Puppy hair tends to mat more & easily...If it's to the skin, the best thing to do now is to just cut it off. It will grow & you can pay more attention to the places she tends to mat. You don't want to associate grooming time as ouch time right now.
Have you tried spraying a detangling/ conditioning spray directly on the mat? That will help loosen it. You can use a thinning shear or a blunt nosed scissor, snip once closest to the skin & it will help loosen the mat too. Then you can try & brush it out. What I do is line brush, take the leg hair & lift them up. Brush downwards in layers working your way up. Brushing this way will ensure that all the hairs are smoothed & all tangles are brushed out. If you encounter a tangle that the brush will not work out, spray it, use the fine side of a comb & pinch the hair closest to the skin & comb out the tangle.
If your fur baby wiggles too much, give her & yourself a little break & try again. End the grooming sessions w/ lots of kisses & praises when she's good. |