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Originally Posted by GoodLifeLilly  My puppy is blowing his puppy coat and matting. What is the solution to this? I really don't want to shave him, and have been avoiding the groomer due to my female getting slaughtered the last visit. She ended up with long body hair, short leg hair, and a mustache that looked like Charlie Chaplin. We are still praying that this grows out. When I take the male to be groomed, can they use a shed comb to get the puppy coat away from his skin? I have been combing him daily, but need the right comb to remove this excess puppy hair. Any suggestions? |
There are matting combs, but you have to know how to use them, they have a blade between the teeth of the comb that cuts through the mat. I found that "Cowboy Magic Detangler" really worked great when Joey was a puppy. You need to use it before you get the hair wet. Some people recommend cornstarch that you buy at grocery store for mats. A good pin brush should remove dead hair, and following this with a comb that is placed next to the skin lessens the chance of serious matting. I still use the cowboy magic occasionally before a bath, if Joey has been wearing a lot of clothes, it just seems to make tangles so easy to get out before they turn into mats.