Is this tool effective on Australian Shepherds?
581356
I would think so. I use the slicker brush in conjunction with the FURminator. My border collie seems to enjoy the slicker brush more though. She will lay down and let me brush her.
1447851
It should work just fine on the sheepdog. Are you shaving the dog? I get a lot of "summer cuts " this time of year and my clipper works great.
1830290
Absolutely---Yes. That is exactly why I bought one. I had serious doubts about it, but it works very well. It has not bothered my dog at all either.
1178913
We have shepherds and this unit didn't affect our dogs at all. However, all dogs are different and it may work for your dog/dogs. Good luck.
516857
If the de-shed tool is the one I'm thinking of, it has blades that cut through the matted hair. I like to use this one after I've used a blade type tool. I like this one in particular because the teeth rotate and there's less pulling. It removes the hair that the de-shedding blade tools cut loose. I have 2 Australian Shepherds (long wooly type coats, not the smoother coated strain) and I'm really happy with it.hope this helps.
63801
Then yes it's a great tool. As I give the command I press either vibrate or nick. My dog learn very fast. Good luck
969689
Yes - great. Use the long pen-like attachment for my little ankle-biters. Just a note - use only for 2-4 seconds per nail! It gets VERY HOT and the quick reacts badly to the heat. Overall, it's easy, quieter and with time, the dogs are less freaky.
1924419
I wouldn't trust it. Although it works pretty well on a medium size dog in attack mode, it did not stop the dog. The dog shook its head two or three times, then continued its attack. Don't trust anything that you don't know for a fact will stop S.T.O.P. any creature/critter in attack mode.
1298531
Yes. I bought the tool at the grocery store and then they stopped selling it so I had to go online. I bought 8 packs of refills so I wouldn't have to deal with it for a while. I have a German Shepard and believe me this thing works!
1412237
Having owned a Furminator, I can assure you without reservation that the Oster was the 1st de-shedding tool I ever used that actually *worked*. By comparison, the Furminator was $$ down the toilet - after all, if the Furminator had worked, why keep looking for, much less purchasing, another such tool? I must have tried 2 dozen such tools, and was convinced that "de-shedding" tools were all a waste of time. Only Oster's name convinced me to try 1 last time. I have multiple mini-Australian Shepherds; the 1st time I swiped it down one of their backs, I could barely believe how much fur it pulled up. Having owned a Furminator, I can assure you without reservation that the Oster was the 1st de-shedding tool I ever used that actually *worked*. By comparison, the Furminator was $$ down the toilet - after all, if the Furminator had worked, why keep looking for, much less purchasing, another such tool? I must have tried 2 dozen such tools, and was convinced that "de-shedding" tools were all a waste of time. Only Oster's name convinced me to try 1 last time. I have multiple mini-Australian Shepherds; the 1st time I swiped it down one of their backs, I could barely believe how much... » Read More Having owned a Furminator, I can assure you without reservation that the Oster was the 1st de-shedding tool I ever used that actually *worked*. By comparison, the Furminator was $$ down the toilet - after all, if the Furminator had worked, why keep looking for, much less purchasing, another such tool? I must have tried 2 dozen such tools, and was convinced that "de-shedding" tools were all a waste of time. Only Oster's name convinced me to try 1 last time. I have multiple mini-Australian Shepherds; the 1st time I swiped it down one of their backs, I could barely believe how much fur it pulled up. « Show Less
1122952
It will help. I had a German shepherd and worked well for her. Start off on a low setting and work up. I never had to get high on the voltage with her. I used it more for the barking purposes. If. You train and are consistent the puppy will learn.
1392037
I use it on my Australian Shepherd, he has a double coat, he won't let me near him with any other brush. With this one he comes right over for brushing when I have it in my hand. He comes to get brushed everyday now, where before, i'd be chasing him all over the house, and holding him down, and could only do small areas at a time. I can even do his sensitive areas with this brush (back of legs, stomach, arm pits) it is wonderful. I use the mini brush.
1349248
It worked well on our Aussie. She also has a lot of hair. We use the attachments, blue and sold separate. It makes for a nice hair cute. We did a winter hair cut also.
1869989
My Aussies have long hair and thick under coats and it works great. I am not sure if it is the right tool for long silky hair like a yorkie.
1807237
I have used it for Australian Shepherds with no problem. About 45 - 50 pounds.
1277920
I use it on my Aussies, I have used cattle blowers before and its like running 1 motor on the 2 motor cattle blower. Not sure it would be enough power for goats.
2003462
I believe it would be. I am using it on a stubborn bull mastiff and only use a setting of 2 out of 10.