Chris Christensen NTS Staggered 1 1/4 Tooth Buttercomb 6" Spine #011

Used for my standard poodle with 3+ inch hair on neck and legs. I use it after the brush and before the comb. Gets thru clumps and tangles that the comb would have stuck in, and makes combing easier. It’s weirdly heavy, so I’m glad I don’t have to use it as my only tool.

This comb changed everything for my Ragdoll. I’m, admittedly, new to owning a Ragdoll and I had no idea what I was in for. Once she was about a year old, I started not being able to keep up with her fur using normal cat brushes. I thought I was going to have to bring her to a groomer to her get completely shaved because of matted fur. I ordered this comb, and although my cat isn’t thrilled, it works miracles. Highly recommended; worth every penny!

I ordered this comb because it sounded just so perfect for my wonderful Cava-Poo-Chon, who needs to be groomed daily in order to keep from having matts and stubborn knots in his beautiful fur.The comb arrived yesterday and I could not wait to try it on my little man and what a wonderful experience it was to feel the comb just glide through his coat and not having to work on tangles and worse.Until I stopped and really examined the comb very intently, noticing a little dark speck on the very first tine!I put my finger on the little spot, thinking I would be removing a bit of bark the gardeners just laid down on the grounds of my Condominium Complex, but to my amazement the spot was a piece of nickel plating,coming off the first tine and leaving a strange small, brownish dent, which felt rough and definitely not belonging on a comb described as a "butter comb"And that occurrence is the reason for the title of my Review.This staggered tooth comb is said to be made of stainless steel ............really? What then is the explanation for what I encountered? Because that certainly is not the nature of an object made of stainless steel!And talking about Butter Combs, we have 2 of those which we use daily and none of them have nickel flakes coming off their tines!As far as performance is concerned, this comb absolutely is superb beyond belief! It cuts grooming timein half, just glides through the dog's fur and I even love the weight! Although I am of a thinly build, with smallish hands, I love the heftiness of the comb, which makes it work through dog hair even easier than a lighter one. Nothing but praise for its performance, but very puzzled about the obvious flaw and a reason to send this much appreciated comb back to Amazon, without a shadow of doubt!I am neither a groomer nor a show dog owner, my wonderful dog is just so deserving of the best and therefore I am going out on a limb and ordered a replacement for the defective one immediately. We are holding our breath and hope for the best because this tool is hard to find and seems out-of-stock everywhere I tried.I would like to add that I did call Groomer's Pro and was assured that they have none of these combs in stock anymore and that Amazon.com is most likely the last resort in order to own one.It was mentioned that perhaps the comb was not adequately protected and wrapped for shipment, causing it to become damaged on the way to us.Just received word that a new comb is on the way and we hope it will be perfect!

Works like a dream. I am amazed. ‘Heavy’ for a comb but it’s not a prohibitive feature. Fab out my dogs furnishings.

Our Australian Labradoodle has a very curly coat. She is an active dog and we live on 6 acres with lots of field for her to run and play in which is great but her coat often picks up leaves, seeds and stickers. So far it is the best tool for getting her combed out and free from debris and tangles. It is well made, sturdy and the teeth are far enough apart that it does not hurt her when I am grooming her. I also purchased Ice Ice spray by the same company for detangling really tangled areas that have matted due to too many stickers caught in her hair. I can recommend this comb.

It's pretty heavy/hefty which helps with going through matts. Other combs feel like they might snap if they are too thin/long.

Expensive but very well made and the extra weight in the bridge of the comb allows me to go deeper into the coat with less effort. This comb and a double toothed dog rake and scissors for tangled matting to tight to untangle allows me to keep my dogs in great shape and has I believe alleviated summer hot spots.

Sturdy and I like that the teeth of the comb are nice and long. Works well getting down to the skin of my very heavy coated Persian cats. It is quite heavy and my hand gets tired holding it for more than 15-20 mins. I still give it 5 stars.