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Knots Knots KNOTS! Libbie contantly has knots in her hair. I'll remove like, most of it one day. Give it two days she'll have a ton of knots again. Is there something I should be doing? I do admit I don't comb her everyday like I should but I do it every so often. (she hates getting groom/bath) What should I do? |
Keep brushing her , and everyday. That is the only way to keep the matts out. Otherwise they are going to keep getting tighter and hurt her . Use a conditioning spray to help loosen the matts. :aimeeyork |
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If you don't have the time or discipline to make sure that you are keeping her brushed out everyday, I would suggest putting her in a short puppy cut. That way you are not hurting her when trying to get the knots out that have built up over a day or two. |
When you brush her, make sure she is wet. Never brush dry hair. I spray on conditioner then brush... |
I'm a bit confused because Jemma's hair is thin and silky soft. It never seems to tangle. hmmmmmm |
If she is a "mat-ter" you are going to need to be very diligent in brushing her every day. Dressing her will make matting worse. The best brush I have found is the cc wooden pin brush. It literally glides through mats. Best money I have ever spent. Pin Brushes |
If Libbie is a puppy you might be dealing with puppy mats and even with daily brushing, she will still get them. You'll just have to be diligent about brushing/combing out everyday until the fluffy puppy stage is over. If she's an adult, it's like others have mentioned, daily brushing, not on dry hair and Deb is right, the wooden pin brush is the best. |
A good shampoo and conditioner helps too. A good detangler spray also |
PET SILK Coat oil.... it works wonders... Laci has a very cottony coat it tangles and gets matted easy I spray this on and her hair is like silk honestly I couldnt live with out it.. please try it! Pet Silk Coat Oil for Dogs |
2 of mine have cottony coats and 1 a silky. Silky is a dream, never mats. The other 2 I brush daily and still cannot keep them mat free. I use Emu oil spray to help with the mats and use the CC wooden pin brush, CC butter comb and the CC pin brush. I have no started to shave their tummies and cut their legs shorter since you can't tell from the outside and it helps with the matting. Keeping cottony coated yorkies in coat is a labor of love, many times I have thought of cutting them short but I love the full coat. |
I remember Jackson's puppy hair was awful. I had to brush it 3-4 times a day to make it look decent. Once he got his first groom, it was a piece of cake. Now he's basically shaved down, so no brushing for Jackson, which he loves! |
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OMG - I'm going to do this asap! Thank you so much..I'll let you know how it turns out! :) |
This is interesting. I know if Uni has a huge mat, I spray her with her detangling spray(wet). but when I comb her normally(dry), without huge mats, I still get hairs that come out either way. I have always heard that on human hair never to brush/comb wet, b/c hair is more fragile and suspectable to breakage then, so why not yorkie hair? Either way, when Uni was a baby, her fur tangled more. Now that it's longer, it doesn't mat as much and I comb her every other day, I think. If your baby is less than one year, just keep brushing everyday, even if their fur is not tangled. Get then used to it. It's part of yorkie life, and part of yorkie parent life! |
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Does it make her coat oily? |
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Brush every day, you and your baby will get used to it and its a good "bonding" time, My baby hated it for ages but now he just stands patiently and waits for his treat at the end, but do it when Libbie is relaxed and a bit sleepy. |
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As soon as Rhianna comes out of heat, I'm taking her to get the "puppy" cut . . .and then I'll start all over again as it grows in . . .I love her hair long and it grows so nicely, BUT, the knots are ticking me off . . .I brush her in the morning and at night . . .but it never fails that she gets knots under her belly and arms . . .:( |
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Pin Brushes |
I'm happy to say as of right now.....he knots are gone! I brushed/cut/groomed them all out yesterday. Thanks for all your tips! It helped me a ton! |
We went through this when Reggie was a puppy. His first grooming they had to shave all his hair down really short because he was so matted. I don't know if it is because he is 1/4 Lhasa or not but his hair is soft and wavy, not wiry so it matts easily. Our groomer told us not to use a brush because that made the soft hair worse but to use a comb. We had 2 metal dog combs. One is a regular comb and the other is a flea comb. I comb any matts out I see with the regular comb and then go back over his whole body with the flea comb because it is good at removing debris and loose dead hair. The other thing we find is that keeping his hair cut short just works better because he bites his legs and matts the hair up on them when it starts getting long there. So he gets clipped every 2 mos. |
I am a retired hairdresser and the myth of not combing wet human hair is just that. Yes years ago with the brushes they had brushing wet hair was a no no but now we have wonderful pin brushes for our wet hair also. I treat my yorkies just like myself. A pin brush when wet and a natural boar bristle (human hair one) when dry. I never get any hair in the brush when dry. These brushes are pricey but a great investment for furbabies and yourself. The shine they give the hair is amazing. what is a boar bristle brush?? sorry |
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I was going to say the same thing you beat me to it. She is right if she is still a puppy it is more likely puppy mats, it will get better. This is when her hair is going from puppy hair to her adult hair. It will get better. |
Oh god...I really home its just puppy mats. |
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