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07-18-2005, 08:12 AM | #1 |
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| the right kind of brush or comb for yorkies... there are lots of brushes and combs tipes for dogs.. can anybody tell me which one is the appropiate for yorkies? please post pictures |
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07-18-2005, 08:16 AM | #2 |
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| Slicker brushed are NOT good. Those should be used on dog's w/ a double coat. Try using a PIN COMB. I don't know how to post pics but here is the link where you can buy one: http://www.petco.com/search/mercado_...ntry=pin+brush
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07-18-2005, 08:20 AM | #3 |
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| I use the slicker brush. It is a real fine metal comb and it's angled at the tips so I can get around Fred's little face easier. I bought mine at Target for only $3 dollars and it works wonders! |
07-18-2005, 08:22 AM | #4 |
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| Take it from someone who started off all wrong in that department! And I even asked the groomer at PetSmart and they told me to get the slicker brush. That was not a good idea though. Tatum hated it so much - and I can't say I blame her because they hurt! - that she wouldn't let me brush her very thoroughly. Then I wised up and got a wide tooth stainless steel comb and a pin brush. I use the comb right after her bath after I put her leave-on conditioner on her. That gets all the tangles out and then after blow-drying (and in between bathings), you use the pin brush. It's much more easier on their hair and skin. The first time I used the comb, I got so many mats out of her hair that she looked like a completely different dog. What I thought was just a thick full bushy coat, turned out to just be a matted mess way down at the skin. She was silky from then on.
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07-18-2005, 08:25 AM | #5 |
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| I use a pin brush and a medium and fine stainless steel comb. |
07-18-2005, 08:32 AM | #6 |
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| A pin brush, or a boar bristle brush is good, a slicker should only be used to remove mats if your pet gets them, and you have to be very careful when you use a slicker not to hurt the dog. The pins can poke and puncture your pet. Last edited by Baron; 07-18-2005 at 08:33 AM. Reason: spelling |
07-18-2005, 08:48 AM | #7 |
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| I use a Rubbermaid stainless steel comb from PetSmart for Gus. He has a pin toothed brush, but he hates it. The comb is easier for me to handle and it doesn't poke him like the brush does. I liked using our fine toothed brush because it left his hair real soft but afer a while of brushing his hair had static and stuck up.
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07-18-2005, 08:54 AM | #8 |
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| I use a pin brush and a stainless steel comb, but only when she gets really long. Otherwise I just do her face and tail about once a week.
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07-18-2005, 09:13 AM | #10 | |
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07-18-2005, 12:55 PM | #11 |
YT Addict | I didn't explain myself very well, did i?!! lol..Yes, that is what I heard..that the ones with balls on the tipe rip hair! Just curious to know if it's true.
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07-18-2005, 12:59 PM | #12 | |
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07-18-2005, 01:35 PM | #13 |
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| There are 2 kinds of pin brushes. One has balls and one just has the pins. You want the ones witout the balls. The balls are bad for yorkie hair. A slicker brush has very fine pins set close together and usually angled and very fine. I use a pin brush and a metal comb on mine, if you want to finish it off with a shine i heard the boar bristle brushes are great!! I am waiting to see if I can find a people one cheaper. I think both chrissy systems and Plush Puppy sell combs and brushes. Plush Puppy has someone who can and will answer all your questions on grooming yorkies. |
07-18-2005, 01:42 PM | #14 |
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| Thanks for all the info. I never knew what a pin brush was, and just used a wide tooth comb. |
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