How often do you brush your dog?

Mikey · 10-19-2009, 02:14 PM

Just wondering. Mikey is really low maintenance. Like, we brush him every few weeks-low maintenance. He gets bathed quite a bit (twice a month on average) so that may be part of it. But he also has almost no undercoat.

My parent's dog needs to be brushed every day-she has this insanely thick undercoat and is constantly shedding (Except when she is on a round of prendisone-for some reason that halts her shedding)

I was speaking to this lady at the dog park yesterday-she has three old english sheepdogs!! Cool! They were so cute! Until I heard her say she spends 4-6 hours a week brushing them

OMG no way!! LOL

So how much time do you spend brushing?

borzoimom · 10-19-2009, 02:26 PM

I brush mine daily out of habit. Gives me a chance to look at the skin etc. But really I would only have to do it like every 4 days.

**fawkese1** · 10-19-2009, 02:55 PM

depends on my mood...i try to stay on top of it since my roommate has allergies. i don't give him many baths tho...he jumps in the lake a lot and we do baby wipe baths whenenver i brush him...

oh and i use one of those "furbuster" things...works really well, he has short hair w a very dense/soft undercoat....so it realy helps to keep the shedding down...with 1 big dog and 3 cats, our house is pretty hairy most of the time...

Mikey · 10-19-2009, 03:16 PM

Furbuster?

is it like the furminator?

Maybe we should add that to the question-how often do you brush and what's your fav brush

borzoimom · 10-19-2009, 03:26 PM

Okay then adding to the question- its daily out of habit, and I use a pin brush.

**fawkese1** · 10-19-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Mikey

Furbuster?

is it like the furminator?

Maybe we should add that to the question-how often do you brush and what's your fav brush

yep...the one i got was from a discount store, i can't find a pic so i think it must have been discontinued...(it is the bamboo/furbuster brand, and it only cost $3-$4!!!!! big lots in case anyone wants to rush out and look for it)
anyway it is like just the top part w/o the handle and fits very comfortably in your hand...we have the handle one for the cats....love it love it love it!

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Originally Posted by borzoimom

Okay then adding to the question- its daily out of habit, and I use a pin brush.

isn't a pin brush specific to those long/silky breeds like...hm let me think...borzoi..lol...????? or am i thinking of something different?

borzoimom · 10-19-2009, 04:28 PM

LOL .. Yea.. to penetrate to the under coat and made for long coats. For my shepherds I used alot a slicker or a horse curry brush.

pawzaddict · 10-19-2009, 07:39 PM

I don't brush enough LOL should brush a couple times a week or even once a week. Harvick gets furminated quite often tho, he seems to shed 24/7

borzoimom · 10-19-2009, 07:56 PM

See.. here is the joke.. a long haired dog does not shed as much as a short haired dog. I have had both.. I swear my shepherds or dobies left a ring or more hair than my Borzoi ever did! Just because its long hair does not mean a shed and I have noticed a short haired breed sheds more as a Borzoi the coat grows length with age...

MySoulmateEmmy · 10-19-2009, 08:45 PM

I never do. I probably should occasionally with the curry comb i have to get some circulation going throughout her skin, but I don't. I'm CONSTANTLY scratching her with my fingers and nails all over her body though, which drops her hair a lot so that is my version of brushing, she enjoy the itches and I enjoy itching her. :P

~MSE