Does anybody use one?
Especially those of you who have longcoats
I'm tempted to buy one but i'm not sure if they are suitable for longcoats
BB's fur is so thick and he has curls that Shirley Temple would be proud off
His coat was fine before he was castrated.. since then it's grown much longer, thicker and curly in places
He always looks such a messy lad even though he is groomed daily.. just aswell he loves to be groomed i tell ya!
Good or bad idea to buy one??
Thanks

Marleys coat has become much thicker around his bum and his trousers since being castrated. I have a furminator and paid about £30 but find the rake I paid £5 for is much better.

Some people say they are great hun but i've heard others saying
they are useless especially on the long coats.They are a bit too pricey
if you find you dont like it.Personally i wouldnt use one on Shadow.

I have a rake that looks just like a furminator from Wilkinson's, it cost £2 or £3 and is brilliant for Bryn, Misty and Hazel

Thanks all
I've loads of grooming equipment, from rakes to slickers and anything inbetween
I found a furminator on ebay... just under £7
If i buy it and it's crap.. not a great deal of money to lose
Maybe i should just take him to the groomers... only trouble is, he's very untrusting of strangers

I have a furminator for Viva and i think its great but her coat is not overly long or thick

i have a furminator for fred... hes a semi coat...and it works brilliantly... its the only tool i use for grooming him

Hi,

I have a Furminator. It works well and takes the loose fur out of the coat like no other tool but I have found it to break the fur along the back. I therefore don't use it all the time, and prefer to use it on the soft fur which doesn't get damaged by the comb.

Karen

i'm having trouble with Shady's coat at the mo, newffie coats are really thick.
maybe a furminator will do it better than the rake

What does the rake look like Karen? Mine looks just like a furminator and it's dirt cheap goes through Bryn's and Misty coat brilliant and my friend has one for her husky cross and they love it as well, I tried the furminator and this works just as well for a fraction of the price

Hi Sandra,
The furminator I have got is the one with the yellow handle.
Was going to put a picture on here but couldn't find how to do it.
(can you paste a picture into messages?)

Karen

Hi Karen
On the row of buttons above the reply box, ie, the 7th one across, which looks like a little picture, click on that and paste the image location in there and it will be posted

Well we gotta get it sorted where there's a will there is a way

Do you know a lot of people who show Newfie's cut their coat down now, as if it's tha latest thing to do

oh right! i will do some research Sandra