What is the Difference Between a Rake and a Comb?
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| A rake is generally metal "pins" placed in a straight line or a "V" inserted into a handle. My favorite one is a wooden one with the pins in a "V". You use a rake to try to loosen up mats. You do NOT pull the rake the entire way thru the coat. You put it into the mat & you pull it just a short distance. Then you use your pin brush or slicker to work the hair apart & brush it out. The only time I use a rake differently is when I am trying "thin out" the rear on one of my show dogs. Sometimes the hair gets too thick there & no amount of trimming will give the results I want. A comb is used differently. I use a comb to go thru the muzzle & chin areas to take out any small mats. I also use it to gently work apart those tangles that show up on the belly & in the friction areas (where the leg & tummy meet & also under the arm pits). If you use a comb all over the entire dog you will take out all the undercoat. |
ChSheepdogs wrote: If you use a comb all over the entire dog you will take out all the undercoat.
So will a rake, |
| I tend to use the rake between regular comb outs, a quick touch up.
When I sit down (on the floor, I'm not a table person) for the comb out, I use the rake to remove some of the loose mats, maybe straighten the hair is a better description. Then I use the comb. I do remove the undercoat as I keep the girls in a longcoat, but don't show them. My rake is over 30 years old and looks like a smaller version of a yard rake. |
I sometimes use my detangling comb on Summer, we dont mind sharing  |
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