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I bought my first, actual brand-name Furminator today for $30 (a large one with the waterless soap stuff) from craigslist, brand new in the package!

My God, I've never seen so much fur come off a dog in my life...can you over-use it and strip too much out? Am I doing this right, because I had a whole dog worth of hair that came off (filled a 30 gal trash bag) just off Lacey!
 

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I now have evidence, here's a shot of a few strokes out...just Lacey...I didn't have time or energy to do Jasper after Lacey...



Sorry about the foot in it Jess.
 

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Oh no, Lacey has melted where is Lacey? Only kidding. They do take off a lot of hair.
 
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You can cause balding in spots with it. And I wouldnt even touch Jasper with it. I used mineon Blaze before I knew better, and it just broke all his long hair in to short little pieces that stood up like fly away hairs all over.
 

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Well Jasper has already had the wrath of my scissors done to him, it' can't get much worse than that (imagine a 4 yr old with scissors cutting the dogs hair, looks the same)

Lacey's a lot smoother feeling and no more tangles on her back legs so I'm rather happy with it, and that waterless shampoo/conditioner smells great!
 

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I have been wondering if it would work on the Fila monsters? I would like to find a really good brush for them.
 

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I tried it on Lily, it doesn't pick up anything because she has no undercoat, doesn't even cut the top coat because her's is so short. I was under the impression that Fila's are a very short plush coat like an APBT? I could be wrong, I've never seen one in person.
 

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They do have short coats, so I guess I won't waste the money if it won't work.

I need to train the monsters to let me use the vacuum on them. :D
 
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Just don't use it every day and it should be fine. Justin was obsessed with using it on our cat every day even though I told him not to and he ended up with some pretty bad bald spots.
 

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I have one that I used to use on Bubba.

For whatever reason, Bailey didn't blow his coat very well, so he would have to get shaved every summer. But, there's a point where it's still to cold to shave and way to hot for a collie's undercoat.

It was scary how much hair came off him!!!! but I loved it, and it helped him A LOT.
 

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love my furminator

I love love love my furminator...for my bcs. I would never dream of using it on the PON. I've found that it only works when they're blowing coat and I've never managed to damage the top coat.
 
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I use my furminator a few times a year when Pit blows his coat. I have to be veeeeeery careful as his top coat is pretty long and breaks pretty bad if I use it too much. Zero's coat is out of the question, there's not way I could touch him with that comb.

I made the mistake last summer of furminating the cat too much. His sides were pretty bad for a while. :eek:
 
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You can over use them, my daughter did and her dog got a horrible skin infection. It can cause harm to the skin if used too often and harshly. It is a sensative tool to be used lightly to get the especially double undercoats on dogs. I would be extra careful until your totally familar with using it and how often your dog can take it. they are wonderful, but can be harmful.
 
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I love my Furnminator but only use it once a week on Reno. His coat is pretty short and kind of course so it works fine. Mine was $50 though for the medium!! UGH

I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Furminator solution. It makes his coat shine so much. I just washed him last night with the Furminator Shampoo and the Solution and man does he shine! It is great.
 

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Oh that spray on stuff smells wonderful indeed!

I've used the Furminator on Lacey and Jasper like twice since we got it, it works good and she's blowing coat, but prefers the sticky kind of brush anywhere but on her butt where the hair is really thick.
 
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Oh that spray on stuff smells wonderful indeed!

I've used the Furminator on Lacey and Jasper like twice since we got it, it works good and she's blowing coat, but prefers the sticky kind of brush anywhere but on her butt where the hair is really thick.
I did not get the spray stuff but the shampoo and solution smell good. I will try the spray stuff. I use those spray/waterless shampoos when I take Reno to the dog park. Before we get in the car I spray him, wipe him down with a paper towel or reg towel then wipe him with those pet wipes. YES I am obsessive. LOL, the other dog park ppl give me strange looks if they happen to see me doing all this. BUT he looks like he wasn't even at the dog park before he gets in the car. AND man you should see how brown those towels and wipes are!
 

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Oh I'm so scared to use a Ferminator on Kyrie! I want to try it though! I've brushed out a pile from Kyrie bigger than Regis with just a normal brush!!

I have a picture some where, haha, Regis was very scared of the huge pile of hair!
 
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The trick it that you are not really supposed to apply pressure while Furminating. It can take too much hair, irritate the skin, and casue sores if you really push on the brush. And you are supposed to hold the brush at a 90 degree angle, it grips the hair better without cutting/damaging the hair.

That said, I have tried it on a few short haired dogs and it didn't get any hair. It works best on plush coats, not coats that are extra long or coats that lie extra flat.

;)
 

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I use one on Bandit a few times a month. It is so helpful. I also do the cats every now and again. Whenever he seems overly bushy I take it to him. He has so much fur I don't mind it stripping some off. He's still plenty plush.
 

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