beth- oif you had read the whole thread, you would know that we are talking about a terrier, who is done once a year, who is long and tangled. the poster also says the dog hates being brushed and wanted a product that magically took hair off without the dog knowing. np suggestion you made will do that (actually nothing can do that). mars coat kind works great on little mats (like poodles who get little matts everywhere) but they do not demat a dog that is matted to the skin and attempting to do so will give a dog skin irritation. it does pull harder than a brush b/c it casn catch on matts that are too big for it to get out, thus hurting the dog. and as this is a terrier we are talking about, i doubt that undercoat is the issue.
i agree a matted dog oes not always need to be shaved, but lets be serious. lolly said the dog is done once a year. what dog do you know that isnt matted to the skin if done only once a year? and furminaters are HORRIBLE at dematting (let alone the most ineffiecient tool ever made) and are not worht the money.
and i am shocked by the fact that you are a groomer and giving such dangerous advice. yes matt strippers work, but i have never told a person who had no knowledge or experiance in grooming to use one. and scissoring off matts? most groomers will tell you that this is the worst way to demat, and most dangerous. you really need to re-evaluate what you suggest to people b/c that is how they end up doing something they shouldnt and hurting the dog.
i agree a matted dog oes not always need to be shaved, but lets be serious. lolly said the dog is done once a year. what dog do you know that isnt matted to the skin if done only once a year? and furminaters are HORRIBLE at dematting (let alone the most ineffiecient tool ever made) and are not worht the money.
and i am shocked by the fact that you are a groomer and giving such dangerous advice. yes matt strippers work, but i have never told a person who had no knowledge or experiance in grooming to use one. and scissoring off matts? most groomers will tell you that this is the worst way to demat, and most dangerous. you really need to re-evaluate what you suggest to people b/c that is how they end up doing something they shouldnt and hurting the dog.