Best Deshedding Tools That You Can Find for your Pet

If you are a pet owner, specifically a dog owner, then it is important to know the best dog grooming tips that you can do at home to take care of your special family member. These tips come from a professional dog groomer who is also my dear sister that owns 2 Australian Shephards. Her beautiful Australian Shephards have a thick, medium-long hair that seems to constantly be shedding in our southwest heat. Here are her dog grooming tips that you can do yourself:

Give your dog a bath only every 6-8 weeks

Use a spray conditioner on coat in between baths

Use a deshedding tool every other day in warm weather, less in cooler weather

Clean ears with a soft dry cloth

Trim nails regularly with a special nail trimmer for dogs

Brush teeth with special toothbrush & paste made for dogs

Use Dental Sticks if you cannot brush teeth yourself

Since your pet is part of your family, it is very important to look after their health which includes regular grooming so they live healthy for a long time. Don't forget to include regular exercise, lots of fresh water and a good diet. Your dog will love you for it!

Popular deshedding tools such as the Furminator and the "as seen on TV" Shed Monster tool are what you read and hear about when looking for an excellent deshedding tool for your long-haired dog or cat. Now there is another deshedding tool called the Oster Professional Pet Grooming Undercoat Rake to take a closer look at. First of all, Oster is a brand name that you are familiar with and who makes top rate appliances and grooming tools for professional and home use. Secondly, this Oster Deshedding Tool has been rated 5 stars by pet owners and groomer alike. Thirdly, this deshedding tool by Oster is priced comparably to the other popular brands.

This Oster Professional Pet Grooming Rake is a full 18 inches wide with coarse teeth. The reason this grooming tool is actually better than the other brands of deshedding tools is that it is more gentle to your dog's skin and less irritable to them. A deshedding tool tears and cuts out the undercoat hair, and some topcoat too; whereas, the Oster Grooming Rake pulls out the undercoat only without stress to your dog. Your dog and you will be very happy and thrilled with the results. You can get free shipping on this Oster Professional Pet Grooming Undercoat Rake at Amazon.com.

The ShedMonster De-Shedding Tool for Fine or Short Coats is a great deshedding tool that is gentle on your dogs skin. Unlike other popular deshedding tools, this ShedMonster deshedding tool does not irritate or rub your pet's skin while removing loose undercoat fur and dander. It comes with stainless steel curved teeth and soft plastic edges that are gentle on your pet. This tool desheds, detangles and dematts your fine or short hair coated dog. ShedMonster also makes a deshedding tool especially designed for medium to long hair coated dogs for the same reasonable price. Why pay up to $60 at the pet store, when you can purchase this deshedding tool online for less then twenty dollars. It is worth every penny to eliminate up to 90% of your dog's loose hair.

A nice tool that does not pull your pet's hair is the Fur-So-Fresh Groominator Dog and Cat 2in1 Deshedding Tool. This deshedding tool is very reasonable and can be used on both long hair dog coats and long hair cat fur. I have a long hair cat and this deshedding tool works great in removing all that loose hair. My husband has some slight allergies to pet dander and hair, so regular grooming keeps the level of loose cat hair floating around in the air and on the furniture to a bare minumum. I highly recommend giving this Fur-so-Fresh Groominator a try before investing in the expensive versions of deshedding tools. What else is nice is this tool can be used on wet hair besides dry hair.

Grooming Combs are handy tools to have for your dog or cat. A comb can remove bits of dirt in areas around the face and ears that you can't reach with a deshedding tool. There are stainless steel combs with large and small teeth. What size teeth you need for grooming your dog or cat will depend on the length of their hair and how thick their coat is.

The Untangler Super-Groom Comb is my sister's favorite comb to use with her Australian Shephards. When she was working fulltime as a groomer for a large Pet Supply company, all the groomers would order several of these Untangler Combs at one time. That is the best recommendation I can give you on this comb when the groomers of a pet supply store order a comb that the store did not carry. Now that is a great comb that is made especially to handle tangles and difficult grooming situations.

Other grooming combs are sold in either a 4 inch or 7 1/2 inch length comb. The smaller size is perfect for toy or small dogs. Some combs come with a plastic or wood handle to make grooming easier for you. Your hand and fingers won't get as tired or cramped with a comb that comes with a sculpted handle. A good grooming comb is necessary in your kit when taking care of your dog's grooming at home.