The short-haired variety needs just the occasional combing, with the exception during the shedding period in the spring and fall when a daily thorough brushing is needed.

The coat requires a thorough weekly brushing.

The Old English Sheepdog's long coat requires a thorough brushing at least once weekly, which may take one to three hours.

If there had been time he would have insisted that Frost repolish them and give his suit a thorough brushing.

The dogs moult (shed) twice a year, and thorough brushing helps the process of shedding.

That means a thorough brushing twice a day and flossing regularly.

He combed at a few of the worst knots with his claws, fearing the thorough brushing at the hands of his sire if he arrived back at the ship so untidy.

It had undergone no damage; all it needed, at most, was a thorough brushing to remove the lint.

The green silk was going to need a thorough brushing itself.

Use of an ultrasonic cleaner, however, does not replace a thorough daily brushing.