Sher, Chris Christensen recommends doing th "tip test" with her brushes. That might be a good way to test your #1 All Systems Brush before buying a new one, although I think it's pretty soft, especially with the white pad:
Do The Tip Test: take the brush you have been using and run the pins down your arm and you will see scratches on your arm. This is because those brushes have not been ground and polished and they are very damaging and irritating to the skin of your canine and not only to the skin, for if you were to look at those tips under a magnifier you would find that they look like blades of a saw and they do break and cut hair. In many cases when you see dander after brushing it is not dander at all, it is skin that you have grated off while brushing, just like the scratches you now have on your arm. Take that brush that you have just scratched your arm with and do it a hundred strokes like you brush you canine and see how irritated and flaky your skin will be after that experiment. Now, take any of Chris Christensen Systems brushes and run the pins down your arm and you won't find a scratch, no matter how hard or how many times you run that brush down your arm.
I'd suspect Kallie is screaming "stop" because brushing is no fun!
I have found that Lady enjoys being on my lap best for her brushings. I use my grooming table for after baths, daily topknots, etc, but she is more relaxed when she is on my lap for her brushing. In fact, she often falls asleep! I also find that I am more diligent about brushing her everyday in the cooler weather when I let her coat get longer if I just pop her on my lap while watching tv.
Of course, Kallie may be just the opposite and fuss less on a grooming table because she knows it means "business" which may explain why she is better at her groomers.
Gosh, if I invest in $35 for a pin brush, Lady better PURR while I am brushing her!
Sher, BTW, I sent you a personal message. Check your inbox.