When Bella was 5 months old she was a little black ball of fur and matted. We didn't know about de-matting. About a week before her being spayed at the vet, we took her to the groomer for her first appointment. The groomer told us she needed to be de-matted before grooming. She told us that if she were to de-matt Bella she would have to charge us more $$ to do this for the time and labour. She sold us a de-matting comb and showed us how to do it at home. Bella didn't like it of course but we slowly and gently de-matted her and removed as much as possible over the next couple of days. Yes some hairs have to be cut off if it's tough to comb out. It worked out fine. The groomer said we did a good job. So I would like to suggest you purchase a de-matting comb from Amazon or some Pet store. Bella had her first grooming at 5 months and she looked so pretty, especially compared to that black ball of fur before, lol. Yes I agree with the others. we keep her in a puppy cut or tidy cut now on. Also I never have to use the de-matting comb anymore. Hope this helps. |