For anyone who has a dog that sheds - bargain Furminators

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My friend swears by hers and I have read really good reviews about them, came accross them here, at rock bottom price, when I was looking for some new claw clippers.

Thought it might be useful to someone.

Oh! I just bought one from Ebay at around the same price. TBH I was a bit dubious but it arrived a couple of days ago, is the real McCoy and is BRILLIANT!

Now, all I need is an explanation as to why my shorthaired GSD is moulting 10 times more than my long haired GSD!

cant help you with that one Valhalla, but after having a long hair GSD I was looking forward to having my short hair one... same amount of hair, just a bit shorter.

Furminators are the bomb! I love mine, it removes all the yakky undercoat that makes the dogs smelly.

Maybe on this board we should add "Dyson and Furminator" as essentials for owning a dog.

Ohhh thankyou I am going to order one :).
I am so fed up of black dog hairs everywhere I was cleaning the bath this morning and it was covered in dog hair -the bath FFS!

comewhinewithme - my bathroom floor gets covered in dog hair, and no dogs are allowed upstairs... although have been a bit lax on that lately, but still. why???

they get everywhere.

ooh that looks good. Now, do i get large or medium? I have a Greyhound and a Jack Russell!

How do furminators work?

I've got a big, hairy Leonberger and have been using a rake which removes alot of the undercoat. Are they much more effective?

They are supposed to be amazing, hence the normally very hefty price tag of £40.

Though tbh I don't think anyone pays that much for them.

My friend says it is the best thing ever and I have just brought one for my sil.

I bought one a few weeks ago from ebay and paid around £6. Brilliant! My dogs even love be 'furminated'! WHen they see it they rush up to me and assume the position .

I bought a small one as I have Jack Russells, though my friends husband bought a large one for their JR!

I had a look at Furminator's website last night. It looks like these ones are the older model - they now appear to be marketing different ones for long-haired and short-haired dogs. I guess that is why they are so cheap!

Just ordered one. Thanks for the tip.

Thanks, ordered one for my mega shedding cream lurcher

Think i will just go for the large one. Hopefully will be ok for JRT as well as my Grey.

Yellow lab currently shedding so much I'm suprised he's not bald....
Currently use a horse's rubber curry comb which gets loads of hair off him. I could groom all day and still have hair coming out.
Are the furminators really that much better?

Also any ideas about best vacuum?
My dyson animal is about to die, and I can't say it's ever sucked up all the black and yellow hair

We just had our dyson serviced.
Phoned the number on it and a lovely man came and took it all to pieces and put new filters in and made it all shiny and new looking.
It is as good as new.

We have a husky who you can't furminater well you can but it is pointless.
So our dyson gets a battering but would def reccomend gettign the dyson man to come and visit.
Cheaper than a new hoover.

thanks rain - didnt know the dyson people came and serviced it. Mine could do with a good sort out, after lots of dog hair.

I got one for my GSD and it is ACE!!!!

raindrop, have just clicked on your link . I thought my Golden Retriever was bad when it comes to molting but this is incredible

it is ridiculous, apparently you can spin it into wool and knit jumpers. Cosy!

they get really bad twice a year and pretty much renew their whole coat. The birds round here love it and fly down to steal it for their nest everytime we brush him.

Would this work on a short haired chihuahua?, she's very small obviously (see profile photos :) )

Yup, just get a medium or a small .

She is gorgeous btw.

excellent! hairs are hairs no matter what size the dog! i find them in the fridge!