You should get the furinator.   amazing after you bathe the dog / cat some how it just grabs that second coat out of my dog.  he hates to get brushed.   he tolerates the furinator well.  I get about 40 minutes of brushing time in.  

I will NEVER complain about my mother-in-law's dog shedding...ever again! .....it's a Jack Russell.  :o) 

Man, that is some hair ball!! LOL 

That's an impressive amount of dogwool, Paul.

Now here's a useful new hobby for you. Nip out to a car boot sale and look out for a working antique spinning wheel. With a bit of help from her indoors, you could soon have a nice OAP cardigan !

I think the first commentor has a great idea... those Furinator or whatever they're called brushes work wonders.  I have one for the border collies here & my sis has one for Sadie the pyr.  Work great.

Also... the above commentor... I knew someone who spun yarn from their Siberian Husky's fur to make clothing and what not.  Seems kinda silly, I suppose, but she thought it was silly to waste it.