What is a good brush to use for grooming my dog?

I have a chow and she is starting to shed her winter coat...is there a good brush to get down to the base of her coat to help remove the shedding hair to keep her from getting mats? I've tried using a comb for shedding but she won't stay still long enough for that and a slicker brush doesn't get down far enough since her coat is so thick...What is a good brush to use for grooming my dog?
We have a Great Pyrenees - ohhhh, he hates to have a bath! loves to be brushed except the tails and ears! He has to be brushed every few days to keep his coat from knotting up. I use a slicker but I also use a hairbrush from Wal-Mart, it works very well. It is just a regular human brush but has long bristle plastic also tips. I use that and a bottle sprayer -water with a couple teaspoons of conditioner in it. Also you can try this treat for your chow so it may help him to enjoy the brush or bath, when he knows a treat is coming! http://www.njboxers.com/satin-balls-reci鈥?/a> Hope that helps!What is a good brush to use for grooming my dog?
what kind of slicker brush are you using?? there is one slicker brush that i would recommend its what all of the dog groomers use on coats like the chow chow and so on . it is call the universal slicker brush you can find it at this web sight called www.petedge.com and you can also try an undercoat rake or try the furminater all of these tools are great for coats like the chow chow. if your chow chow is not fonded for bath time then maybe you should let the professional handle it. chows have this really thick coat that really needs a good scrub and brush and profeional groomers have better pet shampoos for coats like the chows. believe me as a profional dog bather it is so much more worth it to let us the groomers and the dog bather do the dirty work for you. we get a few chows in our grooming shop that are not that fonded for bath time ,but we make it work so that the dog is not stress out and can enjoy getting a massage and good scrub.
If you find that she gets a lot of mats, you may want to use something like this when you're brushing her:





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Brushes will only do so much with blowing coat. Your best bet would be to get a high powered force dryer to blow out all the dead coat. Then brush some more afterwards. This should remove 90-100% of the hair.
I have a lab and have tried soft slicker brushes, rubber brushes....just about everything to no avail. I use a Furminator now and it's great for getting the shedding undercoat out.
An undercoat rake helps to pull out that bottom layer. If you have a forced air dryer you can line comb and blow dry the chow, and that will really help to get all of the loose coat out.





As for tips for bathing...do you have a self groom shop in your area? That way they have a noose so your dog can't escape.





I bought these:


http://www.kvvet.com/KVVet/productr.asp?鈥?/a>


http://www.kvvet.com/KVVet/productr.asp?鈥?/a>





Both of those make grooming much easier on me. And that website has free shipping, and the products are super inexpensive.





Here is an undercoat rake from the same website:


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I have a GSD-mix with a very heavy coat. I first use a Zoom Groom, scrubbing it back and forth to loosen things up. Then I use a Furminator to strip out the undercoat, and I finish with a slicker brush.





My dog doesn't like baths either, but she loves getting toweled off. I just get the bath part done quickly and then 'reward' her by rubbing her dry with a towel. ;-)
I also highly recommend the Furminator. It is quite expensive for a dog brush but believe me - it will save your home, fleece jacket, car, and vacuum cleaner! Also you will notice how soft your chow chow is when you're finished!





Is your chow food driven? Perhaps a 2nd person could distract her by feeding her bits of treats or kibble while you get the bathing done and she will not feel so tortured.





P.S. shop around online for the Furminator, it's more expensive in stores!
The Furminator is amazing. Pricey but completely worth it. I have 2 Siberian Huskies with thick undercoats. What I do is pull all the larger clumps out with a toothed brush made for getting the undercoat out and then when it doesn't seem to get much out anymore, break out the furminator and start all over again. Some pet stores will let you test it in their store, trust me, you will be sold on the spot!
My dog loved the usual metal toothed brushes, the kind that have that soft inner area so that the bristles move and not scratch. My dogs always loved being brushed. I also did the dog a favor though and I cut out the matts so hey didnt have to suffer me brushing them out. I cut slowly and as little as possible, it doesnt show much
You need to use Universal brush. They have longer stronger teeth than soft slickers brushes. You will have to brush down to the skin holding down the hair - no brush can go thru that type of coat without assistance. Don't bother with pin brushes - they won't remove enough hair %26amp; undercoat for you.