I swim my LC GSD regularly and have a blaster to dry her. I always seem to manage to get little 'twists' into her coat when I blast her, which are a beast to get out. Can someone experienced tell me what I am doing wrong, and how to avoid this! Many thanks

I do find this a problem with some long coats. What I do is try to keep the jet of air as still as possible don't move it around on the coat. Direct the air in the direction that the hair grows. I also often use a pin brush to brush the hair as I am drying it. It helps remove the knots as they form.

For this reason I don't like to use a blaster for long coats, but it can help if you use a slicker brush and use the 'pat and lift' technique, going over gently with every inch to make sure any tangles are slickered out. If that fails then a dryer is probably your best bet.

I towel dry as much as possible then use my ordinary hairdrier and a slicker to dry it through.  If you use a tiny bit of Avon skin so soft(and I mean tiny), it stops it from tangling so much (and helps with midgies)

Is the nozzle a conical one or a flat(spade) one? The flat ones are much better for long hair as they don't knot it up like the conical ones do.

Oh no, I was hoping that there was a magical technique, but had a feeling there may not be!!

I wondered about the slicker brush and blaster at the same time, the trouble is she gets so bored being blasted anyway its a job just to keep her still.  I think perhaps the towelling and hairdrying is the best bet then, I did recently get a very good new hairdryer for myself LOL!

Cracar - am intrigued by the skin so soft. I have the skin so soft body lotion, is that what you mean, I know they do a range of different things in the SSS. What do you do with it? Get a tiny amount and massage it through the wet coat?  How tiny is tiny on a fairly large GSD bitch LOL?

Thanks for the ideas and suggestions.

Aha! Helen, the one I use is a conical one, I am sure I must have a flat one somewhere, should have maybe had one when I originally bought the blaster. I will have a rummage and dig it out, or buy one.  Thank you!

I've always used a conical end, keep moving the blaster but keep brushing with a pin brush (no knobs on the end!) against the growth if you want volume or with the growth if you want the coat flat, all the time. 
If the dog is restrained with  head and tummy strap - always the first safety technique taught to new groomers - then it's no problem for the groomer to use 2 hands. :)
Using this technique I've never had a problem with knotting coats.

Thanks Westcoast
I am not a groomer, so dont have groomers equipment, other than a full range of brushes etc. I could put a lead on to restrain the front end, but nothing to attach a 'belly strap' to LOL.  I don't want volume, just dry!  My best bet may be to try the flat blaster attachment I think, and finish off with the hairdryer!

I like to use the blaster and soft slicker and aim to blow about 10 inches minimum from dog creating a nice big circle.Then slicker the dogs coat in the circle going in the direction of the hair. Don't keep in same place too long and not full power from blaster.

Yes, the secret is to hold the nozzle further away from the coat to prevent these 'whip knots' that you are describing.  You are most likely holding the nozzle too close to the coat at the moment.  Use the flat nozzle to blast the most water from the coat and then change to the conical nozzle after that. 

Thank you all, I am finally getting the picture. Yes I am sure that I am holding the nozzle too close to the coat. 'Whip knots' is a good description of what I am creating!

I will try all the suggestions. Thank you all very much. I am sure my girl will appreciate it too, as trying to get the knots out is no fun for either of us!

no, it's the SSS dry oil spray.  I use this to get tangles out and also to keep my dogs coat tangle free when they are going 'off-road'.  All the sticks and stuff just pull out so much easier.

Aha - got it thank you. Will order some, used to have this all the time myself when I had an Avon lady, love it. Will get it online.