Pet grooming tool and method for removing loose hair from a furry pet

A method of removing loose hair from a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, the method comprising:

• providing a grooming tool having an elongate handle portion extending generally along a handle axis and a pet engageable portion secured to the handle portion, the pet engageable portion including a blade portion and a plurality of teeth, the blade portion including a plurality of blade edge segments, the teeth extending from the blade edge segments, the plurality of teeth being arranged in a row comprising a plurality of pairs of adjacent teeth, the teeth of each of at least some of the pairs of adjacent teeth being spaced from one another, each of at least some of the blade edge segments being between the teeth of a corresponding one of the pairs of adjacent teeth;
• placing the pet engageable portion in engagement with the pet;
• pulling the handle portion generally along the handle axis while maintaining engagement of the pet engageable portion with the pet to cause the blade edge segments to engage the loose hair of the pet and pull it from the pet without cutting or pulling the non-loose hair from the pet.

A method of removing loose hair from a furry pet such as a dog or cat having loose hair and non-loose hair, the method comprising:

• providing a grooming tool having an elongate handle portion extending generally along a handle axis and a pet engageable portion secured to the handle portion, the pet engageable portion including a blade portion and a plurality of teeth, the blade portion including a plurality of blade edge segments, the teeth extending from the blade edge segments, the plurality of teeth being arranged in a row comprising a plurality of pairs of adjacent teeth, the teeth of each of at least some of the pairs of adjacent teeth being spaced from one another, each of at least some of the blade edge segments being between the teeth of a corresponding one of the pairs of adjacent teeth, the teeth extending away from the blade edge segments generally in a direction perpendicular to the handle axis;
• placing the pet engageable portion in engagement with the pet;
• pulling the handle portion generally along the handle axis while maintaining engagement of the pet engageable portion with the pet to cause the blade edge segments to engage the loose hair of the pet and pull it from the pet without cutting or pulling the non-loose hair from the pet.