Congratulations! I hope you do live nearby enough so Kurenai has a nearby Shika playmate. They play so intensely that very few breeds (and owners) can understand.
@Nix, glad to meet you and glad Kurenai behaved for you. It wasn't easy to have her there when it's Avengers opening night and we're in front of a movie theater but she behaved herself well for the short time we met.
I basically use a grooming blade or a slicker brush. I personally don't like furminators because they do cut the coat and can really butcher it if you brush too much.
I have a furminator-type deshedding blade that I like for shorter fur, but for the fluffier parts (mostly the butt - where the majority of the fluff comes off of) I use an undercoat rake. A regular old pin brush is the main non-shedding time brush, too.
I've got several brushes in my arsenal. Slicker and Zoom Groom for just whatever, undercoat rake and furminator for heavy-shedding, several combs (different tooth width) for tying up/fluffy spots, and a flea comb for post-hike brushings to remove/find any ticks.
I agree that the furminator can be a bad thing if used improperly. It can damage the coat and the skin, much like a razor burn, if used too frequently or too hard. I really like mine though, you just have to pay attention when you use it.
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Meeting Kurenai would just seal the deal for you. I'd steal Kurenai any day!!!
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Good luck with your puppy shopping.
I agree that the furminator can be a bad thing if used improperly. It can damage the coat and the skin, much like a razor burn, if used too frequently or too hard. I really like mine though, you just have to pay attention when you use it.