The Furmination of Sam, the Dog

so here i was, browsing Cabela's website for a dog crate since we're about to take a trip with the dog. i gave Sam's old crate to my friend before moving (doh). another friend gave me a $30 gift card to Cabela's and since they have huntin' stuff and stuff, i decided to look there. well, i didn't find anything useful as far as dog crates, but i did come across something called the Furminator.

basically, it's a very expensive undercoat comb. it's expensive because it's apparently built solid and has a very stout tine section which is replaceable. i read the reviews on Cabela's and other sites including Amazon. everyone seems to love their Furminator. i just like the name, Furminator. so much so that i kept telling Kristen that i was going to 'Furminate' the pets in a Arnold Schwarzeneger voice. i was saying it about twelve times a day for the past week.

anyway, the Furminator is not cheap compared to the disposable brushes at PetSmart and such. about $50 retail. no way i was gonna pay that much so i researched and found it much cheaper and ordered both a dog- and cat-size. it was a long four days waiting for my Furminators to arrive in the mail. when they showed up at my workplace, i finished my shift and sped home to destroy the pets.

i started with Noodle and had good results, but not the giant carpet of fur that's shown on the package. i moved on to Sam and the Furminator made good on it's promises. so much so that i had to quit as i was inhaling fur and my arm was getting tired. we filled a shopping bag full of fur and vacuumed the rest. Sam has been shedding lately and there was plenty of loose fur to build him a cozy bed. the awesome part is that there is more left to Furminate. the awesomer part is that Sam's coat looks much smoother, but at the same time, fluffier. the awesomerest part is that there won't be so much dog hair all over the furniture and my clothes.

this thing couldn't be better unless it had a gun of some sort attached to it. or a fountain pen or something. it does look like a small cock and balls, tho, if you run out of things to Furminate and are into that kind of thing.