Test object: Golden Retriever (outer coat and undercoat, who regularly nothing to do thanks to its mud baths so well with Golden).
Concerns: How did this something hard nubs should ever pull out loose hair and dirt?
Assist: Handtucht, pre-drying, then Zupfbürsteneinsatz, in which some already may be collected at hair.
First use: Grooming Slicker Brush after. Oha! What he gets out of loose hair and dust, is pretty impressive. And depressing at the same time, because there you can see what the slicker brush all * not * rausholt.
Endurance test: On the back my dog had been a good week a gray spot (dust from gravel roads, on which he is very happy times on the back), which I neither with the slicker brush or with nylon brush or microfiber cloths (dry / wet) have found out and shampooing I want him only if it really is no other way. Result: the gray stain is gone.
Thus this Striegel met pretty much all requirements with flying colors.
As the Fellnase feel? She enjoys it obviously. He usually gets up to 15, 20 minutes and has the brush enough. This time I had to tell him after an hour, that the brush and weeder round is over
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The loop is more for children. On the one would therefore dispense entirely or make it longer. They can be pushed into the harrow to happiness and is therefore unproblematic.
The studs I had myself, desired two millimeters longer. The hardness of the rubber is just ok.
The Striegel I would have liked a little larger overall.
For dogs with a top coat and undercoat: The harrow is doing exactly what he should do, namely take lifeless hair. This accumulates at the end of the groomed place. Who after the vacuum cleaner does not want to try, the dog should definitely groom outside because it will bring still a lot of hair from the coat and although I think by brush at least 2 times a day.
Conclusion: Absolute buy recommendation.
Addendum 2015-02-16
To deal with any misunderstandings: This is * not * Striegel probater substitute for plucking brushes, rakes, etc. Fell, but complements these utensils. I use it always last to get loose hair and dust from the fur of my Golden.
