One word Newfoundland LOTSA fur to dry Have had mine for 2 years and am highly pleased with its operation. Should maybe have bought the AirMax with 2 motors, but mine is more than adequate for the occasional user. It is relatively quiet, and the heat of the motor warms the air stream after a few minutes use. Very sturdy construction and nothing to rust! If you show your large furry beast, consider the AirMax to cut drying time.
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I had this dryer for over 10 years and it was worth every cent I originally paid for it. I handle search and rescue dogs as well as compete in schutzhund trials and sieger-style conformation shows with my German Shepherds, and work in dog rescue as a transport and foster home, and this dryer was worth its weight in gold when trying to prepare a handful of dogs for the show ring, bathing and drying a new foster freshly pulled from the pound, or when I needed to wash and dry my dogs late at night after a night of training in the muddy, wintry slop outside. My local DIY dog wash charges $15/dog + tax for a dog wash and use of their dryers. With my 3 personal dogs, being able to groom at home means this dryer paid for itself in just 4 groomings. The forced air blasts the water off the coat, as well as blowing out dead/shed hair and undercoat, meaning less shedding in your home! This dryer was invaluable during the spring and fall coat blowing seasons for removing all that dead undercoat that my dogs are trying to shed around my house. Makes the season bearable with one long-haired German Shepherd and me, as anal retentive 'clean freak' as they come. It will blow all the hair all over the place, so I recommend drying outside or in a garage is possible if you don't want to have hair stuck to every square inch of your home. It comes with a variety of different attachments, and a removable, washable filter. This dryer held together over 10 years on the road, being dropped, jostled, toted around the country, had a teething puppy chew on the hose and wiring, and still managed to hold up and do its job with my duct tape and electrical tape fixes. I finally laid it to rest (and promptly ordered a new one) after the red plastic backing cracked all the way through from puppy teeth marks and repeatedly being dropped and knocked off grooming tables over 10 years and wouldn't stay on and the wiring needed to be redone from being chewed on (something Double K offered to fix for me if I mailed it in). There is no heat to dry out a dog's coat, however the motor warms the air after a few minutes of use. The only cons are that it is quite loud, although I've never had a problem getting a dog used to it after a few times of being patient and persistent with them (one of my male shepherds loves to play-bite at the air stream and thinks it's a big, fun game). It is quite powerful, so I can see the force of the air being a bit of a problem with smaller dogs, although when I worked as a grooming assistant years ago they had similar dryers and had no trouble with the smaller dogs. I highly recommend this dryer.
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This particular dryer was recommended to me by several other breeders of Coton de Tulears-bichon-like dogs with long, fine, extremely soft coats. I used to spend WAY too much time with a human hair dryer on my dogs, and was told that "forced air dryers" are the way to go. The Double K ChallengAir blasts water off the dog in comparitively no time at all. One of the great features is NO HEAT. Heat can damage a delicate coat, and your room temperature air is warmed through the motor. Another plus to this dryer is its reasonable cost compared to other forced air dryers on the market. I appreciate the two speeds. Cons: it's loud, like a leaf blower, and my little dogs aren't thrilled when they see it come out of the cupboard! It's also cumbersome to store, and I could see why some folks would spend more money on something more compact.
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I have a little Havanese. When I first got this item, he was a really young pup. Using it, I think I literally almost blew him into the neighbor's yard! He ran over to me and nestled himself into my arm, practically burying himself. Poor little guy wasn't ready for so much power. So I used a hand held human dryer for a while but that got to be really tough. It took a long time and the only way I could get cooler air was by pushing the button on the dryer handle which was not easy, to say the least.
After my boy put on a few more pounds and was used to getting dried, I again tried this dryer on him. Okay, not only powerful, but this thing is quite loud so a pup clearly would have to get used to it. However, it is wonderful, especially when comparing it with a hand held dryer. His long hair is relatively quickly dried (probably less than 25% of the time it took with the human dryer) and it blows it out nice and straight. For those not familiar, this is more of a blower than a dryer and literally blows the water off of the coat to dry it, hence the amount of power needed. Although it does not have a built in heater, the motor contributes some slight warmth, just enough to keep the chill down.
I would have rated it five stars but it really is extremely loud, perhaps a bit louder than a noisy vacuum cleaner. That is not really a problem for me but it might be for some people. I really am quite happy with this purchase.
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I am very happy with my dryer purchase, i am able to dry my dogs in no time,i am real pleased with my purchase.THANK YOU,ONE HAPPY GROOMER!
