Yup, it hurts just like it hurts us too. Like others, I sometimes use a detangling spray and pick at a mat until I can loosen it and then brush it. I definitely know when I'm 'pulling' too hard or working too hard on a mat bc I can tell by how they hold their bodies...so I always try to be gentle.
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