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10-27-2013, 01:42 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Gilbertsville, PA, United States
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| Does it hurt to brush out matted hair? I just watched a grooming video and the woman was ripping hair out of the Yorkies ears with her fingers. She was also using a slicker brush pretty aggressively. My question is, when I use the metal comb to remove matted little clumps, does my little guy feel pain like a human would? My daughter screams and cries when I comb out her tangles. Are dogs as sensitive to this as humans are?
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10-27-2013, 01:51 PM | #2 |
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| Sure they are .....always use a detangling spray and "chip " away at the mats, start at the bottom and layer up and under as you go.... I have to comb my little fur baby everyday or it takes twice as long the next day! Do you have a good metal comb? Much better than a sliicker or pin brush. Plus a good cream rinse helps too, like coconut milk crime rinse. |
10-27-2013, 02:01 PM | #3 |
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| Dogs certainly do feel pain but are usually stoic to showing their pain, with the exceptions of sudden or unexpected pain. Brushing/pulling out mats in the hair can certainly be painful to humans or dogs and if done with enough force, can bruise the skin but most dogs will suffer through it gamely, steeling themselves against the pain as they are largely helpless in the hands of the groomer unless they choose to react if the pain gets bad enough. Dogs are predators in the wild so showing pain would be showing their weakness and could get them attacked, killed, shunned or abandoned by their pack so they are genetically programmed not to show it but they do hurt all the same. Plucking the hair out of the ears of terriers usually doesn't hurt them when the technique is gentle. Most people use their fingers and powder to pick the hair from a terrier's ears.
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10-27-2013, 02:07 PM | #4 |
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| Thanks! I always try to be as gentle as possible but knowing the proper techniques to make it as unpleasant as possible is important to me. I have a good metal comb for the tangles and a slicker for brushing. I appreciate any combing and brushing tips as possible. I am new to it and Rudy is only 5 months old so I am trying to get him used to the whole process.
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10-27-2013, 02:45 PM | #5 |
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| It does hurt, so if you find a Matt start at the ends and slowly work toward the skin, most matts I cut out since my black boy is fluffy you can't tell, my other boy rarely matts. Always use due tangling spray or hair serum when brushing and the metal combs work best. I always brush with my maddan brush first, then go over with wide tooth comb, followed by the close tooth comb, and finishing by comb the hair backwards to catch any missed knots. If your pup tangles easily daily brushing is necessary, even twice a day sometimes. |
10-27-2013, 03:27 PM | #6 |
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| Hrossen, thanks for the tips!
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10-27-2013, 03:32 PM | #7 |
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| this is a strange question but do certain yorkies matte and others don't? I read a lot about matting of yorkies but Jess has never had so much as a tangle. Even with her hair down the the ground. Are some coats different then others? Im really interested, curious..Im not complaining mind you just curious.. |
10-27-2013, 03:56 PM | #8 |
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| Poor little Gizmo was soooo matted up at 9 wks old when I rescued him, I think because his hair was so dry and brittle due to lack of nutrients, as he was starved and had probably never been brushed a day in his little life. I used oatmeal and coconut de tangling spray, and worked at it about 10 minutes a day, trying to use my fingers to undo a lot of t. It took about a month of gently removing them but he has not had a mat since, as I comb and brush him every day now :-) I only would do 10 minutes at a time because I could tell, the slightest pull did cause him pain, so I just very patiently worked on him, till he is now silky soft :-) |
10-27-2013, 04:00 PM | #9 | |
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10-27-2013, 04:29 PM | #10 |
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| Rudy's coat mats under his legs where they meet his body. Kind of the "armpit" area. He is cottony but he's still a puppy so I don't know what to expect when he gets an adult coat. Sunny, you have a huge amount af patience. I think I would have shaved off all the hair out of frustration!
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10-27-2013, 04:50 PM | #11 |
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| Absolutely. Sammy my moms rescue was matted when he was first rescued and I think the people tried to brush it out rather then just shave it and start over because now if you comb him and hit a tiny tangle that the comb will go right through he jerks and runs away. I hate puppy coats and did not realize how seriously you have to brush and comb them when I first got Callie and she had mats so the groomer shaved her and what grew back was much softer and silkier and does not tangle/ mat at all.
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10-27-2013, 07:47 PM | #12 |
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| Bears puppy coat rarely tangled, but teddy was a constant work. We shaved him for summer and his new coat is gorgeous thick full maltese coat, still tangles without daily brushing but nothing like before. We keep his belly and arm pits trimmed short. |
10-27-2013, 08:37 PM | #13 | |
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The first time I bathed him, I tried to blow dry him with the blow dryer on the lowest setting, and the poor little guy freaked out in a second thinking it would kill him. We now dry him by playing fetch. :-) . Everything with him is very slow as we continue the trust building, and I don't blame him. I'm a licensed cosmetologist, so I am very good t knowing how to be gentle with hair and he shows such love and trust in me now, it's unbelievable that he's the same pup I rescued over 2 months ago. His new hair is extremely silky soft and he is now used to his normal baths and grooming. It was just my way of building trust with him, and proving to him I would never do the harm that others had to him. He now is like a whole different puppy, and has complete trust in me as well as others. Everyone he meets just falls in love with him because he just immediately shows them how loving he is. He no longer yelps just because you pet him like e did at first, nor does he run away anymore like he used to, but instead now runs to you to be loved. He is so happy, lovable and playful now you would never believe he was the same puppy I rescued who was so severely abused. He is truly part of our fur family and knows this. You can tell now he has full trust in us and its like he knows how we saved him from the horrible people that abused him. If I were him, after all that had been done to him, I would probably e aggressive to protect myself. Like I've always told everyone, people can learn a lot from animals as they are so forgiving. I would have never shaved him t that time, as it would have probably just instilled more fear in him. I had to do things in a quiet gentle way to gain his trust. My vet listened to me on my plan and agreed from the get go, to go slowly, gently and quietly with him. So that'd the reason I did things the way I did, and I am now seeing the payoff, of a well adjusted, gentle loving puppy :-) he's also training amazingly for his age of almost 4 1/2 months. He is so intelligent and seems to want o just spread happiness and love to everyone he meets, so I must be doing something right :-) I've rescued many animals before him, and it's funny with each one, you can kind of tell by its personality what it needs, ad how it needs to be done. He immediately let me know, with the hair dryer, that noises frightened him, so there was no way I would have even considered at that time to use a trimmer or electric shaver on him. He's ok with trimmers now, as we have slowly introduced them, by trimming the hair on his ears, and now with the trust we ave built, he sits perfect for his ear hair trimming :-) its just all been about taking his queues and going slow and steady with him :-) | |
10-28-2013, 09:38 AM | #14 |
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| I have one that attacks the brush or comb when I encounter a tangle...& he tends to mat, he has thick soft cottony hair. So what I do is cut them off w/mini blunt nosed scissors. Can't tell that it was cut off. You can also snip into the mat & help loosen it & brush or comb it out. Make sure you're using a good conditioner after shampooing, it will help keep the hair manageable for a few days & keep the tangle away.
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10-28-2013, 10:03 AM | #15 |
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| Of Course it hurts!
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