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josie · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:36 am Post subject:

Hi - I have this great coat-stripping tool we got from the US. It's called a "Furminator"! It looks like this: http://www.furminator.com/ I have the Large one. It is excellent and we get so much hair out - watch the videos on that website, they are unbelievable.

By the way, here is a photo of the litter at 6.5 wks - your Tara must be one of them:

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weima · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:43 am Post subject:

Have you used the furminator in Slate too?
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josie · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:49 am Post subject:

No, Weim fur is too short, I think - we tried but didn't get much off and I think a brush is better. (Actually to tell the truth, we don't groom Slate at all!)
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freelens · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 10:52 pm Post subject:

Tara playing 16th of May '07

04th of June '07 Grey part of the gang? Tara’s was the darkest of the litter, I'm not sure which collar she was, left it at Nicholas.

The Furminator website says it is mostly for the undercoat, by my knowledge you first have to hand pluck (trim) the old hair from the upper coat. After some weeks you can then take out some wool with the Furminator.

See also some advice on: http://forum.versatiledogs.com/vi...=cfb9af79e6cb1cf82bce998e61242815

Please correct me when I’m wrong.

josie · Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:53 pm Post subject:

Ahhh, v cute! No, Grey wasn't there on 4th June - we picked her up a few days earlier at the end of May! (She has the purple collar and is in the middle of the first photo of sleeping puppies!) She was the smallest in the litter and she's still small for the breed (only slightly bigger than our small Weim!).

No idea about the Furminator thing, I guess the best people to ask would be the GWP owners about how to deal with wire coats...?
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freelens · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject:

This is the result of hand plucking Tara. There's still enough coat but she looks a bit "naked" Surprised

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josie · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 12:34 am Post subject:

Wow, she looks almost like a Weim!!

Grey looks much more like the first photo at the moment!!!!
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lagopuslagopus · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 7:27 am Post subject:

weima · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:02 am Post subject:

BenB · Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2008 11:34 am Post subject:

oh dear - i think i need one of these. God damn it! My dog wish list is gettting out of hand now.
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