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Coat Care & Grooming
The floof maintenance authority: deshedding tools, coat-blow survival, line brushing, bathing and drying — and why you never shave a double coat.
Coat Care & Grooming · Jul 10, 2026 · 7 min
The Best Brush for a Samoyed's Double Coat
Three tools, one method: why an undercoat rake comes first, when a FURminator helps versus hurts, why groomers love the Big G slicker, and the line-brushing technique that makes them all work on a Samoyed's double coat.
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Coat Care & Grooming · Jul 10, 2026 · 7 min
Can You Shave a Samoyed? (Please Don't — Here's Why)
Every summer someone asks if we're going to shave Melo 'for the heat.' Here's why groomers and the Samoyed community say no — double-coat thermoregulation, sunburn risk, and coat funk — plus the summer comfort playbook that actually works.
Coat Care & Grooming · Jul 10, 2026 · 7 min
Coat Blow: Surviving the Twice-a-Year Floof Storm
Coat blow looked like an emergency until our breeder laughed and said 'that's just Samoyed spring.' What coat blow is, the 2-4 week timeline, the groomer-approved tool order, why a bath-and-blowout is the cheat code, and how to keep the wool out of your couch.
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Flying Pig High-Velocity Grooming Dryer
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Chris Christensen Big G Slicker Brush
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FURminator deShedding Tool (Large, Long Hair)
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