My Harley has a very fine and silky coat. However, she's an active little bugger so I still have to deal with the matting. I agree, that the key is to comb her everyday. As long as I stay on top of it, it doesn't get unmanageable. When I find a mat, I pinch her hair as close to the skin as possible so that when I'm picking through it, it doesn't pull on her as much. Very rarely am I able to actually work out the mat without the hair breaking off....I end up just pulling the entire mat out when that happens. I just ordered the Petsilk shampoo, conditioner and serum but have not received yet. I've heard wonderful things about it though so I'm hoping that maybe it will help to where the hair doesn't brake off when I comb. I'll let you know how it works