Teppi is 5mo. old now. She is also the world's worst about letting me groom her, with the wiggling & biting my hands. Know just how you feel. I tried something this morning that a YTer told me a while back. I have a small collar & leash that I put on her this morning. I don't use it for anything else. I bought it for grooming her. Put a soft towel in the kitchen sink so your baby won't slide. Move the fauces away if you can. Put her in slowly then loosely tie the leash around the faucet base. While calmly talking to her just gently start brushing. I guess cutting the knots out would be fine unless maybe you bought a matt buster (it's called something like that). Very sharp, only for matted areas. Works well. Teppi stayed calm enough for me to do some brushing & I even got a bow in her hair MYSELF for the first time. I kept telling her what a good girl she was. When she started getting a little antsy I stopped & rewarded her. Baby steps! A little more each day. Try the sink & leash. It really worked for Teppi & me. Let me know how it goes. Of course, if she starts pulling & jumping around you'd have to untie the leash & stop. Just take it slow & easy. Pam |