What brushes do you use for your cotton coat? I need something very dense and small. I currently use an Isinus for Scappys body but his face is a problem. His nose is so short it's hard to maneuver that brush safely without poking his eye. I did it once.:eek: he was so pissed! He's got a watery eye problem so if I don't brush it out everyday or so it looks like the kraken is attacking his face. Nancy suggested a doll brush but I haven't found any I like yet. Any suggestions? |
Dori's cotton coat responds really well to the Madan brush. We use the smallest, softest version. For her face, we use a mustache comb. I'm pretty aggressive with the brushing, and Dori has been trained since a pup to tolerate it once per day after her halter is removed. |
The Kraken reference made me laugh. I just read today that the owner of a battery-operated Romba vacuum named it "Kraken" just so she could command, "Release the Kraken!" |
I use several types of brushes and combs to groom my pups. Ruby who is a cotton coat is a bit more challenging. Each of them perform a different job in order to get her coat completely rid of tangles and her mussel free of that gummy stuff. One of my favorite brushes that does an amazing job it a cat brush and the matt removing comb. You are more than welcome to look at my site for the information on my grooming tools if it would help. There are pics of them at the bottom of the Grooming Tips page. (click on them to enlarge) Grooming - Dawn's Yorkies Ohio |
Never use a mat removing comb on a single coated breed, it rips out the hair. I have the same problem w/Momo (maybe Scrappy & him are long lost brothers!), he won't let me go near his face w/a brush or comb, even my fingers.:rolleyes: What I do is just wash his face (3-4 x's a week) when it gets really dirty w/his drool & whatever he picked up from outside. He hates that too, but it's the safest way I've found.:p |
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Do you have any Madans that are tiny and stiff? I found a small brush at the house but it has the balls on the tips. I remember you also saying not to use those? I forget why though. |
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What you may try using is a flea comb. it is smaller than a regular one and it works very well on those eye burgers. Just be sure to wet it down first or do right after a bath. They slide right out. |
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The problem w/the brushes w/the balls at the end is that it can snag the hair between the ball & the pin & pull out the hair. That's why you end up w/ frizzy hair & the pup not liking brushing time. It's best to brush w/a brush w/pins only bc it penetrates the hair & tangle w/out damaging the hair. I have the CC wooden pin small brush & those are much safer for the face area, but I still don't use it for Momo, he hates it. Kristin (Maximo) sells the wooden pin brushes. For eye crusties, Momo won't let me go near him w/a comb either, so I just use a damp baby wash cloth every morning & wipe it off. He doesn't get goopy eyes tho. Like Dawn mentioned, you can try a flea comb or a plastic comb if Scrappy will let ya. |
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I don't have a cotton coated Yorkie but I do use a small flea comb (it happens to be for a cat, but Chloe doesn't know that!) to get the eye gunk off her face. It works like a dream. As a side note, it also works wonderfully for pulling little sand burrs out of her paws without hurting her. -C |
I love the gold handle comb from Jenny and I have a light green pink brush. The mustache brush is perfecr for removing little knotts. |
To be honest... I just use one of those cheap 99 cent conair combs (the black ones that usually men use) for the face :eek:. It works well for both Brody and Sophia. I got in big trouble when bf found out I was using HIS comb :eek: :hide2: |
I adopted a 3 year old yorkie with a cottony coat & brought him to a grooming seminar. I was the only attendee so we got an awesome 1:1 lesson. I found the wide end of a greyhound comb gets through the tiny mats the best and the finer tooth end for finish. A pin brush works well also. Be especially easy/gentle on the ears to avoid hematomas. A small knitting needle can help pick out the mats and I use a mat breaking knife only as a last resort, usually to loosen the grip on a thistle or sticky burr that has hopelessly matted. The woman who taught me happened to groom Silky terries for the show ring so she was most helpful. She suspected that my dog's coat had been shaved many times and thought that if I stopped clipping it short and grew it out, the texture would improve. We tried it and it has become more silky than had been and tangles much less. I'm very dedicated to his coat - I brush/comb once or twice daily, bath/condition weekly, clean/pluck ears every 10 days or so, and have him professionally groomed (brush, bath, nails, paws, sanitary clip) every 6 weeks. If brushing 1-2 times a day seems excessive, I brush after trips to the park or dog park. It's the best way to be sure he hasn't picked up ticks or burrs and to get the dry grass & leaves out. He's well exercised then too so he's content to let me brush him and even seems to relax and enjoy it. |
I really like the light blue Madan brush for soft cottony coats. It changed our whole grooming routine for the better. June has a terribly soft coat that tangles like crazy and this brush has made grooming a breeze. It's time for me to buy another brush as my current one is wearing out - it lasted for about three years and four dogs, including foster dogs, a labrador and my own hair. This is the one: Madan Standard Pin Brush Baby Blue |
I use the Madan for my hair too. LOL |
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