Review (5/5): Excellent for shibas!!
I've been looking for this comb from Japan for several years now. I've found fake ones online (extra shitty quality), and this is the real one after comparing it to online pics of the actual comb and seeing the quality. If you have a Shiba Inu that's difficult to brush because her fur is so fine, then this green diatolib comb is the one for you! I've tried the following brushes on my dog:
1) The furminator seems decent at taking out loose fur, however I've found that it also cuts her fur a lot (that feeling where the blades on the brush suddenly gets caught on some fur and then cuts it) which is terrible for her.
2) the loop shedding blade was decent but created such a mess, still took awhile to take out all the loose fur, and she hated being brushed by it.
3) the slicker comb was good at taking out tuffs of loose fur but not loose fur that was spread out. She also hated being brushed by this comb, especially if I tried brushing longer than a minute. Knowing how rough the slicker pins are on skin, I've always tried to brush gently. However that did not help her like it any more.
4) toothed comb didn't do much.. even the finer toothed side.
Things I learned about this green diatolib comb:
1) it gets stuck in her fur very quickly because there's too much loose fur that gets caught in the comb. Do not keep pulling, as this will hurt your dog cause it'll also pull on the fur that's not shedding. Instead you need to unhook the brush and brush over that area lightly until all the loose fur is out.
2) this comb is excellent for removing loose fur whether it's in tuffs or spread out.
3) I am planning on looking for the wider toothed comb (orange?) when I visit Japan. I am going to test brushing with the wider toothed comb(orange), and then brushing with the smaller toothed comb(green) to see if it will help reduce the number of times the green brush gets stuck in her fur.