[capt_noonie]

Puppy hair is the worst! When I got Uni, she was 12 weeks. I made it a point to brush everyday. However, I had a not so good brush (pin brush with the balls at the ends). It tooks me HOURS a day to brush her. I kept thinking, if this is what I have to go through everyday for the rest of her life.... uh uh! She is getting the puppy cut! Then I found a metal tooth comb, and it did go all the way down to the skin, but it ripped out a lot of hair. (Also if you use a slicker brush, it won't go all the way down to the skin.)

Anyway, since I thought I was in for a world full of brushing, I cut off all her black puppy hair, and after that the new silver and gold growth was much more silky and didn't mat as much. I have since upgraded to the Madan pin brush. It is soooooooo awesome. PM mimimomo, she sells them and she is awesome. Ask her any question, they have different kinds for different coats. So now I use the Madan for allover untangling brushing, and a metal tooth comb with rotating teeth for stubborn mats.

If you are fighting a full body mat, I would suggest to just shave off the black puppy hair. It's gotta go sometime anyway.