Deshedding using a flea comb, help me settle a debate
Im not sure if this is just a nonissue, or if maybe I’m overreacting but this situation kinda irritates me a bit.
A coworker of mine insists on using a flea comb to deshed every dog he does. I’m mean he uses them on anything from a weenie dog to a great pyr. and insists everything he’s pulling out is compaction. I’ve seen him literally pulling with all his strength (arms shaking and all) on a short haired chihuahua’s legs and pulled out a few hairs and insisted it’s compaction. He goes through from slicker, curry, comb, then flea comb. I understand wanting to do a good job, but I fear he’s more just pulling out healthy hair, or if he’d do a bit more work with the other brushes those hairs would come out. It’s not the thought of the flea comb, but how much strength he’s putting in to pull out a few hairs. We’ve tried to tell him to use his other tools, but he keeps insisting he’s not doing anything wrong when some of the dogs are clearly in pain (and not just anxious or generally unreceptive to brushing).
Hoping someone here can settle the debate a bit, or let me know if it’s kind of a non-issue so it can ease my mind