I was just wondering about this also!
Duncan is 11 months and I was starting to worry if this was his adult coat, because is tangles very easily and gets little knots close to the skin
I got a one of those combs that they use to cut off the under coat on dogs that do have under coat from wal-mart for about 10.00, they use to show this comb on TV.
This works really good to take off the little knots leaving the rest of the hair alone. I got this comb because I was afraid of pulling the hair and damaging the root, I could be very wrong...lol
I also use the Ice on Ice or when I have not brushed him in a week I use water with Conditioner, before combing.
This also works good for Maltese that have hair like cotton candy..lol
But on Melissa I spray her with a little oil and I use that same comb.
I started about 3 wks ago giving him Lipiderm for the skin and coat.
I hope his hair changes, this coat is a lot of work. I love brushing my furkids, but they don't like it when they have knots..