I knew what I signed up for when I adopted a husky, but I'm still shocked with how much fur I brush off of Max every night. How does it regenerate so quick? lol

I was just wondering what brushes and other tools work best for helping keep his fur under control. I have a Furminator and it works well but it still seems to leave a good bit. Do y'all veteran owners have any tips or tricks to make it work better, or a variety of tools to recommend?

Also, a friend told me that giving him a fish oil pill every day will help with his coat. Is there any truth to this?

gee we have talked brushes to death but it seems we don't have a thread on just brushes, should do that. most of us have more then one brush we use because the coat is different all over the body. i use a knock off of the Furminator, its ok but i LOVE my shedding blade and rake for the thick areas, i think the furminator works the best used after the other brushes. there are a few people here giving fish oil as part of the diet, i just feed a fish based food with the other food and that helps my 2.
i know Claudia just did a response on the brushes and maybe she will copy it here for you.

I'd say in theory fish oil would help the coat but in all reality I think you would have to give them so much that they would have the Hersey squirts because of it.

Adobo & Biko receive fish oil cap one in the morning and then in the evening but I do it more for the cardiac health reasons. (Freeze the caps the dogs love the snap crunch sound and you benefit from not having fish burp)

Len, are you giving human fish oil?
i take these my self can i use that on the dogs to i wonder?... freezing seems like a good idea so they do not squirt all over when bite into.
http://www.naturemade.com/Products/Supplements/Triple-Omega

I give mine fish oil too! The same fish oil caps that I take! I do it for cardiovascular health also, but I give them 3. Is that too much???

Thanks for the replies!

You've already got the different types of brushes and the 'why's'....and I have the same as well: Furminator, shedding blade, and a double row rake....but the double row rake that I have has rotating pins which causes less friction, so it rakes out the dead fur and nothing else....both my 2 love the rake...they will even lay and spread eagle for me to get their bellies....and I also have an HV dryer.

I read from a couple of different sources that a raw diet helps reduce the amount of shedding. Then I heard from one person on the forum (can't remember who what thread it was in) that when they switched from a partial raw diet to all kibble, the next shedding cycle, the shedding was at least double the amount on kibble than it was on a partial raw diet.

I'll have to see how much Ginger sheds out later this summer as it'll be a year in August since we've adopted her. She really didn't shed much this past cycle, but this is her first Spring/Summer with us.

Thanks for all the information! I picked up a few brushes and it's made a big difference. Last night I didn't get as much fur off of Max as I have been, so hopefully (just hopefully) he is pretty much through blowing his coat and I'm seeing the results of daily brushings and a good diet.


All though I have gotten used to cleaning the house everyday, so shedding is good for something!