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Originally Posted by dcapper  I can’t brush him but something changed in him the other day. He seemed much happier. We go for a walk every few hours. I have a dual leash for them and we were walking and I felt a pull but backwards. Here’s Sam with his leash in his mouth pulling me to go home. We got home and he dragged me to the couch and he laid on his back so I could scratch his stomach. He isn’t completely comfortable but he sure is a lot closer to me now. But Max is getting jealous so I’m making sure they both get the same attention. |
WOW! He’s coming along.. very very good. I think he’s very sensitive about having his hair pulled (this tidbit of info was gleaned from your prior posts) so you’ll have to be super careful with him. I recommend getting a detangling spray and never brush without using it. Brush slowly and gently, not using pressure. If he won’t accept being sprayed, spray the brush.
When you snag a knot he’s going to go for you. Apologize to him profusely, like ‘OMG, I’m so sorry! Are you okay?’ He may not understand English, but he will pick up on your tone of voice.
Also when you snag a knot, brushing slowly, it won’t hurt as much, but also back the brush out of his coat. Pinch just the hair with your fingers and hold it as you work the knot out. This can be very time-consuming, but as he learns to trust you, he’ll become less sensitive. Also work from the ends of the hair towards the body.
If he doesn’t allow a brush it all turn the brush over and use the smooth plastic side until he learns to tolerate it. You might want to invest in a very soft bristled brush almost like a human toddler type brush, very soft bristles.
I wanted to explain from my earlier post when I said to say ‘what a good dog’ there’s something about putting ‘what a’ in front of ‘good dog’ that increases the effect of it, exponentially.