I am sorry if this has already been addressed but I looked and couldn't seem to find one regarding my problem.

I received my first Badger brush in the mail the other day. First thing I noticed when I unpacked it is that my German Shepherd wanted to attack it, then I noticed a very strong wet/dead animal smell. (this may be normal, I am still very new to straights) So I did what I've read and shampooed it with the shampoo that I use on my own hair, rinsed it well, shook it out and hung it to dry for my next day shave.

The next day shaving came, the brush performed extremely well. Lathered much better than the $17 Tweezermen!! The only problem that I encountered is that while lathering my face it smelled like I was bringing the Pittsburgh Zoo along with me!

Is this normal for Badger? Will it lesson over time or is this something I should address with SRD?

Any advice would be helpful!

Thanks