How well does this work on blowing out the winter undercoat of Huskies?
1756257
Hi , There is an option of 2hp and 4hp , For my little persian 2hp is way more than enough to evacuate water from her fur , It comes with a cone shaped nozzle to increase pressure if you need to which I think you dont have to wory about it. I understand Huskies have a dense fur , You should have no problem removing water from your pet , It would take me an hr to blow dry my persian with a high end blow dryer controlling heat , This unit I can dry her hair thouroughly in 15 min . It is as loud as a vacuum cleaner , she get little scared by the sound , I am looking into a longer hose to kep the unit as far away so she , does not get scared . Hi , There is an option of 2hp and 4hp , For my little persian 2hp is way more than enough to evacuate water from her fur , It comes with a cone shaped nozzle to increase pressure if you need to which I think you dont have to wory about it. I understand Huskies have a dense fur , You should have no problem removing water from your pet , It would take me an hr to blow dry my persian with a high end blow dryer controlling heat , This unit I can dry her hair thouroughly in 15 min . It is as loud as a vacuum cleaner , she get little scared by the sound , I am looking into a longer hose to kep... » Read More Hi , There is an option of 2hp and 4hp , For my little persian 2hp is way more than enough to evacuate water from her fur , It comes with a cone shaped nozzle to increase pressure if you need to which I think you dont have to wory about it. I understand Huskies have a dense fur , You should have no problem removing water from your pet , It would take me an hr to blow dry my persian with a high end blow dryer controlling heat , This unit I can dry her hair thouroughly in 15 min . It is as loud as a vacuum cleaner , she get little scared by the sound , I am looking into a longer hose to kep the unit as far away so she , does not get scared . « Show Less
1756258
It will have no problems, but i have noticed it works best when dogs are a little wet like after a bath, just don't be scared to get the nozzle down into the fur
1756259
I work for a veterinarian who has a grooming shop. The first one we had lasted for 8 years, before it went belly up. All kinds of dogs, heavy volume of pets, bathing boarding pets, etc. We liked the first one so well, that is why we purchased the second one. Sorry it took so long to answer you inquiry, however I have been in bed sick, and just looked at my email today.
2033714
I would say no, at first I could tell that this product did something to my neighbors husky that barks non-stop. After about 5-10 min, back to the same barks. Waste of money.
972979
I showed dogs for years. Shelties and some can have thick coats. This is not a large, commercial dryer but if you line brush against the Lay of the coat, it should work well. Of course, with that dense a coat, it will take a while. My son and daughter, who tried to take mine, now got their own they use on their large breed dogs that have shorter,more thick coats. Love this when they are blowing coat. Wash them, take them outside to blow dry and watch the fur fly. �. Mine has lasted for years.
1083673
Depends on the type of coat that you are dealing with. I have a Chow, they have double undercoats. I use a Mars tool (curved blades, removes loose undercoat without effecting the outer coat) which is similar to to a furminator This brush is useless for de-shedding a double coated dog. However it does a great job when using it to brush and blow dry. It also depends on the type of furminator that you are using. Many models are merely stripping knives. (note; excellent fine tooth stripping knife cost under $10, furminator fine tooth costs upward of $50)
2003612
Susie , I have a caucasion mountian Shepard whom is EXTREMY hairy , an hot in summer is brush her down with the furminator a lot of her winter undercoat came out an along with a lot of damage fur. Looked like another dog , but now the house is cleaner an the dog seems to. Enjoy life more outside an not as laying on the air con ducts. Hope this helps
1659508
Works great. I have a pup that sheds often, seems to be working just fine on dark clothing.
730819
I use this dryer on Portuguese Water Dogs. When they're in show coat their hair can be 4" to 5". After bathing we get a lot of the excess water out with a Sham-Wow before using the blower. I don't use a nozzle, just the hose. I point it straight at the area at about 4" to 6" from the hair while brushing with a slicker or pin brush. As the hair dries it should flair out in kind of a tulip fashion. When a section is dry I use either a greyhound or a Rescoe comb to comb down to the skin (whether clipping or just combing out). I use the blower after bathing and for regular brushing after spritzing with water or conditioner. It gets slightly warmer than the outside air as described so it doesn't damage the air. I only use the low setting for the head being careful not to blow air into the face or ear canals. If you're dogs aren't used to being blown it will take a little time but they will get used to it. I'd let them get used to the sound and start in low in the body areas and work my way up. I read the good and not so good reviews before buying and decided to give it a try. I've had mine for over a year now and have had no issues. I do clean the filter regularly (every week or two). Its easy to clean. Because of some of the reviews I pulled the motor brushes to inspect them after about a year. I found little or no wear. They may have upgraded them or keeping the filter clean may keep the heat down. I've been very pleased. I hang mine over the grooming table so its easy to move around the dogs and I don't step on the cord or hose. Hope this helps.
1900283
I have an Australian Shepard, and this does a great job of thinning undercoat. If I don't use this regularly, the loose undercoat causes her to scratch. I think it does a better job than the Furminator (although it is a good tool for right after a bath on a dry coat), because you can use it regularly between baths. Good brushing!
646086
It works well for combing out their coats and light deshedding but we also got the furminator deshedder for serious springtime deshedding. We have a black lab mix that has a thick coat and is approx 55 lbs and the size of the rake is fine.
95619
yes, if it can work on skunk you should not have a problem, if you do I suggest boarding school.It does better if it remains damp in contact with whatever is causing the odor so a presoak would probably work best. I would then run it through a full cycle. The odormute itself has a yeasty smell.
81798
Wish I could tell you, only have done cold items. Would imagine it would work though
1123143
This blower has two settings that allow you to dry at (obviously) different speeds--great for blowing the undercoat out; however, matts need to be removed by hand even before bathing. So as long as the matts are removed prior to bathing, you can blow out the heavy undercoat pretty nicely, but it's messy. :)
955531
Yes it will. But it does work best if you use a shampoo that is designed to release the undercoat first.
984164
It worked on my chicken and deer problem. I would expect it to work on skunks. If you have a specific area to defend it should be effective.
606335
I have a 60lb Husky, the double for me. If your dog has an undercoat then double for sure. I have a deeper comb and I don't use it, I use this instead, and the slicker brush.
341793
I am not sure since this is my first dealing with this product. I know for my dog it has worked very well. I am fairly sure that when winter comes I will have to taking it off because of the chance of it freezing.
1034290
I have one. It's pretty hefty. When my neighbors dogs are barking and annoying me I throw it at them and they run away. So yes, it does work pretty well on dogs. ;)