is the skip tooth really better for matted hair in dogs?
606485
A skip tooth is great for a course, curly type coat - but it's no miracle cure for matted hair. If you cant get a brush through the coat, you wont easily get the blade through it either. You'll be fighting and pulling, and probably hurting your dog in the process. For a badly matted dog you will need to work on the matts first. Either scissor them out, or if you can get under the matt you might be able to use #10 (or shorter) blade to just cut the matted section out.
606486
My dog is a lab & golden mix & she has a very dense coat. The skip tooth #5 did a much better job than the #10 Oster cryogenX that came with my Oster A5 clipper.
606487
Yes, absolutely. A skip tooth is the only way you'll really be able to cut matted dogs.
28987
I think its better if you get a long furminator hair brush. The dual brush is intended for dog with short fur.
134382
First I must ask if you have ever groomed a dog? Second, if your dog is matted, a #10 or #7F are good blades to use. If your dog is badly matted, you first have to make a space for the blade to get between the matt and the skin being careful not to cut the dog. DO NOT bathe the dog before clipping as it will make the matts worse and the hair will take hours to dry. This will take a while to do because you have to be very careful. I would not use a ceramic blade, the non-ceramic blades are just as good. I hope I have been some help to you and please feel free to ask about anything that is not clear to you.
771595
No it is not the same as reg size clippers ..as far as the sound it's a soft humm sound & these clippers are also only good for small areas like around eyes,mouth..the teeth on any small clipper like this can NOT do a full groom.I love them around a pets eyes on the type of dog that will not hold still..
6377
I have a hairy, double coated mutt that showed up a few years ago and because her hair is long and fine, it picks up every burr in our fields. And she is why I bought the heavy duty Andis. I use a #3 3/4 skip tooth, cuts about 1/2" (you may want to get one that cuts 3/4" or more, but the skip tooth makes for a more layered look than the full tooth blades. Get the blade size you want but I would suggest the skip tooth blade for those thick coats. You may have to stop for awhile if the blade get too hot, especially to begin with. I cut my dog every couple mo nths so it doesn't take so much effort each time. You might want to do it outside also. We live in the country and I just let the wind blow the hair into the fields-easy clean up!
1365932
Jackie, There are better products out there for long haired dogs and cats. I do own this tool but rarely use it any more because the curved corners on the bottom make it hard to get under mats that are really close to the skin. For those, I use the Safari De-Matting comb for dogs because it is sharper and there is less pulling involved. You just have to be more careful with the Safari tool because it has exposed sharp edges. I've scraped myself a few times, but never my puppy. the tips are rounded to wedge under the mat so it doesnt' hurt the pet. For the really thick and advanced mat, your best tool is going to be very sharp, pointed scissors that slice upward through the mat one slice at a time (do NOT cut straight across the bottom of the mat if you want to preserve some hair....poke through the bottom and slice straight up to save as much hair as possible) The multi tooth de-matting tools like the Mars and Safari are only good on fairly loose mats in the early stages of matting so that you don't tug on poor kitty or puppy's skin while trying to slice through.
1047465
i have used just regular clippers for our Golden Lab but did not have the attachment for sucking up hair attached since there is so much hair, any clipper with guards works great for pets.
601703
I think the short hair would work fine for both. This is an amazing brush! I also have a Lab/ Retriever mix and it really does the job. I have also used it on our 2 previous Great Danes. This is the only brush out of several purchased that really works and mine have now been in use for a few years without problem. I would recommend using it outside however, because it works so well...hair will go everywhere!
1206466
I only use the zoomgroom dry on my terrier with short hair, I find it is more a bathing tool than a hair removal tool. While my Aussie/Poo has weird hair, matts within moments of brushing, he doesn't have a true double-coat.
952550
I would go with short hair comb fulminator , I have a golden Retriever & a Bernese mountain dog & was sold a short hair fulminator by mistake ,It worked on both my dogs fine until I discovered the error & went to long hair one ,don't notice a lot of difference in the performance think the long hair comb does it easier & little deeper job on there long hair coats of dogs like mine ,their coats are long hair compared to a lab .Hope this helps
1468135
works beautifully on a Golden Retriever. captures the hair and is easy to clean. breaks up small clumps. It would not work on matted hair.
331242
An FC blade is a finished cut. The skip tooth blade goes through thick or matted fur better. So if your dogs fur isn't matted or super thick you should only need an FC blade. I use a FC 3-3/4 or 4 FC on a cockapoo and either does a good job (the 4 just a little shorter cut) . The FC gives a nice finished look without having to use another blade .
985615
Just get the long hair one. They work very well and it should do fine on both animals.
2263235
No..a skip tooth is just what it says ,every other one of the Teeth is missing so the hair goes through a lot easier if its thick.
1660256
I have purchased both & there is very little difference between the both. the one for the long hair cat has comb teeth very slightly longer. I would buy the one for long hair.
1542859
The hair on a Malti-Poo is thin and fine. It will bend and tangle without getting cut. the Andis clipper and combs work better for dogs with hair that is more coarse and thick.
651779
They work waaaaay better. I think they have a faster clipping speed, so they will go through much thicker hair. I tried using human clippers on my dog...they got stuck in her hair immediately and didn't work at all. I purchased the Andis clippers and they go right through her hair, like a hot knife through butter. �