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Originally Posted by red98vett Which brushes did you order Brooke ? I have a feeling you've tried lots of different ones - these are that good ? |
lol Villette- Im actually not much of a groomer myself
I havent tried too many brushes, bc brushing Rocky's short coat is prety easy (we had some comb and brush from petsmart that we used) and when I grew out Haley's coat I ordered a All Systems #1 pin brush and slicker from MJM when I bought some petsilk t try (which I wasnt crazy about).
Well when I got the pin, I wasnt impressed, it kinda hurt. The slicker worked ok, but it wasnt until the groomer (who now comes to our house to groom them) was using his slicker and it actually BRUSHED maya out, I realized Im either doing something wrong or my brush just sucks.
Maltese's have very difficult coats (BUT very soft
) so one night I was reading on the maltese forum and it seemed like everyone was trying these brushes and couldnt stop raving. Im not usually one to cave in, but something told me I needed a whole new grooming set. So, I bought my first metal comb
http://www.chrissystems.com/combs.htm #006, which I use for their faces and to brush out mats if neccesary.
I bought the 20mm OBLONG pin
http://www.chrissystems.com/brushes.htm which I chose on my own, others were recommending the gold series but I also wanted a slicker. I think that the 27 mm are too large- so Im glad I got the 20mm and its amazing. I actually did that "pin" test: It is true!
http://www.chrissystems.com/tiptest.htm
and then I got the Mark II slicker
http://www.chrissystems.com/slickers.htm which is SO much better than my old slicker- Maya doesnt make noises when I brush her anymore
I couldnt say I like one better than the other, but Im overly impressed with the pin brush!
And like I mentioned- that white-on-white and conditioner together sure does the job on Maya! I too have never been overly impressed with the ice on ice, but still use it bc its all I have been able to find.