Blades vs Clip on combs for clippers

[Stacy, Bruno, Molly and Gracie]

Hello,

I use the Andis clipper to groom my Goldendoodle. Bruno has a curly, wooly coat. I use the 3/4 in blade comb but it gets caught and falls off. Would it be better to get a 3/4 in blade and if so what type; split tooth or regular?

I brushed and brushed after drying and there were almost no mats! I think because of the thickness the combs are not working so well.

Any help will be appreciated!

[Barb @ Gemstone Labradoodles]

To get the straighest coat possible, you need to brush while drying. The comb attachment may still not work in a thick wool coat. The 3/4 ht is a good blade. I have not seen a skipped tooth one. The longest skip tooth blade is 3 3/4. It goes thru some pretty tough coats. You just have to me careful around loose skin as the gap between the teeth is large.

[Stacy, Bruno, Molly and Gracie]

Are there any blades that leave the coat about 1 inch long?

Thanks

[Ginny Nightingale]

I groom doodles and I like the 3/4 inch blade MUCH better than the comb and I like the steel combs better than plastic, which are useless in my opinion...If you use the 3/4 inch blade in one direction only and do not go against the growth of the hair, it comes out about an inch long--it gets shorter when you go up against the hair growth, which you really shouldn't do anyway...

By the way, brushing is not combing--you need to get thru the coat with a steel comb before the blade will go thru smoothly.

[Stacy, Bruno, Molly and Gracie]

Thanks, Ginny. I do comb as well but I am going to invest in the blade. The plastic combs are really not useful! Thanks for your help.