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by GSDguy08 on 18 April 2013 - 18:04
Do any of you guys use any of those blow dry tools that some of the groomers use to dry your dogs off after a bath? If I let my dogs just stay wet, obviously....they will smell like wet dog. I can dry with a towel until my hands fall off, water just seems to really stay in Husky fur, and then the towel is just a wet towel covered in fur (I use old towels). Just curious if you guys ever use any of those, or know which one's are decent? I remember using one way back when I worked at a kennel, but I'm not 100% sure which one it was; it worked well though.
by Sunsilver on 18 April 2013 - 18:04
You will pay a couple of hundred dollars for one of those dryers. A standard blow-dryer on the cool setting works just as well. As a matter of fact, groomers sometimes use human-type blow dryers for finishing the drying, after the dog's been dried in a cage by one of the big dog-dryers.
by Rik on 18 April 2013 - 20:04
I usually let them air dry in good weather. I use a forced air dryer at shows. A human dryer will work, takes longer, just be careful with the heat. There is a cage dryer that mounts on a crate but like said above, the forced air dryers are pretty pricey.
by GSDguy08 on 18 April 2013 - 20:04
You're familiar with Husky fur though aren't you? A regular hair dryer seems like it would take weeks lol; Which do you mean by the "big dog dryers"? Fans that sit in front of the cage or what? I just don't want them all smelling like....a bunch of wet dogs lol. Revival Animal Health had a few different dryers on their website, some were about $100, but I wasn't sure which ones were good, or which ones were junk.
by GSDguy08 on 18 April 2013 - 20:04
Rik, can you tell me from this site which one's are decent? http://www.revivalanimal.com/store/Search.aspx?SearchTerms=dryer&ajax=
by dragonfry on 18 April 2013 - 21:04
If you have large dog kennels you can use a simple box type fan bungied in front of the door to air dry the dog. It's what i used at the groom shop to air dry large dogs that didn't need a full blow out with a force dryer.
But..... If you invest in a force dryer. Get the small one. I have one just like this
http://www.petedge.com/product/Grooming/Grooming-Equipment/Dryers/Metro-Air-Force-Pet-Grooming-Dryers/pc/190/c/191/sc/263/43034.uts
They run just over $100 to $150 and they will get your dog dry and remove all that dead coat like nothing you've ever used before.
I even use they dry to blow out shedding coat before i bath the dog since none of the dead hair is staying anyway. So why wash it?
Some of the dryers have speed setting, mine is really old and just turns on and off.
Always use the with the grain to dry the dog and against to remove dead coat.
They are fun, most dogs get use to the pretty quickly and i have my dog jump on the back of my truck to get dried, so i don't have to bend over. Plus the truck is water and fur proof.
Fry
But..... If you invest in a force dryer. Get the small one. I have one just like this
http://www.petedge.com/product/Grooming/Grooming-Equipment/Dryers/Metro-Air-Force-Pet-Grooming-Dryers/pc/190/c/191/sc/263/43034.uts
They run just over $100 to $150 and they will get your dog dry and remove all that dead coat like nothing you've ever used before.
I even use they dry to blow out shedding coat before i bath the dog since none of the dead hair is staying anyway. So why wash it?
Some of the dryers have speed setting, mine is really old and just turns on and off.
Always use the with the grain to dry the dog and against to remove dead coat.
They are fun, most dogs get use to the pretty quickly and i have my dog jump on the back of my truck to get dried, so i don't have to bend over. Plus the truck is water and fur proof.
Fry
by Sunsilver on 18 April 2013 - 23:04
That's very much like the one I have for grooming, too. It has 2 speeds, and really blasts the dead hair and water out of the coat.
But I see no reason why a dog can't air dry in nice weather, unless you want to fluff the coat up for a show. Just leave him outside in the sunshine!
But I see no reason why a dog can't air dry in nice weather, unless you want to fluff the coat up for a show. Just leave him outside in the sunshine!
by vonissk on 19 April 2013 - 01:04
I agree about the force dryers. There is a metro force one that looks like a doghouse with Snoopy on it--I got lucky and found one on line for yes $20--it has 2 speeds and it is great for my guys coats. As a retired groomer. sometimes I crated wet dogs with fans and a force dryer but always finished them off by blowing them out and brushing them. Why? Because a--it makes your dog look like a zillion bucks b--when you are using that force dryer, you are blowing that hair out--if you just let them air dry, you are going to have to brush them out anyway to make them looks good and get that extra hair out and c--it is good for their coats to get all that hair off and keep them brushed properly.
When I have one that is shedding bad, I set my table up on the patio and use my little dryer to blow the hair out while I am raking ad brushing................suremakes the job easier ad the hair goes for birds nsts I've heard............at leas it's outside. LOL.............
When I have one that is shedding bad, I set my table up on the patio and use my little dryer to blow the hair out while I am raking ad brushing................suremakes the job easier ad the hair goes for birds nsts I've heard............at leas it's outside. LOL.............
by Rik on 19 April 2013 - 01:04
gsdguy, I've always used the Air Force blowers (the orange ones). I've also used the box fan blowing in the crate, works well for shepherds, you may want to have something like dri-deck tiles in the bottom. I missed the husky part. If the dog is shedding, you probably don't want to use a force blower in the house, it's a hair storm for sure.
by Hundmutter on 19 April 2013 - 01:04
At the place I used to work we had one of the Double K Challengairs like
those on that linked site, but it was a much older model. It was on a
stand so we could put dogs up on a grooming table. Apparently quite
a few grooming parlours etc use that brand ? The blast did knock out
old coat very, very well, even after they'd been brushed through before
the bath. (This is all GSDs I'm talking about, + a couple of Leos latterly).
BUT RIK IS RIGHT ABOUT THE HAIR STORM (we had a dedicated, tiled
space).
To be honest though I often wound up not using the dryer. Assuming it
wasn't raining I took them outside to shake, then used (lots of) towels.
Some were a bit stressed by the noise of that dryer. Because they were
'outside' dogs we didn't have too much of a 'wet dog smell' problem; but
I did use some shampoos and coat products that deodorised and perfumed
to an extent anyway.
I often used to wonder abot those 'cage dryers' you see advertised, where
the dog actually sits inside ? But those are much more expensive of
course!
those on that linked site, but it was a much older model. It was on a
stand so we could put dogs up on a grooming table. Apparently quite
a few grooming parlours etc use that brand ? The blast did knock out
old coat very, very well, even after they'd been brushed through before
the bath. (This is all GSDs I'm talking about, + a couple of Leos latterly).
BUT RIK IS RIGHT ABOUT THE HAIR STORM (we had a dedicated, tiled
space).
To be honest though I often wound up not using the dryer. Assuming it
wasn't raining I took them outside to shake, then used (lots of) towels.
Some were a bit stressed by the noise of that dryer. Because they were
'outside' dogs we didn't have too much of a 'wet dog smell' problem; but
I did use some shampoos and coat products that deodorised and perfumed
to an extent anyway.
I often used to wonder abot those 'cage dryers' you see advertised, where
the dog actually sits inside ? But those are much more expensive of
course!
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