Actually, my main problem with Bandit is not that I don't know what tools to use on him, but the fact that he hates all of them - thrashes around and tries to bite them. I'm not afraid of him, but it does make it awfully difficult to work on him when he won't hold still. That is why I was hoping some sort of glove would be appropriate. The parts he most dislikes having brushed are the same parts he LOVES to have scratched.
I'm not the resident Dog Expert here, so take this with a grain of salt: I'm wondering if some sort of positive association would help. Maybe start of with just letting him sniff it, and reward him with a treat (if he doesn't try to bite it). Put it by his food bowl when he's eating, that sort of thing, so he gets used to it and associates it with nice things. Then lightly brush him with it - just one stroke, then stop, and assuming he hasn't tried to bite it, give him a treat. And slowly keep increasing the number of strokes, over a period of days, continuing to reward him.
I have no idea if it would work, but it might be worth a try. Just my
. Whatever you use/do, good luck!
EDIT: I just saw the other thread where DeeDee posted how to introduce Bandit to the new tool. Oops. You can disregard this post.