Furminator? What do you use for? (if you own one)
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| I used one when I had a dalmatian and it was good. I can't imagine it working on an OES unless they are clipped off to at most a couple of inches. I wouldn't use it on a dog in full coat, I think it would tangle in the coat and if there were any mats it would pull them tight and make them harder to get out. I think it would be uncomfortable for the dog too. I remember watching video clips of the furminator being used and the dog that had longer hair, about 2 inches kept trying to walk away. I wondered if it was hurting. I don't know if it was though. |
| Thanks for your reply. I found a video of a long haired dog being brushed with one and the pile of fluffy fur was bigger than the dog!! It looked like you would never finish getting fluff out.xx |
| This has come up before. From what I have learned from more experienced OES people than myself is that they really aren't meant for double coated dogs like ours. I just spent a couple of hours grooming with the old standby pin brush and combs. I so wish that there were some magic product out there other than regular, diligent line grooming. Here is another furminator thread from years gone by: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=40836&p=545519&hilit=furminator#p545519 |
| I think the furminators are meant for dogs that 'blow' coat in fall and spring. Sheepies do not do this, so I don't think it was meant for the dense double coat that we all have to manage on a daily basis.....IMHO |
| Thank you. Read through the previous emails and had forgotten I had even been involved in it!! Ho hum, slight brain fade!!xx |
| Forgetaboutit! Furminators don't work well on sheepdogs and generally all double-coated dogs. A pin (not a nob pin) works fine and the longer the coat, the longer the pins (and you don't find those at Petco or other retailers). I'm still clipping my sheepie down because of hand arthritis, but, even my clipping down is looking pretty bad. Didn't help the clipper died half way though. |
| I trim Sprox's tum etc and his inside legs down to his knees to keep clean. It is strange that all the oes's I have owned all get a knotty bit in the same places like behind the ears.xx |
I think I have posted before about this, but, during the summer months, I keep Willow in full coat, but my wonderful groomer 'tunnels' her belly, leaving her 'skirt'. that way, when she lays on the grass or in the shade, her belly is cooled. It seems to work for us~~looking at her profile, since she still has her skirt, she looks full and beautiful. It is only when she flips on her back for tummy rubs do you see the pink baldness of her belly~~an added plus???...no belly mats..  |
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