I've heard mixed things about furminatorss, how they can ruin the coat. Proper hand stripping is pulling out the hair with your finger and thumb, and it does indeed give the best results. You can't use anything else if you show dogs. However it is Very Hard Work, and I had five dogs to do! I did hand strip Milo at first, but didn’t,t show him, so used clippers. But I like a natural look, so the coat king does it for me. I can't hand strip now because of arthritis in the fingers, so the coat king gives me a look I can live with
Always go with the flow of the coat, never against. Thinning scissors for the legs and other bits, and clippers for the head and chest. Dylan is so hairy his face looks like a scotties if left, perhaps he is one of my old ones reincarnated
. I just lightly neaten his tail, I like a flowing wavy tail, but,some people like it clipped short, personal preference.
Lesley and Dylan