United States
Sizes its tools by weight and coat length, which nobody else does
FURminator makes the deshedding tools everyone else copies. Four are reviewed here: two deShedding edges, a rake comb and a dual brush.
The sizing is the product. Most deshedding brushes are sold in one size for everything. FURminator sizes by weight band and by coat length, with a 5 cm (2 in) cut-off between the short and long-hair tools. Buying the wrong one is the usual reason people find these tools disappointing.
They publish a frequency. One to two sessions a week, on the listing. That is unusual and it is the right instruction: a deshedding edge cuts as well as lifts, and daily use on the same patch thins a coat rather than clearing the moult.
They also publish the sequence. The rake comb listing says, in effect, brush before you deshed. A brand telling you to use a cheaper tool first is worth noting.
All four tools carry one reference on all six of our markets. The US prices run consistently above the European ones — sometimes by a factor of three — which our price labels exclude rather than average.
Dogs 23–41 kg (50.7 to 90.4 lb) · coat over 5 cm (2 in) · stainless deshedding edge
The long-hair deShedding tool for large dogs: a stainless edge that reaches through the topcoat and lifts the undercoat, sized for animals of 23 to 41 kg (50.7 to 90.4 lb).
Best for: A large long-coated dog in moult — golden retrievers, collies, shepherds with a full undercoat.
Dogs 23–41 kg (50.7 to 90.4 lb) · coat under 5 cm (2 in) · stainless deshedding edge
The short-hair version of the same tool, for large dogs whose coat is under 5 cm (2 in) — labradors, boxers, staffies with a dense undercoat and nothing to grip.
Best for: Labradors, boxers, beagles — short coats that shed constantly and defeat ordinary brushes.
≈ $56
Two sides — wire pins and boar bristle · dogs and cats · most coat types
A two-sided brush: stiff wire pins on one face to detangle and clean, soft boar bristle on the other to lift dirt and finish the topcoat.
Best for: Daily maintenance between deshedding sessions, and any animal that will not tolerate a blade.
≈ $41
360° rotating stainless teeth · for dense double coats · dogs and cats
A rake comb with rounded stainless teeth that rotate through 360°, meant for working knots out of a dense coat before a deshedding tool touches it.
Best for: The step before everything else: a dense or slightly knotted coat that a deshedding tool would simply drag on.
≈ $42
