I have sheperd and husky mixed, he sheds even in the winter, i cant believe how good this works, even after a few days we use it again and there is very little to brush out because of the first use. Best part it dont hurt him and he actully likes it, and yes i have a wired brush and regular dog brush, and we are throwng them out. I never in my years see a dog tool as good as this one, im 66yrs. Old had dogs all my life. Wish i had this with my border collie back in the day. If there is a 5 star ...