[WagsWife]

Originally Posted by tatertot15

Ok so Bandit is now 13 1/2 weeks old and he will NOT hold still for me to brush him. He hates the brushes!! I have 3 different kind I have tried. I even have the one our groomer uses and still cant get him to hold still....His hair is getting tangled and I want to get them out so we dont have to shave him. everytime he see's the brush he runs and when I catch him and get the brush close enough he starts swisting and flopping and snapping at the brush. He is impossible. I asked the groomer if we should use a detangling spray of some kind and she said no its not necesary....well at this point I think it is. I am at a total loss here. When I can get the brush in his hair a little its so knotted I cant get it through. So should I try a detangling spray? What do I do?? And how can I keep him calm to be able to brush him....I've tried different times of the day....and right after baths but still cant get him to hold still.

Becks would do this when we first got him as well. It is a dominance issue...he is trying to assert himself, but you have to show him that you are in charge. When Becks would fight me, I would firmly (but carefully) pin him down and tell him "no"...I would NOT let him up until he had stopped squirming. When he would stop squirming, I would then let him up and try brushing him again. You will have to do this over an over before he understands that *you are the boss. It will take a few times but keep at it. Right now, we are working on the spray...Becks HATES the spray.