Dog owners, can you tell me...

[SunPony]

I have an english shepherd, so very similar to a border collie fur-wise, and I use a slicker brush (mostly) and a furminator (sparingly).  But like was mentioned, easy on the furminator.  I tried the furminator on myself and it is NOT a pleasant experience if you are not gentle!  I also will just rub her briskly with my hands outside and let the fur fly    I've never used a hound glove but I bet it would work well for that...might have to try one out!

[mlp4me]

Groomer here!
For a Border Collie I would normally use a combination of a slicker brush and greyhound comb for standard brushing and add in a furminator and zoom groom for a shedding dog. Furminators can be a bit pricey but they work very well. You just have to be careful not to press to hard or go over the same area too much because you can cause scratches on the skin or bald spots if you are too rough using it. Zoom grooms are great for shorter areas like around the head and lower parts of the legs and just general gentle removal of dead hair.

A greyhound comb?? Really?
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What do those look like?

Essentially just a metal comb with a fine and coarse end.
Like this
http://petus.imageg.net/PETNA_36/pimg/pPETNA-5148205_main_enh.jpg
I have no idea why they are called a greyhound comb (I think maybe an original brand name for the design?) as they are utterly useless for a greyhound coat 

What a cutie you have. Those ears! He/She looks comfy there 

Sarge says thanks. That was his inquiring mind picture. :o) Yeah, that definitely would not work well for his coat. LOL.
You might like this, he's even more adorable and is a total thread jacker when his radar is up (and scary reflective eyes on):
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(can't tell this pic is 4 years old at all, old man)

Let me tell you, a combing for this guy does nothing. But give a cold then a hot day and he sheds like crazy!!

[Whippycorn]

I wondered about the greyhound comb too. My hounds don't really need brushing. The recommended grooming tool for a whippet is shammy cloth! 

I've heard people that have dogs that dislike grooming advocate those grooming mitts.

[Doedeardarling]

I have a chow chow and I just use very basic metal combs with him. He has ridiculous amount of fur and I feel that I can't really get through it with any sort of brush.

[ponyqueen]

I LOVE the furminator for my husky and bought it at a very good price on Amazon. For my greyhound I use my horse's curry comb with the rubber bristles. Love it! It's gentle and grabs all the dead hair!

[MoondancerMilkyWay]

my australian shepherd/adorable puppy mix (no clue what she is. we guess) does NOT like the furminator and it doesn't do a lot for her, either. the cat loves it though. It pulls out the undercoat but for the dog with her flatterish coat, doesn't work that great. so we just...well we don't brush her much and so i often find her hair everywhere along with mine and the cat. hmm. on second thought maybe that's not the best thing either...