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View Poll Results: How often do you brush your kiddo(s)? | |||
Every Day | 45 | 51.72% | |
2-3 Times a Week | 25 | 28.74% | |
Once a week | 13 | 14.94% | |
Please, don't ask... | 4 | 4.60% | |
Voters: 87. You may not vote on this poll |
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05-21-2011, 06:42 AM | #1 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | How often do you brush your kiddo(s)? I was wondering how often you brush your kiddos - and in conjunction with that, how are your issues with mats? For example, in the poll you could choose "once a week" - and then comment "I see a lot of mats" -- or, "once a week" and comment "I hardly see any mats" -- etcetera.
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05-21-2011, 06:46 AM | #2 |
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| Knock on wood, Princess has never had a major mat, the worst has been a few tangles after her top knot comes out.
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05-21-2011, 06:47 AM | #3 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Kinda embarrassing, but I can rarely get my kids brushed more than once a week....some of it is just pure laziness . I deal with a fair amount of mats....even though they all have different coat textures. Pfeiffer is the silkiest, and hers are a little more easy to work at. Marcel is cottony and his can be so hard to work out. Do you put anything on the mat prior to working on it, btw?
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05-21-2011, 06:48 AM | #4 | |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | Quote:
I have the topknot tanglers too. ETA: Oops! I think I see now that you did vote.
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05-21-2011, 07:00 AM | #5 |
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| Dori's cotton coat gets brushed before bedtime. Her little Puppia harness leaves a matted chest, but our Madden brush is up to the task.
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05-21-2011, 07:07 AM | #6 |
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| I used to be really good and brush Armani every single day- then I got lazy I guess- partially because they behave very very badly when I brush them- it was such a struggle all the time- I either need a second set of hands (not easy when you live alone) or I have to muzzle them for their own protection- so I went down to a few times a week (sometimes less)- they do get a few mats on their legs, under their belly, and in their armpits- but otherwise they are pretty much okay. They also go to the groomer every 6 weeks (used to be every 8 weeks, but I started going more frequently when i stopped brushing as well) She always says they are fine- so I guess its not too bad. When I strike it rich (hit the lotto, become a trust fund baby, marry rich, etc) they will just go to the groomer weekly for bath, brush, blowout and I will be done with my grooming duties for good
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05-21-2011, 08:28 AM | #7 |
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| How can anyone brush these furmesses once per week??!!! I brush my boys every morning before breakfast and every night before bed. I'm very lucky because they both absolutely love it. Cooper mats very easily and I imagine that if I brushed him any less he would have dreadlocks. Max doesn't really mat, but he tangles. Brushing more often just alleviates any potential hair nightmares. Here's a photo of Max waiting to get his belly brushed max belly brush.jpg Cooper sitting pretty waiting for his topknotcoop waiting for topknot.jpg
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05-21-2011, 08:42 AM | #8 |
Gidget & Sidney's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: PA
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| I brush Gidget every day. If I miss a day, she is already starting to tangle. Off topic - that pic of Cooper waiting patiently for his top knot is so cute! |
05-21-2011, 09:29 AM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | I voted daily because I do completely brush, at least Reno every day, along with topknots for all (sometimes several times a day on topknots). Ruby's coat is short and gets brushed out every 2-3 days. Razz is brushed about every other day for now but as his coat gets longer it will require a daily grooming just like Reno (poor boys). I rarely have mats to deal with but do use corn starch to work out any mats that may occur.
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05-21-2011, 11:07 AM | #10 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Crofton, MD, USA
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| We keep our pups in a short cut and knock on wood we don't have issues with mats. The only time we had an issue was after Bandit got neutered and he got one. |
05-21-2011, 11:44 AM | #11 |
I♥PeekTinkySaph&Finny Donating Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland
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| I brush mine about 4-6 times a week... skip a day here and there. (I voted everyday) I think another important factor to consider is coat length. Tink is silky but matted badly when her coat was shorter than it does now that it hits the floor. Her coat tends to dry out and that makes it worse, so I use extra conditioning both at bath time and at brush time. For bad mats, I take some corn starch and work it into the mat then tease it out with a single tooth of my comb. It is so much easier if I at least hit them all quickly with the brush daily than if I wait. So if I don't have time for a complete brush out, I do a tidy brushing, enough to make them look neat but still needing some work. That keeps them from getting too bad.
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05-21-2011, 12:08 PM | #12 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Port St. Lucie, Florida
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| I brush daily...kids love it...and it give me one on one time with each. no mats at all but if I don't do it daily I find a few mats.
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05-21-2011, 12:15 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Weymouth, Ma
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| Laci hates to be brushed but since I shave her body its really just brushing out her legs, although her body is cottony her legs and face are more silky and get less matted. She is kinda of a tom boy so she does not care to be brushed out every day, thank goodness because I do not feel like doing it either !!
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05-21-2011, 12:15 PM | #14 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Worcester, MA USA
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| i voted 2 to 3 times a week but its probably more like 4 to 5 times a week ( there wasnt that choice on the poll ). Peyton is very good about me brushing her. she sits still and doesnt seem to mind it much at all. If i skip a day or 2 she doesnt get matted
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05-21-2011, 12:19 PM | #15 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Syracuse NY
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| I brush Belle daily, she's never had any mats or tangles. Her coat is very fine and silky. She's still just a pup @ only 6 months old and I'm hoping that it stays this way! Its such a big difference between her coat and my shih tzu's - I swear he mats up terribly if I don't brush him twice a day.
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