Grooming Thread!!!!!!

[Gizabelle]

Hi everyone!
I have a question for all you former groomers/serious at-home groomers... are the high velocity dryers worth the price tag? Is there a reasonable home version or alternative?
Today was the quarterly super groom for my sheltie, and my back is feeling it!
I've never used a professional groomer, just regular brushing and a bath/really thorough groom a few times a year or when that undercoat really starts to go.
The SM videos of groomers just blowing out loose undercoat are really tempting!

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

Hi everyone!
I have a question for all you former groomers/serious at-home groomers... are the high velocity dryers worth the price tag? Is there a reasonable home version or alternative?
Today was the quarterly super groom for my sheltie, and my back is feeling it!
I've never used a professional groomer, just regular brushing and a bath/really thorough groom a few times a year or when that undercoat really starts to go.
The SM videos of groomers just blowing out loose undercoat are really tempting!

I don't have one currently but will be getting one.
Im deciding between the Shelandy or the Flying Pig. Shelandys are around $80 wheras the flying pigs are $180, depending on quality though the extra $100 could make a difference.

 

[Squawkers]

Hi everyone!
I have a question for all you former groomers/serious at-home groomers... are the high velocity dryers worth the price tag? Is there a reasonable home version or alternative?
Today was the quarterly super groom for my sheltie, and my back is feeling it!
I've never used a professional groomer, just regular brushing and a bath/really thorough groom a few times a year or when that undercoat really starts to go.
The SM videos of groomers just blowing out loose undercoat are really tempting!

I use a shop vac. I just move the hose to the other hole that blows the air out. It works amazing and I believe it has pretty much the same power as the pet ones.

 

[Squawkers]

The only thing I don’t really like about it is that it only has one level so I can’t make it blow less. Just because I have a cat I want to try it on but I’m afraid the one speed will terrify her. But the one speed works just fine for my dog. Not sure if “speed” is the right word

 

[Ilovemychicks08]

I use a shop vac. I just move the hose to the other hole that blows the air out. It works amazing and I believe it has pretty much the same power as the pet ones.

Our shop vac is basically junk. Otherwise id try that

 

[Gizabelle]

I use a shop vac. I just move the hose to the other hole that blows the air out. It works amazing and I believe it has pretty much the same power as the pet ones.

That's a great idea. I might just give that a try!
My other concern was where to do it that would be (relatively) convenient to clean up. How do you handle the resulting furnado?

 

[Gizabelle]

I don't have one currently but will be getting one.
Im deciding between the Shelandy or the Flying Pig. Shelandys are around $80 wheras the flying pigs are $180, depending on quality though the extra $100 could make a difference.

I'll check those out too. Thanks!

 

[Squawkers]

That's a great idea. I might just give that a try!
My other concern was where to do it that would be (relatively) convenient to clean up. How do you handle the resulting furnado?

I personally haven’t had a furnado, my dog hardly sheds at all, but even so, I can definitely tell the difference after he’s been blown. Do you have a garage or something that is fairly bare? Or maybe just doing it in the grass and stopping frequently to gather up the hair before it blows away. Or maybe have a helper who can gather it up while you are blowing.

 

[Squawkers]

or just leave it all until the end and make use of the other end of the shop vac

 

[Squawkers]

I just want to say make sure you do research one the power of different ones and then maybe compare it to a high velocity dryer (assuming it works that way) because I’m sure all the many shop vacs out there have different sucking/blowing power