Last post before I make my decision

DanteBella85 said:
Uh-oh...I cut the matt right out, straight across, just cut the whole thing out from behind his ear : / Why do you suggest doing it the way you do?
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She suggested what she did because it looks more natural and less like you just cut out a chunk of fur. :smile2:

Whatever works though. :smile2:
 
DanteBella85 said:
I need a brush that is going to help with the prevention and removal of mats. Claussen gets mats very easily. I was just using a human fine toothed comb on him but I know that can't be good. His slicker has demolished his fur. His back hair curls up like devil horns. When you say the brush doesn't do much, are you saying it doesn't really detangle or anything?

I'd like to just have 1 brush for these guys that "does it all" since they are puppies and I don't have to worry about too much grooming.
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young dog/puppy fur does not lay flat like adult fur. the devil horns will go away when Claussen gets his big boy fur. Cran's fur is pretty flat right now but Dixie has a cowlick on her back- well.................... patiently waiting :winkgrin:
 
What works for one owner, may not work for another... depending on the way you groom. I can recommend all different types of brushes that I enjoy using, but I can't necessarily say it will work for you personally. We all have our own grooming style. I've heard some owners love the 1 system brushes... so for that price I say try it out.

My basic grooming tools. The ones I use every day. Is the CC wooden pin brush. CC 20 mm brass fussion. and the CC Mark 6 slicker. I love Chris Christensen brushes... though I'm not crazy about their shampoos and conditioners.
 
DanteBella85 said:
Uh-oh...I cut the matt right out, straight across, just cut the whole thing out from behind his ear : / Why do you suggest doing it the way you do?
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As Ontario Sheltie said, this is to avoid cutting out big chunks of fur.

With the techniques that I've described, I'm only trying to break up the matt so that I can then comb/slicker it out. It doesn't always work. Sometimes I have to resort to the more brutal measures. Indy has a matt behind his ear that I think I have no choice now but to cut out entirely and live with it.

As for brushes, as was said earlier, it depends somewhat to your grooming technique, but more importantly, it depends on your dogs fur.

Indy and Bacca's fur are completely different, so I have to adapt to each one. Indy's is very soft and puppy-like and very dense with thick undercoat. His fur comes out in clumps and he often matts. He needs a rake and/or furminator, long pin brush and lots of slickering.

Bacca is easy. His fur his coarse and thinner undercoat. Grooming Bacca is a shorter pin brush and a slicker around his ears. He never matts and rarely sheds.

All to say there is no magic brush. You have to experiment to find what works for your dog. Because I've got two dogs with different coats, I have multiple tools that I use.
 
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