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Furminators do work well, but be careful not to use it too often as it can actually cut the outer guard hairs damaging them. Occasional use of the Furminator with frequent use of an undercoat rake is better. I only use mine when they are actively "blowing their coats" not for regular shedding. It does not seem to work as well on long or plush coated GSDs. Never use it on a wet coat as it will cause damage too.
I feed my 2 GSDs Taste of the Wild which is a grain free food. It makes their coats very shiny without all the added grain fillers. With higher quality foods you usually can feed less and have to shovel fewer poops than when feeding the foods with fillers ~ this makes it more cost effective. TOTW is rated high ~ a 5 on the dog food analysis website. It is not overly expensive (about $43. for a 30 lb bag) and is sold at Tractor Supply (an added benefit when shopping for chicken supplies)! http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/products/
I feed EVO--a six star (highest rating) grain free diet and one of the best commercial diets you can buy. It also has proboitics and prebiotics and is made in the USA in their own plant so they were not involved in any recalls over the last few years. My dogs look and feel fabulous--even my 15 year old terrier!
FYI: My terrier was diagnosed with end stage lymphoma almost a year ago and so I took her off her prescription diet (she has a fat absorbtion issue so cannot be fed much fat even though normal weight) and switched her to the EVO ultra low fat and low carb (now called weight management) to help "starve" the cancer cells (carbs such as grains feed cancer cells) and improve the immune system. Her lymph cells went back to normal after a month and still are! My Belgian Malinois east the EVO big bites. It makes me feel that EVO and other grain free diets help ward off cancer too!
Malinois's do shed but it is heavy a few times a year. The diet seems to make it quicker and more complete. This way I only need to use the Furminator a few times during the year. Their coats are gorgeous and they don't eat as much of it as other diets. It is expensive to buy up front (currently $53 for 28 lb.s bag
) but since it keeps them so healthy it is probably cheaper in the long run.
Furminators do work well, but be careful not to use it too often as it can actually cut the outer guard hairs damaging them. Occasional use of the Furminator with frequent use of an undercoat rake is better. I only use mine when they are actively "blowing their coats" not for regular shedding. It does not seem to work as well on long or plush coated GSDs. Never use it on a wet coat as it will cause damage too.
I feed my 2 GSDs Taste of the Wild which is a grain free food. It makes their coats very shiny without all the added grain fillers. With higher quality foods you usually can feed less and have to shovel fewer poops than when feeding the foods with fillers ~ this makes it more cost effective. TOTW is rated high ~ a 5 on the dog food analysis website. It is not overly expensive (about $43. for a 30 lb bag) and is sold at Tractor Supply (an added benefit when shopping for chicken supplies)! http://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/products/
I feed EVO--a six star (highest rating) grain free diet and one of the best commercial diets you can buy. It also has proboitics and prebiotics and is made in the USA in their own plant so they were not involved in any recalls over the last few years. My dogs look and feel fabulous--even my 15 year old terrier!
FYI: My terrier was diagnosed with end stage lymphoma almost a year ago and so I took her off her prescription diet (she has a fat absorbtion issue so cannot be fed much fat even though normal weight) and switched her to the EVO ultra low fat and low carb (now called weight management) to help "starve" the cancer cells (carbs such as grains feed cancer cells) and improve the immune system. Her lymph cells went back to normal after a month and still are! My Belgian Malinois east the EVO big bites. It makes me feel that EVO and other grain free diets help ward off cancer too!
Malinois's do shed but it is heavy a few times a year. The diet seems to make it quicker and more complete. This way I only need to use the Furminator a few times during the year. Their coats are gorgeous and they don't eat as much of it as other diets. It is expensive to buy up front (currently $53 for 28 lb.s bag
