| | |  | Brushes, Combs & Dematting | Home » » » » Safari Self-Cleaning Large Small Slicker Brush for Dogs | | | | | | | Description: | | With the touch of a button, the pins retract, hair falls away and the pad can be wiped clean. Reposition the button and you're ready to go again. The comfort grip handle and stainless steel pins provide excellent grooming results with minimal effort. | | | Features: | |
• Provides excellent grooming results with minimal efforts
• Stainless steel pins gently remove dead hair, mats and tangles, and then retract for easy clean-up
• Brush in the direction of hair growth, taking care to use gentle strokes
• Designed for use on large dogs and pets
• Perfect for use with a Safari grooming comb or dematting tool
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 2.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.25 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.35 pounds | | Package Length:
| 11.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.2 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 38 reviews |
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41 of 41 found the following review helpful:
 Safari Self-Cleaning brush versus Evolution Self-Cleaning brushMay 16, 2010
By David Levine
I purchased this brush and an Evolution Self-Cleaning brush at the same time, for just about the same price since I couldn't tell how each of them works. In fact, the product description on Amazon is IDENTICAL for both: "With the touch of a button, the pins retract, hair falls away and the pad can be wiped clean. Reposition the button and you're ready to go again." This description is not accurate for either brush. For the Evolution, you press a button on the side (the red button that the picture on the site shows) and that releases a lever which you pull down, pulling down the pins. That takes at least two digits (e.g., thumb & index). It's easier to just use two hands to do it. Okay, good, pins down, hair comes completely free, and that's great. Now, you want the pins back up, but you can't just push the lever back up because the red button is blocking it - you must reverse the process, pressing the red button, and then moving the lever back, thereby raising the pins.
The Safari's mechanism is far simpler to use. It has a big button on the back (1 inch by 1-1/2 inch). Pushing that button raises the "floor" of the brush, effectively withdrawing the pins, and leaving the hair alone on the "floor" where, like the Evolution brush, you simply remove ALL the hair you have brushed from your pet. Once you remove the hair, you just let go of the button (which is on a spring). Thus, the descriptions Amazon has on its pages for these two brushes are wrong, or at least very misleading. For the Evolution, the pins don't retract with just "the touch of a button" - it requires pressing the button AND moving the lever, nor do you just reposition the button - you press the button and reposition the lever. For the Safari, you do just "press a [big] button," but then you don't really "reposition" it, you just let go.
So, overall, the Safari brush is far easier to use than the Evolution brush. The Evolution's handle has indentations for the thumb and index finger while the Safari is basically round, fatter at the end than closer to the brush. Despite the fact that the Evolution seems to "fit" better, I think I like the feel of the Safari better. The metal bristles on the Evolution are a thicker than on the Safari. I have not noticed any difference in performance because of the thickness, though the thinner bristles on the Safari are of course more likely to get bent, but I don't think that will happen. Because the Evolution draws the bristles inside its body while the Safari simply pushes part of its body above the bristles, there is more plastic in the Evolution brush, and hence it feels a bit more substantial. However, I suspect that both mechanisms will last about the same length of time UNLESS I get so aggravated by the two step process on the Evolution I end up breaking the pin or the lever because I fail to follow the press-the-button, move-the-lever process.
The bottom line is the Safari brush is far easier to use: I can't imagine anyone preferring the approach used by the Evolution brush, though some may prefer its feel or think it will last longer than the Safari. However, even if I thought the Safari would not last as long as the Evolution (which I do NOT think) I would still purchase the Safari over the Evolution.
11 of 11 found the following review helpful:
Every long haired dog owner needs this!Aug 21, 2009
By Lil MamaKitty
"lilbit565"
We have several large, long-haired dogs with lots of undercoat. I had a similar brush that did not self-clean, and it worked nicely, but I had to use a comb every few strokes to clean out the hair. That was a pain when I'm trying to keep a dog standing still for me, but who thinks that every time I stop that the grooming session is over because I had both hands tied up with cleaning the brush. Now, I can keep one hand on the dog at all times. Just push the button, wipe or shake off the hair, and keep brushing. I recommend buying a good rake also if you have a dog with undercoat (rake first, then brush with this brush). Having the right grooming tools is so worth the expense, especially when you compare the cost of tools with the cost of even one professional grooming session.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
great slicker and self cleaning is a big plus!Sep 29, 2009
By Richard G. Hoke
This is a great slicker brush that really works well. Feels good in the hand and the self cleaning part is a great feature! I highly recommend it, it really is great for our rough Collie who has plenty of hair!
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Part of a great grooming duoJul 02, 2010
By Dona Mekko
I have been trying for years to find a good grooming regiment for my Golden Retriever mix, who has a very thick double coat. This tool, combined with the Evolution W6110 Grooming Undercoat Rake does the trick. I start with and run through with the rake to loosen the hair and then finish with this slicker brush.
So far the brush has held up well, is easy to hold and cleaning is a breeze by pushing the button on the back of the slicker.
Would highly recommend to anyone who has a double coated breed, especially those with very thick coats. After using this tool with the rake I had enough hair to make another small dog.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Excellent Design BUT the Plastic Neck Broke TWICEApr 11, 2011
By B. Speer
Bought one of these several years ago for our Golden. Liked the "self cleaning" method a lot. BUT after maybe 6 months the neck broke where the handle attaches to the head. Glued it back together with super glue. Little later it broke again in such a way it was not possible to glue again.
Thought maybe it was a one time casting flaw and bought another because I like the design. Sadly it broke again same place as first one. Glued again and broke again. Guess the plastic it inferior in some way. Too bad but for that this brush is a good design.
Bought another that works in a similar fashion but a little more awkward. Use to it now and it has lasted a couple years with no problems. This alternative showed up at the listing for the one I am reviewing. It is grey and looks less sleek but it removes brushed hair like this one. Cost about the same.
If you like this one enough just keep buying more as they break. Mine lasted about a year each. In the neck area there is very little plastic for strength OR the plastic is just too cheap to last, more likely sorry to say.
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