Les Poochs vs Chris Christensen brushes

[Stacy, Bruno, Molly and Gracie]

I have used Les Poochs brushes but keep reading about the CC brushes. Can you share which you use and why?

Also if you have used both which do you prefer?

TIA

[Haley, Yeti, and Phin]

I bought the green les poochs brush based on recommendation from DK members. I did not like how it worked. It just didn't brush out yeti's fur very well. Our groomer won a CC brush at a groomers convention and let me try it out and I LOVED it so much I bought my own.

[Stacy]

What kind of Chris Christensen brush is it? I am looking online and it seems like they make several different types of brush - slickers, pin brushes, some bristly purple thing. 

[Ginny Nightingale]

The les pooches brush works well and lasts forever--but it really depends on your dog's coat--I find it helpful on my wavy fleece or curlier doodles, but pretty useless on the doodle I have with a straighter, thinnner coat. You have to use it the right way--lifting the hair in sections and then brushing under the lifted part and brushing towards the tail. You work your way along in short sections instead of brushing thru the entire coat. 

[Stacy]

I have a green les pooches brush - the small one. I really wish I had bought the wider one. I'm just sort of starting to really learn how to use it effectively. I've really been combing the girls, but my groomer showed me how a slicker brush can be effective and quicker along with combing. She also showed me the coarse mars king comb. Ava has really long hair and as quick as I brush she gets tangles in just a few key areas and that thing is magical! It slices through tangles with no pulling. She also had me get a bass slicker brush - it's the medium and it's maybe 4" wide. It was a fraction of the cost of the les pooches brush and it's a little stiffer, but seems to work just as well. 

I've had doodles for 3 years now and this grooming thing is still a work in progress. Katie has a tighter curl and if she is long and she goes swimming and then air dries it's pretty much all over. She gets cut short and then grows out again when swimming season is over. Ava's hair is straighter (and the groomer says better) But she's a big dog so there's a lot of hair. And she's lazy. So I only get to brush the side she's not laying on. And then I flip her over and comb the other side. But there are still parts that aren't ever easily accessible. And I never do anything that requires scissors. But I do try to maximize the time between grooming without being one of those clients that has a dog come in twice a year to have their mats shaved offf and then never touhes them again until they're horribly matted again. 

I love that they don't shed tumbleweeds all over the house. But their hair is not for the faint of heart. Sometimes I look up and realize that I've been brushing Ava for 2 hours. And I know that first thing in the morning I'm going to find that same tangle under her collar again!

[Barbara, Zoey and Zeke]

This is the CC brush that I use on Zoey.  I really like it - the pins are long enough that I can get down to her skin.  She has that wavy fleece coat that didn't get mats until after her coat changed. Now I have to brush her daily - it has gotten to be a routine for us, so she doesn't mind too much.  She still mouths at the brush and my hand when I do her underneath or armpits.  When Stacy said she could brush her all out and still find some mats along her collar the next day - I totally understand!!  I use a dematting tool , horse and mane spray, and cowboy magic at times.  All of these things are part of the grooming program.  I even got a grooming arm that I fasten to my kitchen counter to get her belly area.  But I only do that about once a week. 

Haven't tried the Les Poochs brush, so can't help there.

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I have always used LesPoochs slicker brushes. I prefer the smaller size because they are easier for me to manage. Recently I purchased a CC pin brush that looks just like Barbara's.  I love the pin brush.  However, they are apples and oranges in performance.  For serious mats, I have to use the LesPoochs, the pin brush doesn't do it.  For less serious mats the CC brush works well and is gentler.  The dogs hate it less.   I also use Cowboy Magic and Horse Mane 'N Tail products to help the mats slide out easier.  A steel comb is a must too.

[Stacy, Bruno, Molly and Gracie]

All of these replies have been so helpful! I have 3 doodles and we have a brushing routine at night. At least one a night and usually 2 while we watch TV. I can usually keep up with it and I do their grooming as well so I know how important it is to keep them as mat free as possible. 

Thanks for taking the time to reply!