Haired Shepherd
[Re: Tim Curtis ]
#295328 - 09/08/2010 05:25 PM |
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I recommend something like this:
http://leerburg.com/811.htm#undercoat
for a long coat GSD. I personally find that the Furminator tends to break off the top coat too much.
I agree that a good pin brush is good as well along with a with a rake, both help to get to the skin and remove loose hair and stimulate the natural oils out through the coat.
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Re: Grooming Long Haired Shepherd
[Re: Joyce Salazar ]
#295361 - 09/08/2010 09:51 PM |
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thanks!! kinda new at this..
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Re: Grooming Long Haired Shepherd
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#295373 - 09/09/2010 01:31 AM |
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I remember a lady brought her cat into the vet one time, and we all thought it was some really exotic breed that nobody had heard of. She was a brown tabby, but with the most bizarre, really short, soft fur ever! Turns out the lady was using the furminator everyday! But boy was that fur soft... short though... real short
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Re: Grooming Long Haired Shepherd
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#295378 - 09/09/2010 08:16 AM |
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I remember a lady brought her cat into the vet one time, and we all thought it was some really exotic breed that nobody had heard of. She was a brown tabby, but with the most bizarre, really short, soft fur ever! Turns out the lady was using the furminator everyday! But boy was that fur soft... short though... real short  Too funny, poor kitty!
Joyce Salazar
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