A slicker may not be the correct choice if you're trying to keep the maximum amount of coat on your dog for the show ring. All-rubber brushes have flexible, short, soft bristles with rounded ends. They are fine for polishing the coat of smoothcoated breeds or for removing dead hair without scratching the skin. Helping you find the right grooming tools and supplies for your dog and showing you how to use them is the business of your puppy's breeder. Add another reason to the growing list of why it's smart to buy from a breeder.
Combs come in a wide variety of sizes and styles, with different tooth lengths and spacing.
In general, fine-tooth combs are best used on soft, silky or sparse hair. Mediumtooth combs are used for average coat textures and coarse-tooth combs are good f or dense or heavy coats. The length of the teeth should depend on how far the comb needs to penetrate to reach the skin. Stripping implements are used to groom show terriers and other harsh-coated breeds. In the broadest sense, stripping involves the removal of dead hair using a specialized grooming technique.