My male Artie has a full coat, his topnot is done daily along w/his grooming ritual; brush his hair teeth and wash out his eyes. I keep it in all day until we get home and my female puppy Abigail takes it out for him while they're playing. I think he tells her to do it?
But I always take it out before he goes to bed. I know if I wear a ponytail after awhile I'll get a headache, so I can imagine it's the same for him?
As soon as Abigail's hair is long enough I will put it in a clip too.
As long as you do something consistently they get used to it and stop fussing so much. But I chose this breed specifically based on the way their standard looked, it wasn't until after I purchased one that I realized how smart and quick to learn they are. They are so easy to train. I don't even have to say anything I can just point my finger in different directions/signals and he does gets the idea and does it. Good Luck.