For a lurcher, with a collie ish coat. This past week he seems to be shedding a lot of hair so needs a good brush. Also got a bit of dry skin.
Have found several types online but wondered what you find best. Would rather go on personal recommendation than believe what the companies are telling me!!
Thanks in advance

Speaking only about personal preference I like to comb out dead hair and only use a bristle brush to finish. But mine have a double coat and I find a brush does not shift it as it gets choked.

With the same breed as Nova I like to use a comb, and lift loose haie and undercoat with a slicker brush, not too harsh (run it across your palm to make sure as some are too soft and others way too hard).

I'd go for a slicker brush as above, followed by a comb through.   Both these will make a big difference :-)

If it's really coming away, then a rubber brush used damp, or in the bath, will give a wonderful massage and help remove the lost hair.   A good massage will help with dry skin too :-)

Something like this is good http://www.amazon.co.uk/Company-Animals-Rubber-Grooming-Boysenberry/dp/B0002AR19Q

My hounds hate the slicker brush, with a fine coat I think it's just too spikey for them. A rubber brush like a zoom groom will be great for removing hair when he's casting then a bristle brush the rest of the time will be fine to just brush dried mud etc out gently :)

Thank you everyone. It would appear that hes never been groomed before so have opted for a very soft bristle brush. I know it isnt going to do make a huge difference for the amount of fur he is losing but I will use it to build up his confidence as its very soft and gentle and when hes happier with being groomed I will move on to try some of the above suggestions. Many thanks for your help.x

Like Chaumsong our hounds don't tolerate a slicker brush & use something similar to the zoom groom but it's a rubber curry comb.

But she says he has a collie type coat (so assuming double coated), a short fine coated hound woudl not need a slicker, unless a very soft one.

The post I made was regarding a dog with a collie type coat.    If the dog had a thinner hound type coat then I'd haveade different suggestions.

I have seen lurchers with thick heavy coats that wouldn't  be touched by a bristle brush ;-)

I use a puppy/kitten slicker brush on the Bedlingtons as that's what suits their coats.  

> I use a puppy/kitten slicker brush on the Bedlingtons as that's what suits their coats.

They are linty and have no real undercoat as such (I used to live with some Beddies).

If this dog has a collie type coat then presumably it has some undercoat, which may be thick or not, but does need some grooming out or it will mat in certain places.

My point is that different slickers and other brushes are needed for different coats.

I'm not comparing Bedlington coats with the collie lurcher.

Bedlington coats can vary widely, depending on breeding, between very soft fluffy coats to harsher, crisper coats, some have huge amounts of furnishings, some very little.   Some have incorrect 'cotton wool' coats  which are a nightmare to groom and mat quickly.