Why a Deshedding Tool Fails on a Single-Coated Small Dog

A silky single-coated small dog being brushed while an undercoat deshedding tool sits unused beside the grooming table

An undercoat deshedding tool is built to pull loose hair out of a dog’s undercoat, so a dog whose breed standard describes no undercoat has nothing for the tool to remove. That settles the simple half of the question. The harder half is that the manufacturer’s own not-recommended list also includes small breeds that official … Read more