I put coats on the boys yesterday for their morning walk. Ugh, what a mess. They combed out fairly easily with a wide-toothed metal comb/rake, but I hate the hassle of trying to keep the long beards and chest hair out of the velcro closures.
I couldn't live without the ISINIS brush. (Thank you Mary!) My father ordered one for himself and it tamed the cowlicks and fuzzies he had developed in his silver hair.