The "Hair-Raiser" Grooming Tool

Any pet owner will know that looking after your animal is important, especially man’s best friend. Since starting work at the groomers, my eyes have been opened to the importance of grooming and maintaining your dog’s coat. There are a variety of different dog coats that have to be maintained differently. Dogs that moult, like my 8 year old black Labrador, often benefit from a good old brush with a clever little de-shedding gadget, which paw-things.com has named the “hair-raiser”.

 The “hair-raiser” (or furminator as it’s more commonly known in the grooming industry) is a tool that removes all the undercoat (dead hair) which your pooch sheds, generally, all over your house!  It’s simple to use and very effective! The head of the tool can be flipped revealing two different sized combs, one being a wide-set, rake teeth, comb which can be used on dogs with longer coats, such as golden retrievers, to loosen and free any dead hair. The second comb has more narrow-set teeth to de-shed shorter haired breeds.  To use, run the combs over the fur of your pup in short strokes, much like you would with a normal brush, to release any dead fur, leaving less for your dog to leave around the house!

After using this quite frequently at work I would highly recommend it. Dogs usually have 2-3 major moults during one year. They moult in spring when the weather gets a bit warmer, shedding their winter warming coat. They also moult in the winter. The cooler weather in the autumn causes the dog to grow in their winter coat. However, the central heating that gets clicked on in the colder months simulates summer to the dog’s fur, causing them to moult their new coat. They just can’t win! During these times, 10 minutes or so every few days of brushing with the hair-raiser really helps to keep on top of the moulting to remove the dead hair before it naturally drops all over your carpet. You will be amazed with the amount of undercoat this gadget gets out in one go!

I feel this post is more of a sharing of knowledge than a product review, so I will leave this one without a negative comment (there really isn’t one anyway!). I highly recommend this to any dog owner struggling to keep on top of their dog’s mammoth coat.