I use cowboy magic inbetween baths. This way if I put to much on (it will make them look like a little grease ball!!) It will come out with the bath. I have a soft coated long hair little girl that matts too and, she doesn't like to get brushed either...she's better with it now because I don't give in to her...
This is what I do...I put the CM in my hand and rub it into her hair concentrating on her matted areas...if I find a big matt I will apply a small amount of CM right onto the matt and rub it in with my finger tips. I have tried using a comb (which I fell pulls to much on their skin) and the pin brush (which doesnt really get into the matt) I use the slicker brush. The pins (bristels) are a little finer than the pin brush so it really gets into the matt. I take small sections of hair and start brushing from the botton up..This is going to take a while...you aren't going to be able to just brush through his hair...I usually wait until Lillie is settleing down for the night, lay her on my lap and just start brushing. She is pretty good about it. I don't know how old your little guy is but, if you brush him everyday (even if your not getting matts out) it will get him used to the brush and brushing will get easier...I promise you that!
As for adding CM with water and using inbetween.....although I was told to do this also it didn't work for me..the CM is very oily and doesn't stay mixed well with the water...I found using it straight from the tube worked best. Lillie is 1 yr old now and her puppy coat is almost all grown out so she doesn't matt as badly as she used to...for a while I though I was going to have to puppy cut her....THANK GOD! I didn't
Good Luck!
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