Confused with deshedding tools

[Casper46]

I am really confused in buying a deshedding brush for my pet… has anyone used this one http://www.amazon.com/FurMaster®-Groomi ... B00GD6VF2W

[DoubleBarrel GunDogs]

The FURminator brushes work well, and have been around for a few years now. Furmaster is probably a knockoff brand.

Nate

[LAboykin]

I bought one from Target called the FurGOPet and it seems to get a lot of the hair... I still find the stuff everywhere though :roll:

[rlrobinhood]

I bought a furminator for my last dog. It removed a lot of hair and still had it in the house. I think these brushes actually cut the hair. I always want to do a test and just brush one spot over and over to see if I would eventually get a bald spot, but never did. But seriously though, look at the design of the teeth. They are like very fine double cut saw teeth. I think you may agree.

[ezzy333]

Furminators do cut it, most others do not.

[birddog1968]

Walmart sells a furminator copy at half the price that is exactly the same.

I wasn't under the impression that these type brushes cut the fur, maybe do to some extent, but it grabs the downy undercoat some dogs have, labs in particular.
These brushes are worthless on pointers and dogs with super short coat. I use a vacuum on the pointers, but it works great on the labs.

This from the furminator site:

What is a FURminator?
When it comes to shedding, we've got the EDGE.

For over a decade, Angie Porter, a professional pet groomer, attempted to find a quality, invaluable tool to deal with dog shedding. After using every possible device in the industry, she realized such a tool didn't exist, so she decided to develop it with her husband, David. Together, they created the first and only tool to safely, efficiently and comfortably remove a pet's loose undercoat: the FURminator® deShedding Tool - the most popular, sought-after and beloved shedding solution on the market.

[123vegas]

I use A Slick N Easy Grooming Block. It's cheap and works fine for us.