[Max'sHuman]

Hey,

So I've been noticing dog hair around the apartment more and would like to find a good brush to help slow some of that down. Max is a terrier mix with a kind of short, coarse wiry coat. He doesn't shed a lot, but he definately sheds some and sometimes it's worse than others. The problem is today I went out and bought a slicker brush and he HATES it. I can't tell if it's that the little sharpish pins make him uncomfortable or if it's the louder sound on his coat or both, but he kind of flinched when I used it on him and when I tried to brush his legs he sort of nipped at my hand (without actually nipping me) to let me know that if I kept doing it I was going to be in trouble. Are there any de-shedding tools out there that are gentler on dogs. He doesn't have a problem when I use the rounded pin brush on him, but that doesn't really help much with his undercoat. So any recommendations?

[lovemygreys]

I use a double sided shedding blade on all of our dogs. I use a light touch on our thin-skinned & bony greyhounds, but they love the feel of it (they'll line up for their turn!) and it gets out tons of hair. Linky. They also have a cat version that's a bit smaller and might work better for small dogs.

[Max'sHuman]

Holy Moly! Great Suggestion! I went and exchanged the one he hated and just went and brushed him with the cat sized shedding blade: he put out like a sweater's worth of hair. I thought he was low shedding! He didn't mind it at all and I'm glad to know that that huge wad of hair isn't going to end up on my bed. Thanks so much!

[Lorina]

Have you tried an undercoat rake? They're great for getting the dead hairs out.

[Annamarie]

i like the grooming mitts. the dogs don't seem to mind them as much as brushes (mine just tries to play with the brush). you can get them really cheap at any store that sells horse grooming stuff. if you buy them from a pet store they're usually 10 times more :O