Shedding Lab

[fishingbouchman]

What brush would you recommend for removing hair from a Lab.

[Two Ducks]

Fine curry comb you can buy at any feed store. Mine folds together and works great. I have two Labs and they shed a ton. Hope this helps.

[AtItAgain]

Originally Posted by fishingbouchman

What brush would you recommend for removing hair from a Lab.

Sheep shears.

Seriously, I have 3 labs and I use a slicker brush, it is a fine tooth brush that has a slight bend in the brisels, which are metal. Removes lots of loose hair. Sometimes, I have to clean it 3 or 4 times before one dog is finished.

[jnicholson]

Fureator. Get it at Petco or Petsmart.

[Hawaiian Time]

Furminator is the best I have ever seen. Pretty spendy but you can pick one up in ebay for a good price. HT

[Meister Jaeger]

Originally Posted by Hawaiian Time

Furminator is the best I have ever seen. Pretty spendy but you can pick one up in ebay for a good price. HT

I second the Furminator. Works on the cat too...

[ORhunter]

The Furminator is a good tool but have never used one on a lab. Something that works great on cats is my Griff......No more cat.....no more cat hair.......

[blackdog]

I second the Furminator. It's incredible!!! All you have to worry about is making sure you have something to put all the hair in that you'll take off. And DO NOT use this thing inside!!!!

[Flatfish]

Don't mess with combs. It will come off on it's own free will. Usually on the couch, or in the back seat of the truck.

Planning on having company over will help release another pound or more. If you plan on having company over this afternoon, and plan on entertaining in the back seat of the Ford, the dog will actually go bald.

The bilge of the boat can support up to 3 bushels of lab hair before a 1500gph pump clogs. Interestingly enough, 3 bushels will also clog 2 1500gph pumps.

[Sea Jypzee]

I have to agree on the Furminator. If the mods will permit, www.furminator.com or for that matter furminator dot com

It's an awesome tool and gets all the loose undercoat out. Just use it outdoors, so the birds will be happy with all the loose hair to use.

I have a Finnish Spitz who has a thick undercoat. I can brush her out with my furminator about once every 1-2 weeks and have almost no loose hair indoors.

[cubsfan]

Shopvac or flowbee

[Threemuch]

Furminator and a shedding rake. You still need to do it every day.

[Small Fry]

Furminator. I just got one for my Lab Chow mix and it works great on her fine undercoat.

[Northwest Pest]

Just pet it out. A firm hand outside will take alot of loose hair off the dog. Most brushes don't work very well for what you pay IMO for labs.

[fishingbouchman]

Thanks for all the input/help.

I have been trying the couch, bed, truck and cloth collectors for the last couple years and they do work great although the wife is not too happy with it. Started giving her a bath once a week after duck hunting to remove some of the mud and I can just bout fill the tub with hair so figured I would try something else. Can't wait for the newborn to start crawling or walking as I am sure she will rip most of the hair out for me.

[James in Idaho]

I've got a curry comb that looks like an air bob sole. Works great on labs, chessies and horses. Less than $10 at any feed store.

[Yooper Time]

I have to go with the furminator....and have a good vacuum handy. I use one on my lab and pointer about once a week. Tons of hair comes off them, ok less than an ounce I imagine but it's a lot.

[ORhunter]

Ya know.....there are some breeds that shed very little. Ya don't need to live with this stuff.......

[llama77]

Yes there are dogs that shed less, poodles, chihuahuas, yorkies, Wirehairs and such, but we are talking about great hunting dogs and family companions here!

And beautiful dogs to look at also!

[ORhunter]

So am I........

[Hawaiian Time]

Okay...We should stay on topic. The topic is which brush is best for a shedding lab, not which dog sheds the least..we end up doing the my dog sheds less than your dog routine... HT

[okie man]

i just wash mine once a week and blow dry him with a electric leaf blower. he loves it and it gets rid of lots of loose hair!tried the shop vac and spent too much time unclogging the filter.

[jnicholson]

Most of our Lab hair end up in the pool. But this time of year (the pool is frozen) there is noticeably more hair in the house. We could stand to have less shedded hair in the house but we couldn't stand not having our Labs

[fishingbouchman]

Thanks for all your input and you sold me on the furminator. Just placed my order.