Brush Types

[patton_jr]

Slicker Brush
Undercoat Brush
Rubber something brush...

Are there like 3 or 4 main ones that I should get to use on my girl? What does each one do? How often/when to use it?

;)
Thanks in advance!

[KateG]

I've found a shedding blade to be very useful when my current and former rotties were blowing their coats and for brushing off dried mud after a good romp. My old man hated the slicker brush -- I think the wires went through his coat and scratched his skin -- but I used a rubber "zoom groom" whenever I bathed him, and it seems to work well on my current girl as well. The undercoat rake worked well on our long-haired GSDx? not-weiller, but did nothing for the rotties.

Hope that helps, others may have even better ideas.

KateG

Mom to Abby (rescued rottie) and forever mom to Calvin (rescued rottie) and his not-weiler sister Cricket waiting at the bridge.

[Birdie'sMom]

Birdie's not a show dog or anything, so I don't do any fancy brushing, but I do use a shedding blade on her once a day to cut back on shedding all over the house! I like the way it works and her coat looks nice to me!:)

[austin]

My old man hated the slicker brush

Same here, my dog gets very irritable when you try to use a slicker brush on her. I generally use a double sided brush every morning.

[patton_jr]

I was looking at the double sided brush too! Two brushes in one!!!

I thought the slicker one looked like it would hurt too.

Maybe I'll just get them all and see which one she likes the best.

[Rottnlove]

Xena hates being brushed!!! She wants to bite the brush, and it drives her nuts when I brush her coat. :p

We are working with her. I think the shedding blade is too sharp for her. Since she's a pup, I think I need to find a softer brush that doesn't scratch her skin.

[rottnkidd]

A rubber curry brush also works great on the Rottweiler coat, and I use it daily.
kathy

[whitney greenway]

Lisa,

Dru hates being brushed as well.

Bites at the brush everytime.

I have to distract her. We are getting there though.

[Rottnlove]

Originally posted by whitney greenway
Lisa,

Dru hates being brushed as well.

Bites at the brush everytime.

I have to distract her. We are getting there though.

Oh, I know exactly what you mean!

Xena also loves to just play with the brush and can't hold still for one second. I guess I can't expect her to hold still, she's just a pup! :p One of these days we'll have her use to it, I hope!:)

[rottnkidd]

I think disliking the brush is typical of a puppy. It's something new and takes getting used to. Once they 'give in' to a daily brushing, you'll see how much they really enjoy it. When the pup is calm, I'd gently run the brush over her, just 1 or 2 strokes, and put a 'word' to it, like "Xena is such a good girl, look at the nice brush for Xena". (This sounds really stupid (lol) here, but I think you get the point!) I added the word "brush" when I'd be grooming my girl as a pup, and make sure she'd 'see' the brush, letting her sniff it, then I'd do a stroke or 2, then praise and treat. Put a smile on and act as if this such a wonderful thing! These 'kids' really 'watch' the facial expressions. If you appear to be bored with the grooming sessions, or appear stressed out about any of it, they'll pick up on that. Keep it light and happy! I did this every single day, adding strokes as we progressed. In no time she was actually looking forward to her daily brushings, and still is at 2.5 yrs of age!
kathy

[Rottnlove]

Thanks for the tip, Kathy! I think I must look a bit bored when brushing Xena and I'll try to liven it up a bit. I also like the idea of saying "brush" so eventually she'll recognize what it is. :)