I'm going to buy an, Equigroomer for my sons dog for Christmas. He's a pitbull that sleeps on my sons bed. He always leaves tons of fur on his black bedspread. So I think this will be the perfect pup present.

Furminator has several sizes and coat length choices. I believe the yellow one here is for a smaller dog. The wider the 'blade/teeth' the better for larger dogs. When you read the instructions for the deshedding tool, you will find you are supposed to do it on a dry coat, make gentle long strokes with the direction of the coat, and avoid making excessive strokes in a single area. I find it works great, and having 3 German/Dutch Shedders I find it worth the price. I have not tried the Equigroomer, but my guess is you may need to buy more from wearing them out and pretty much equal the price over time for the Furminator. I am not a Furminator representative, just a huge fan. Since the Equigroomer is so affordable I'll try one and see if I can remember to post my thoughts on it here. Thank you for this demonstration!

I've tried both on my recently adopted longhaired cats. On the body, the 5" Equigroomer is great, but for the back legs and tail (where the smaller of the two cats cats has a LOT of built up undercoat; I'm pretty sure her previous owners never did any shedding work on her or had her groomed) the medium Furminator is wayyyyyy better. It's just enough smaller to get into the tighter areas, plus it holds onto the fluff- the Equigroomer sends tumbleweeds flying if I'm not super careful, which is easier to avoid with the Furminator. I'll probably continue to use both over time.

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Thanks for watching and your comment. Haha you’re right you would be rich if you had patented that. The new tool is actually a horse deshedding tool that can be used just like the furminator. It works well on the right coat.❤️🐶❤️

Hi there thanks so much for watching and we are so happy our video helped you! Thank you…. Yes Fred is always an excellent model for us. ❤️🐶❤️

Hey there thanks so much for your positive feedback. Yes the arguing just comes natural for mother daughter lol. Us anyways haha❤️🐶

Thanks for watching and commenting. He really is so patient!❤️

Hi there thanks for watching. I’m happy we could help!❤️🐶❤️

You won't be disappointed. I just got the Equigroomer in the mail yesterday. It's marvelous. I have a dog with short course hair that hates being brushed. She's also very angular with a greyhound like body type. Very hard not to knock into bones while brushing. Also will get very little hair of her, even though she sheds like a fiend. She actually liked getting brushed. Relaxed into it after a minute and sprawled out on her bed. Before she was always stiff as a board and escaping after 2 minutes. Plus I removed a lot of fur! So sad it took me 16 years to find this brush for her

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Hi there thanks for watching. The furminator is a great tool I just find that you have to be cautious as to how much you are going over the same stop because you don’t want to be pulling healthy coat out. The Equigroomer is just a bit easier to control how much coat you are pulling out because it’a a more gentle tool but very effective. It should work great for your pugs. If you have the furminator already using both is probably good too. Start with the furminator and then finish with the equigroomer. I hope this helps!😊

@@FurryFriendsZone Have you tried the newer Furminator 2.0? Would love to know what you think about it compared to the older one. It has "skin guards" on the sides.

I don't think your question was answered as I have the same question. I find using deshedding shampoo AND conditioner helps a great deal. There are times I see very little hair coming off my dog. But, you need to have a constant regulated bath regimen. I told my vet that I was doing a bath every 2weeks and she said that was fine. You can really tell when you skip a week or two past the 2 weeks. Hope that helps you

Aww I know right! He is a very good boy:) and it helps he loves being brushed!

Hi there thanks for watching and commenting. Depending on the amount of undercoat you may need a rake or even a slicker brush to get the really thick areas brushed out. After a bath and a blow out that helps to loosen everything as well

Use the slicker brush first, then the rake, then this new tool. Shepards typically have a lot of coat to shed out and you'll have better luck getting out the big clumpy, easy stuff first before using the finishing tool. 30 year dog groomer here, so trust me, I do this stuff all the time 😉

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I brush mine over and over. You visually watch. Remove how much you desire. Furminator is amazing!

I know he is so good!! :)

Hi thanks for watching. As long as the coat isn’t crazy long it should work. It works great on horses too. ❤️🐶❤️

All I do when it’s wet is run it over to get the loose coat out from the bath. I have stressed these tools can damage the coat very easily if used incoreectly

Do you have her clipped? If not then you will use a different technique than if you have her pattern clipped. It's always more productive to use a slicker brush first to get all the undercoat that's ready to come out- this tool would be a finishing tool and could also work as a stripping tool if you like the hand stripped look without the dedicated amount of work. Back brushing is fine, sometimes it will get out more undercoat, just go back with the grain on the last couple passes😊 If you do have her clipped, slicker the legs and skirt and just use this tool on the clippered parts.

