Im trying out the shampoo mane and tail at walmart right now because I have 3 dogs and I like it well enough, but my secret for less knots is biosilk. The hair dresser gave it to me a year ago and I loved it on my hair so much I tried it on the pups and its great. I guess you could say Im working for free right now because I do my 3 babies and 2 of my neighbors too. Its very enjoyable to do and Im surprised to find its not really hard. I just need to learn more style, all the dogs look the same!