I dont use hair elastics if I put more than 2 bands in.
And the coat has to be a bit long on the head so it doesnt fall out
The ''every day'' topknot that Fido has is most often just a simple one, with hair elastics (those small soft ones, I love them !), but you can't put them in very short hair cause then they will just fall out.
When I use rubber bands I cut them out on the evening so he can sleep with nothing in his hair (he rolls over so much when he's a sleep that otherwise he breaks his hair in the topknot and pulls it out), despites when he sleeps he never pulls his topknot so it does not break much if anything at all