Preferred Brush

[Cheetah]

The zoom groom works best for getting the top guard hairs that other brushes seem to leave behind. All the hairs I get off my dogs with it are the stiff, prickly ones. I get the undercoat with the rake I got... it's funny because I paid 5 bucks for this rake, and it works better than the one I bought for twice the price. It's the bargain hound undercoat rake from petsmart lmao...

[Clogs]

I use a wide pronged rake and a Zoom Groom, after trying lots of alternatives. The main reason I settled for those are because they seem to cause the least amount of fuss from the pooch! Both she and Mouse have both hated the whole grooming thang, despite early grooming, gentle handling, rewards (bribes?) gentle voice, Alpha voice, all etceteras. The tummy and chest/neck area are the bits that seem to give the most grief. The squeaking and grumping that goes on have to be seen to be believed.
Are corgi's particularly sensitive skinned or am I simply being manipulated?

[Denaluvscorgis]

For Chloe, I first use a comb to get the undercoat really well, then I use a slicker brush. I've never tried a shed blade, but that looks really good. I might have to give that a try. I used to use them on my horses when I had them and they worked really well on them.

[tandemgal]

I just got one of the shed blades - it took a lot of undercoat off Emma! I was surprised. Also use the Zoom Groom - love love love that one. I have a comb and the square rake too.

My Chloe doesn't have as much hair issue so I can give her a lick and a promise with whatever is in my hand and she's good to go.

[Hayashi_eri]

I must confess...I rarely brush Buta anymore as I always get her shaved & her fur is really short most of the time I feel that shaving her once she starts blowing is the best way to remove her old coat. My whole family loves it when she is shaved (shows her figure well too )

[Clogs]

Originally Posted by Hayashi_eri

I must confess...I rarely brush Buta anymore as I always get her shaved & her fur is really short most of the time I feel that shaving her once she starts blowing is the best way to remove her old coat. My whole family loves it when she is shaved (shows her figure well too )

Do you have any pix of her shaved? We shave Clogs' belly area in the summer, as she gets really hot.

[gromitsmom]

I had never heard of coat "blowing" until I read this thread. The first time my dog shed I thought I had done something wrong to him. I gave him a bath with new shampoo, and when he got out all his fur seemed to start falling out. I almost cried. I filled a whole wal-mart bag with his fur!

Gromit hates being brushed too. I usually have to corner him and hold him down to get the job done. I feel so mean when I have to force him like that. The looks he gives me when I get out the brush make me feel so guilty!

[ChloeLouise]

I just purchased a marvelous $.69 item (hard to believe you can buy ANYTHING that cheap, let alone something that actually works!! )...anyway, this is a small, flat, plastic "brush", with widely spaced, short teeth, that just fits in the palm of your hand - it has a little knob on the back that is held between the fingers - I got it at a beauty supply shop where they referred to it as a "scalp massager". Well, I can hide it nicely and Chloe thinks I am just stroking and petting her and FOR A FEW MINUTES I am able to "brush" her fluffy fur!!

[Owen's mom]

After trying an assortment of brushes, I finally popped for the furminator on the grounds that it was cheaper than replacing my vaccuum cleaner! When Owen was shedding like mad a month ago I thought he was blowing coat--then I read here that he really won't be doing that until he is a year old. He shed so much undercoat (puppy fur, I guess) that I can't imagine what coat blowing will be like! The furminator worked wonders. I must have combed about 2 additional dogs' worth of hair out of him in a few days. Now I use the zoom groom for a few minutes daily to take care of the top coat. However, I am still trying to bend my mind around the fact that corgi hair on clothes is a fashion statement.
Cathryn

[corgizmom]

The shedding blade works the best on my crew. I've tried the furminator--not so great.

[bajoiner]

I also have a rake that I use on Sassy's undercoat. She loves being brushed and will come and lay down for me to brush her. All I have to do is pick up the brush and sit in the floor and she comes running, but if I take too long on her back she will roll over cause she has to have that tummy of hers brushed with a soft brush. She loves those tummy rubs. She is really good at getting brushed and having her ears cleaned and teeth brushed. And absolutely eats up all the praise of how pretty she is when she goes running to my husband after she is all done getting cleaned up. She is the joy of our lives. I am going to have to check into the Zoom Groom though.