Hi,
I've had my dog for two years now, and I've been using the following combs/brushes. I wasn't sure what they're called, so I'm going by this page:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2095&aid=789
I've read you're not suppose to use a bristle brush on a long hair dog (see picture of my dog in the image below). But what's the difference between a bristle brush and a pin brush? According to the picture on peteducation, they look the same.
Here's the tools I use. Can you look at it and my dog and tell me if I'm doing anything wrong, or maybe I'm not using the best tool?
1. Pin Brush: for picking up dead fur, does a good job it seems. It's like the pin brush in the picture, where the ends of the pins have little balls of metal, and the blue thing that the pins sit in flexes.
2. Shedding "rake" - I use the "Shedzilla" version, for really getting his thick fur on his rear end. I don't use it much, because it seems so tough. I let him tell me if it's too much, and he seems ok with it.
3. greyhound comb (not pictured): I don't know why I use this one, but I like to use it at the end to straighten him out. Mostly use it to pick the fur off the pin brush.
I also have a "slicker brush", but I don't use it because it seems like the pins on it would scratch skin? Is that true?
I also recently brought what looks like a greyhound comb, but the pins rotate. I'm not sure how to use this, but it's got a ergonomic handle so it's easier to use than the non-handled grayhound comb.
Here's a picture of what my dog looks like:
He has a double coat. Longish outer coat. Really thick fur on his rump. We think his part collie and with some kind of shepherd something.
I usually brush him dry because it's so difficult to brush him when wet. I've read here multiple times that you shouldn't brush a dog with dry fur because it'll damage the fur? But, his fur kind of get crimps in it when it's wet, so it's really really hard to brush. And when wet, there's more friction between fur and comb. I would imagine this friction would make all wet dogs very difficult to brush? Is that not true? How are you guys doing it?
Does that brushing wet fur directive apply to all dogs and all fur types?
I've had my dog for two years now, and I've been using the following combs/brushes. I wasn't sure what they're called, so I'm going by this page:
http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?c=2+2095&aid=789
I've read you're not suppose to use a bristle brush on a long hair dog (see picture of my dog in the image below). But what's the difference between a bristle brush and a pin brush? According to the picture on peteducation, they look the same.
Here's the tools I use. Can you look at it and my dog and tell me if I'm doing anything wrong, or maybe I'm not using the best tool?
1. Pin Brush: for picking up dead fur, does a good job it seems. It's like the pin brush in the picture, where the ends of the pins have little balls of metal, and the blue thing that the pins sit in flexes.
2. Shedding "rake" - I use the "Shedzilla" version, for really getting his thick fur on his rear end. I don't use it much, because it seems so tough. I let him tell me if it's too much, and he seems ok with it.
3. greyhound comb (not pictured): I don't know why I use this one, but I like to use it at the end to straighten him out. Mostly use it to pick the fur off the pin brush.
I also have a "slicker brush", but I don't use it because it seems like the pins on it would scratch skin? Is that true?
I also recently brought what looks like a greyhound comb, but the pins rotate. I'm not sure how to use this, but it's got a ergonomic handle so it's easier to use than the non-handled grayhound comb.
Here's a picture of what my dog looks like:

He has a double coat. Longish outer coat. Really thick fur on his rump. We think his part collie and with some kind of shepherd something.
I usually brush him dry because it's so difficult to brush him when wet. I've read here multiple times that you shouldn't brush a dog with dry fur because it'll damage the fur? But, his fur kind of get crimps in it when it's wet, so it's really really hard to brush. And when wet, there's more friction between fur and comb. I would imagine this friction would make all wet dogs very difficult to brush? Is that not true? How are you guys doing it?
Does that brushing wet fur directive apply to all dogs and all fur types?