Thick-coated breeds don't shed evenly through the year, so a rake built to thin a packed undercoat is doing a very different job to a slicker meant for daily maintenance.

This rake has rounded-tip stainless steel teeth that reach skin-deep without scratching, designed specifically to remove dead hair and thin the undercoat on double and thick-coated breeds without damaging the top coat over it. Mikki's method is gentle pressure while running it through the coat, sawing back and forth to loosen tangles in the undercoat specifically. It's ergonomically designed to reduce brushing fatigue, and this is the thick-coat (THK) size.

• Rounded-tip stainless steel teeth
• Reaches skin-deep without scratching
• Thins the undercoat without damaging the top coat
• For double and thick-coated breeds
• Ergonomic design, reduces brushing fatigue

A different job to a slicker. This is built for thinning a packed undercoat, not for everyday surface brushing — Mikki's own breed list is double-coated breeds specifically, and using it as a general daily brush on a single-coated dog isn't what it's designed for.

Who it's for: owners of a double or thick-coated breed dealing with a heavy undercoat during a shedding season, wanting a tool that thins it out rather than just brushes the surface.