FURminator Large Dog Undercoat deShedding Tool for Long Hair, Reduces Loose Hair From Shedding
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Best deshedder (FURminator)
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$21.44
Updated Jun 27, 2026 · 1 min read
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The consensus
What reviewers found
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The FURminator is the category's reference deshedder, and across the reviewers we read it delivers visible results: owners on furminator.com and petsmart.com (manufacturer/retailer testimonials, so treated cautiously) report shedding cut by large margins, and an r/Dogtraining user with a husky mix praised the fur-release button and called it 'a charm.' An r/germanshepherds owner said their dog's coat looks beautiful afterward and that it bothered the dog less than previous brushes. The disagreement here is important and comes from high-trust grooming voices. r/doggrooming warns that misuse 'causes brush burn and skin irritation' and can 'seriously damage the coat,' while r/labrador notes it is frequently 'recommended for the wrong coat type, easy to overuse, and sold as a general deshedding tool' when it is really for double coats.
What reviewers liked
- Consistently produces visible deshedding results across owner reviews
- FURejector button makes clearing hair easy (praised in r/Dogtraining)
- 4.7-star average across 12,800+ reviews
Where it falls short
- High-trust r/doggrooming warns of brush burn, skin irritation and coat damage when overused
- r/labrador notes it's often used on the wrong coat type
- r/germanshepherds reports it can be painful with too much pressure
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The FURminator is the category's reference deshedder, and across the reviewers we read it delivers visible results: owners on furminator.com and petsmart.com (manufacturer/retailer testimonials, so treated cautiously) report shedding cut by large margins, and an r/Dogtraining user with a husky mix praised the fur-release button and called it 'a charm.' An r/germanshepherds owner said their dog's coat looks beautiful afterward and that it bothered the dog less than previous brushes.
The disagreement here is important and comes from high-trust grooming voices. r/doggrooming warns that misuse 'causes brush burn and skin irritation' and can 'seriously damage the coat,' while r/labrador notes it is frequently 'recommended for the wrong coat type, easy to overuse, and sold as a general deshedding tool' when it is really for double coats. r/germanshepherds adds it can be painful if you apply too much pressure. The trust-weighted takeaway: highly effective on the right double-coated dog used sparingly, genuinely risky if treated as an everyday brush — which is why it ranks just behind the more forgiving Maxpower.
- For Large Dogs With Long Hair
- Designed especially for dogs that weigh more than 50 pounds.
- Removes Loose Hair
- Reaches through the topcoat to remove loose undercoat hair without cutting skin or damaging the topcoat (when used as directed).
- Furejector Button
- Just push the button to release hair with ease.
- Ergonomic Handle
- For comfortable, easy grooming.
- Guaranteed
- Guaranteed to work or your money back – see product label for details.
Our dog's coat always looks BEAUTIFUL after using the furminator on him and it seems to bother him less than our previous brush did and really ...
In the short term, that causes brush burn and skin irritation. In the long run it can seriously damage the coat. I come across Tik Toks all of ...
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