Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I've been on the fence about getting a Furminator for a year now. I have a 70-pound Catahoula Leopard Dog mixed with I think Border Collie or Australian Shepherd. She sheds A LOT. I actually just invested in one of those automatic vacuum cleaners because I just bought a house with wood floors and I have to manually vacuum them at least twice a day, she sheds so much. I bought a cheapie brush for my dog Maxie from Wal-Mart, and it didn't do me any good. I think it hurt her to brush her with it, because she'd sometimes quickly turn back and look at me like I'd done something she didn't like, and she'd get up and leave me a lot. I didn't have a lot of faith in brushes at all. I literally did not think it was possible for there to be a brush that actually WORKED. So, I was getting my eyebrows waxed this past week, and my consultant raved about the Furminator. Yeah, yeah, whatever, I thought. But she put the idea in my head, and a couple days ago there I was buying the darn thing. For reference, I got the long hair large brush. I had a lot of reservations about buying the Furminator. From the fakes, to them hurting dogs, to all the other complaints I read about it, I was just skeptical. BOY WAS I WRONG. I got my Furminator today and brushed Maxie for over an hour. After every stroke, the brush was full of hair and I had to release it. Not only did the brush NOT hurt my dog, but it made her feel good! As I ran the brush down her back, she'd get a muscle twinge and start to shake her back leg, like she does when I start to scratch a really good spot on her. She patiently laid her head in my lap, wagged her tail, and STAYED PUT as I brushed her! This thing is a miracle brush! Per the pictures, she lost a lot of hair. But after an hour, I got tired, and so I'll brush her again tomorrow. When I finished brushing her today, the brush was still catching a full load of hair every time I brought it down her back and sides. This thing is a beast, and I am so happy I bought it. Easily one of the best investments I have ever made. P.S. Leaves hair so soft, even my other dog thinks it's a pillow.