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Old 05-18-2005, 08:04 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by luzangela428
I'm sorry is this a stupid question....what exactly is matting?..when the hair is notted or just kind of flat?...I brush Maximus once a day or sometimes 2x if I can get the time..ah let's be real if I CAN GET HIM TO SIT through it AGAIN...and his hair looks a little flat and tends to be a little oily and flat???(don't know if this is really the right word)...I wash him with a warm rag everyday and bathe 1x a week...is this matting?
Matting is a knot that is very close to the skin and almost impossible to get out - you have to work them out with your fingers - fine hair can wrap around a knot and it gets like one big mass - they're not good ...and can actually HURT your puppy by pulling on their skin when they move.
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