I know I’m very late to the party on this one, but I finally have a FURminator de-shedding tool. I wish I hadn’t waited so long, as it is really the perfect grooming aid for the lovely Freya and her Undercoat of Doom. The model I got is one of the new ones, the FURjector, which has a push button to eject the fur from the blade. It comes in only one size, 2.65″ wide, which corresponds with the original medium size, for medium and large dogs.
When we were researching dog breeds, one of the big huge lies that we were told was that Rottweilers do not shed very much. Did I mention this was a big huge lie? Apparently “very much” is measured differently on whatever planet that Rottweiler owner was from. I’m glad I don’t remember who it was that told me that big huge lie.
Rottweilers have many endearing qualities, so the shedding was not a deal-breaker. Our grooming tool of choice up until now has been a traditional shedding blade, which is a pretty effective tool that is quite inexpensive. This one has survived all six Rottweilers to date.
Some of our Rottweilers have had very little undercoat. Axel really doesn’t have much. Freya is another story. Her Undercoat of Doom is probably the source of most of the dog hair that buries itself into the carpet and upholstery. We used the shedding blade on both dogs the day before the FURminator arrived. The FURminator removed quite a bit of additional undercoat and dead hair from Axel. But we couldn’t believe how much more it got off Freya. And remember, this is after using the shedding blade!
An additional bonus is that it didn’t cost any real dollars. Though I was hugely disappointed that ThankYou Rewards no longer offers Amazon gift certificates as a redemption choice, they do offer rather a wide range of pet-related products, and the FURminator was one of them.
A definite “four paws up” for the FURminator. Next time maybe we’ll follow the trend a bit sooner.
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