[nagdu] Furminator

[Julie J]

Ouch!  That is pricy!
the one I have I bought at convention a few years ago.  I'm thinking it was 
around $45 or so.  It works great on Belle, but Monty has an extremely short 
coat, maybe 1/2 inch.  He'll tolerate it, but I can tell it's uncomfortable 
for him.  He's not fussy about grooming so I'm sure it's the tool, not just 
the act of brushing.

I was hoping that I could figure out if the newer short hair Furminator was 
different.  I don't want to buy another of the same thing that I have.  I 
asked my husband to look at the pictures on the web site, but he can't see 
any difference. and I agree I don't see the need for the button to push the 
hair out.

Thanks!
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
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Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Furminator


> Hey Julie,
>
> I'm afraid this doesn't answer your question, and only muddies the water. 
> I
> have two furminators, both about two and a half inches. I didn't know I
> could specify long or short coat, so I'm not sure which I have. and the 
> new
> one doesn't do quite as good a job as the old one which I thought I ought 
> to
> replace(lol.) I went to the Furminator website, and apparently the new 
> ones
> have a button which zaps the hair out of the tool. I'm not sure that's
> necessary, but it didn't seem to give the option of no button. It does
> recommend the 4 inch edge for short haired large breeds, which goes from 
> 51
> to 90 pounds. The site also warns against inadvertently purchasing what it
> calls counterfeit furminators. I got my new one from Target, so who knows 
> if
> it was the real deal. Of course some knock-offs might be just as good, but
> Furminator certainly wouldn't want you to know that. Leaves the consumer a
> bit baffled, I'm afraid. The one on the website for Monte's coat and size 
> is
> $63!! They aren't cheap, that's for sure. But they're impressive, and with
> our dogs constantly going out in public, they're probably worth it.
>
> Sherrill
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
> Behalf Of Julie J
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 1:44 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: [nagdu] Furminator
>
>
> Heya!
>
> I bought a Furminator several years ago.  At the time there was only one
> type in three sizes, small for cats, medium for dogs and huge for horses. 
> I
> noticed now that there are two types of Furminator for dogs.  One for 
> short
> hair, less than two inches, and one for long haired breeds.  In addition
> each comes in a variety of sizes.  Does anyone know what coat length the
> original Furminator was meant for?
>
> If I could use the new one on Monty's extremely short coat that'd be 
> great,
> but I don't want to buy another of the same thing.  Ideas?
>
> Julie
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