Review: FurGOpet Deshedder

Mommy came home from the store yesterday, and said she got something for me. Silly ME for thinking it was a TOY!

Nope, it wasn’t a toy — it was a doggie comb. I guess mommy’s finally getting tired of picking up my luscious fur from all over the house… every single day.

When mommy saw this comb in the store, she thought of the FURminator^TM, but this store didn’t have it. So I get to review the one she brought home.

Look below for the Good Stuff vs. the Not-So-Good Stuff…

FurGOpet^TM Deshedder

So this is the FurGOpet^TM Deshedder — it’s a nice blue color.

The width is 2-3/8″ wide. See all the teeth?

Mommy used to use a regular doggie brush on me, but she
finally accepted the fact that I’m a huge shedder.

With just the first stroke of the FurGOpet^TM comb,
fur started coming out. I think that’s a good thing.

Wowserz! Where’d all that fur come from?!

Here’s some of the fur that came out after just a couple of strokes.
I gotta say, that mommy was happy to get rid of all that fur outside,
rather than having to get rid of it inside the house!

I think I look pretty well groomed. What do you think? 😉

The Good Stuff:

• I didn’t mind getting brushed with the FurGOpet^TM Deshedder comb.
• At just $19.99, the cost of this comb is considerably less than the FURminator^TM, which is currently $63.99 for a doggie my size.
• I got to go in the pool after mommy was done! Look for pics tomorrow.

The Not-So-Good Stuff:

• No button to release all the fur caught in the comb.
• Not a clean combing. When mommy tried to take all the fur out of the comb, fur got all over her hands, her arms, and it went everywhere! Fur was ALL OVER mommy!
• Nala didn’t enjoy the comb, so mommy stopped after a couple of passes. It probably didn’t help that Nala’s very sensitive, and combs sometimes hurt her.
• It turns out that there are combs for different size doggies, but mommy didn’t know this when she bought this comb. After looking on the FurGOpet^TM website, she learned that they make a FurGOpet^TM Deshedder comb especially for large dogs. The comb she bought is for doggies under 20 lbs. (It’s just 2-3/8″ wide). No wonder it took her a loooong time to comb me! It would have been nice if instead of saying just “Dogs” on the package, it would have said, “Small Dogs.” It’s kind of confusing, ’cause the package for the large comb says “Large Dogs” on it. Mommy probably would not have bought this one if she knew there was one just for large doggies.

My conclusion?

Mommy says that this comb does work, but if your doggie is a huge shedder like me, you may want to try out a few different combs to see which ones you like best. Not all combs are made alike. Mommy may end up returning this one and trying out the comb for large doggies. If she sees the FURminator^TM, she may end up trying that one out to see the difference. But remember… just because you pay more, doesn’t mean it’s always better. 😉

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~Bailey (Yep, I’m a girl)
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I have no association with the company mentioned in the above review. Mommy bought this product with her own money, and even though I would have preferred a toy, I’m providing my honest opinions. My puppy opinions are my own.