You’ve decided to buy a FURminator for your dog, but he’s a pretty small pup – what size FURminator do you need? With the FURminator Short Hair DeShedding Tool – Dogs (Extra Small) line of pet brushes you are sure to get the correct size.
Choosing the Size That’s Right for Your Dog
When choosing a FURminator there are a few things you need to take into consideration, the size of your pet, and the length of their fur.
Because you have a small dog you are probably wondering if the smallest FURminator will work for you. The smallest FURminator for dogs (XS) is sized for dogs that are 10 lbs (4.5 kgs) or smaller, and comes in both long and short hair configurations.
The FURminator DeShedding Brush comes colour coded for your convenience to help you choose the correct brush. The Extra Small (XS) dog brush is coloured a shade of light green.
Long Hair or Short?
Determining the correct tine length for your dog is simple:
The Toy Short Hair Dog FURminator DeShedding Tool is specifically designed for dogs up to 10 lbs. and with coats shorter than 2 inches (5.1 cms).
The Toy Long Hair Dog FURminator DeShedding Tool is specifically designed for dogs up to 10 lbs. and with coats longer than 2 inches (5.1 cms).
- Stainless steel deShedding edge reaches through topcoat to safely and easily remove loose hair and undercoat
- FURejector button releases hair with ease
- Ergonomic handle for comfort and easy use
- Remove loose hair without damaging the coat or cutting the skin when used as directed
- deShedding tool for extra small dogs with long hair
The furminator looks like something I should have for my 20 lb Shih Tzu. I am constantly cleaning up hair from the furniture and floor, it seems to go everywhere throughout the house. Hoping this will be a good solution.
By the way, how long do the blades last and where can I get new ones? Thanks for the information.
I’m sure you will be very happy with the results if you try the FURminator! The blades should last for a long time if you follow the manufacturer’s care instructions. Unfortunately, replacement blades are not available at this time.
wow The FURminator deShedding Tool is an idea great tool to have . my wife and I own two cats and its impossible to keep the house cat hair free. I have try so many way of trying to solve this cat hair problem . one thing I try was giving them a shower every week it was just wasting my time the hair kept coming back . with this information you provided me I could honestly say I look forward in buying this product.
Hi Edward,
You could try bathing your cats using a deshedding shampoo – this helps to reduce shedding. But I think you will find great success if you try the FURminator!
Great article, I’ve found it very interesting!
I have two long hair dogs, and both of them are shedding throughout the year. They live in the house, and I always find hairs all over the place, which is really annoying. I bought so many brushes and unfortunately, they broke up after using them for a while. The one you mentioned in the article “FurMinator” look of a strong quality and very practical to use.
I will definitely try this brush on my dogs!
Thank you for this excellent post!
Hi Daniella, you will be happy with the FURminator to keep the shedding down. Also, they are very high quality and I have never heard of one breaking.
I did not realize that there are so many choices for removing unwanted dog hair. I have 3 long haired dogs and brushing them in spring when they begin to shed is a lot of work. Looking at your suggestions, these may be the tools that I need to make spring/summer dog hair shed time a little more bearable.
Thank for an informative site. I will be checking back to learn more tricks.
Yes Monika, the FURminator will make short work of all of that extra fur come shedding season!