Three Cheers for the Furminator!

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I'm an unusual person, I guess, so my friends and family get me unusual presents. One of my best gifts EVER was my Dremel tool (a gift from my parents for Christmas a few years ago). I love that thing.

For my birthday in March, my roommates got me a Furminator.

I know, I know... the Furminator isn't new. You've probably heard about it already, or seen it in action, or even own one of your own. I'd seen ads, but never experienced the wonder of the Furminator until it was in my hot little hands.

The Furminator was developed by a husband and wife team. Groomer Angie Porter was looking for a shedding tool that didn't cut the pet's hair. Eventually, the Porters came up with the Furminator's stainless steel, very fine-toothed design. It was created specifically to grab the loose hair of the undercoat and leave the hair that was still attached and healthy in place.

My shepherd mix Moose was my first target. He's more of an all-year shedder than my boxer mix Lally is -- and he's far more tolerant of brushing. In just a few swipes of the Furminator, I had a fistful of hair. I couldn't believe how much fur was coming off! It's seriously amazing.

While I was home in New Jersey a month ago, my roommates sent me a picture. They had been furminating the dogs and snapped a picture of the piles of hair from each dog. Moose's shed pile was about the size of a basketball (uncompressed, mind you) and Lally's was about the size of a softball!

Now that it's a little further along into spring, Lally has started developing little tufts of hair on her hips. She HATES it when I pluck her shed tufts, and always runs away. We tried the Furminator on her today, and got a massive pile of hair. I wish we'd taken a picture of that one, it was HUGE!

The bottom line is that the Furminator is exactly as awesome as advertised. If you want to cut down on your pet's shedding, a little furminating every day will definitely make a difference! I do Moose every few days, and it works.

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