Hi there I would suggest using a regular slicker brush. Back brushing may pull out hair that’s not ready to come out. I’m assuming you just brush regularly and not get her coat actually clipped by a groomer?

@@FurryFriendsZone Back brushing undercoat with a slicker will not pull out hair that's not ready to come out, a slicker will only take out the loose coat- tools like the Furminator WILL take out coat that's not loose, which is why you need to be careful with them and not make many passes in one spot. I've been a professional groomer for 30 years and I've brushed, thinned, and demanded every type of coat there is- I've owned Scotties for 35 years, and I've also owned 3 Westies and a Cairn- terriers are my general specialty😊

@@FurryFriendsZone Also, if the Cairn is not pattern clipped and they want the hand stripped look without the enormous amount of time and effort, this tool could be effective to card the coat on the saddle area to create the effect without a stripping knife. It's an old school trick to card the coat with a #40 blade with the cutting blade removed- we were all doing it before The Furminator was invented, that's where they got the idea😉

@@FurryFriendsZone I was having her groomed professionally. But I recently decided to learn how to groom her and trim her nails. I shied away from the Furminator because I read some scary stories. Since my post I bought a slicker type brush with thin wires and tiny rubber tips and a button to push to clean the brush. It seems to do a good job, but it doesn’t get as much hair as back brushing with the pin cushion brush. However, I no longer back brush. I don’t know if this brush is getting out the proper amount of inner coat and I don’t know when to stop. How can I know?

Thank you for watching and commenting!! He sure is a cutie and with a face like that we are always giving him lots and lots of kisses and boy is he spoilt! :)

Hi thanks for watching. I personally use a slicker brush on my cats and it really also depends on how long their coat is when choosing the right tools

Let us know how you like it!! Aww German Shepard's are such a cute breed and yes they sure to shed a lot! Let us know if you have any questions once you get your dog :)

Thanks for watching. Yes it naturally happens mother daughter bickering lol

Hi there. Thank you we think he’s pretty darn sweet too!🥰

Hi Thanks for watching. I find both tools are great. Your dogs coat is a big factor as well. Some tools work better on different coats

Yes, they do. I have a samoyed and a vizsla and it works on both.

Hi Claudia, thanks for your question! I have tried it before and to be honest I do not find that it is as effective on a longer haired dog. It really depends on the thickness of each dogs coat. Hope this helps. If you have any other questions please let me know :)

Hi there thanks for watching. Fred is a big sweetheart thanks for your comment. He is a mastiff rotti cross.❤️🐶❤️

He looks so much my like my dog! Especially the shape of his sweet big head. Juno is mostly white with some light brown speckles. Thank you and Fred for sharing❤

Hi thanks for watching. These tools May not be the right ones for a Brittany depending on how long they are. You may need a slicker brush with longer teeth. They can get matting in the long feathering and the rear area.❤️🐶❤️

Human hairbrushes.

Hi there thanks for watching! I would start with a rake. A furminator might help but I find they aren’t as useful on dogs with extremely long hair. I would try a couple deshedding tools and most grooming supply places are pretty good at letting you return items. Also brushing a clean coat helps so get out as much as you can bath and blow his coat out and then brush/rake again. Let me know how it goes.😊

Thanks so much for watching Bo!😊

Hi there thanks for watching. He is a rescue so we aren’t sure we think French mastiff crossed with a rotti. He’s the sweetest guy ever.❤️🐶❤️

Thanks for watching !❤️

Hi thanks for watching. No as long as you aren’t pressing too hard and going over the same spot I’ve and over it’s all good. You just have to pay close attention. ❤️🐶❤️

I know right!! He is such a big cuddly baby :) Thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks for watching and commenting! I’m brushing him wet because after the bath a lot of the hair has loosened and will brush out easier. I brush on both a dry and wet coat but not excessive anywhere as too much can damage the coat. If you have any other questions please let us know!

Hi There! Thanks for watching and commenting:) I totally agree they can damage the coat and are too harsh if people brush in the same spot over and over. You have to be so careful on how aggressive you are brushing.

Thanks so much for watching and your comments!

I have emphasized many times in these videos that you have to be careful using these tools regardless if wet or dry. Just as much damage can be done on a dry coat as a wet.you should never “yank” out the coat.