We are fighting the same battle with our 6 mo. old puppy. But I figured out finally (duh, it took me long enough) that as the brush pulls through the frizzy part of her hair (around her paws and chest mostly where it is light colored) it hurts her, just like brushing knots out of your own hair. No wonder she would bite me as I was trying to brush her hair out. I have a C C gold wire brush, but nonetheless, I have found that if I spray CoatHandler on her hair liberally and then very carefully with light, gentle, short strokes go through the difficult areas of her hair just as if I were trying to work a mat out of her hair, she is much less wiggly and much more cooperative than if I just try to get it over with and hurry through it. Now she doesn't immediately try to bite the brush when I get it out. She actually appears to be okay with it as long as I am careful and gentle. |