I bathe him probably every 2 weeks or so. I have a comb, furminator, slicker brushes, and one of the zoom grooms (seems to do nothing). I'm not the most frequent with brushing but he does get baths. I have never blown him out with a dog dryer.
I may have to invest in a force dryer one day. I'm not sure I can at the moment though. There's a couple 'groom your own dog' type places here that have them.
I have heard amazing wonderful things about their deshedding shampoo and conditioner. I'm going to be trying these with my beasts and investing in a force air dryer. I'm tired of tumbleweeds (Even though I totally signed up for them, lmao)
I may have to invest in a force dryer one day. I'm not sure I can at the moment though. There's a couple 'groom your own dog' type places here that have them.
Ok! I will try that out and see if that helps for a while! I've thought about it but was kind of iffy because he hates baths and might would hate the store after that. But.... might be worth it?
Is there a particular brand/model you recommend? I've been thinking about investing in one as well. There's a local self-serve dog wash that has one but it would be way easier to do at home.
Oops, sorry, was referring to the Furminator brand. Annie linked me to a force air dryer I'm saving up to buy as well, but for the life of me I can't find it. It may be on her blog though.
There's an air dryer listed here, but I may go for one slightly higher power. I'm not sure. I don't care about the noise, and neither do my dogs, I can about how much freaking fur I can blow off of them
There's an air dryer listed here, but I may go for one slightly higher power. I'm not sure. I don't care about the noise, and neither do my dogs, I can about how much freaking fur I can blow off of them
That dryer is great for little dogs, or for home grooming. Not for shop grooming. If you're like me grooming 5 - 7 dogs a day, get something higher power.
Get the rest of the FURminator system. It will change your life. And yes, a high velocity dryer would really help you, but if you have a do it yourself place close, take advantage!.
Heck yes! It's so good that when I offer it in my salon if the owners are skeptical I give them a 48 hour period to decide weather or not to pay the extra $15 for it (they always do. Always.)
Is there a particular brand/model you recommend? I've been thinking about investing in one as well. There's a local self-serve dog wash that has one but it would be way easier to do at home.
I really like the K-9 products. I've never had a bad one in any of the shops I worked at. Mine is a K9 fluffer. Love it.
I have also used Challengeair and they were good but took a while to warm up.
The metroair ones were the best of the cheap ones IMO.
If you have multiple size dogs I can't recommend variable speed dryers enough. Basically it has a little rheostat on it to control the air being pushed.