question on stacking/grooming

[Lynne]

Gina, I have a rake and have been working on him but he doesn't want me near his hind end. I have made my way through the undercoat everywhere else and have gotten tons of it out. He came to us with the packed coat and matts around his neck and ears. We have only had him for a little over 2 months and his previous owner washed him but apparently didn't know how to groom him properly.

We also plan on doing obedience with both Jake and Luna, our lab mix.

 

[Emmasmom]

Just take your time on the grooming and over time they will accept it. Sometimes you can only do a little bit and then stop and then do a bit more next time.

 

[Gina]

Gina, I have a rake and have been working on him but he doesn't want me near his hind end. I have made my way through the undercoat everywhere else and have gotten tons of it out. He came to us with the packed coat and matts around his neck and ears. We have only had him for a little over 2 months and his previous owner washed him but apparently didn't know how to groom him properly.

Ahh, okay. That makes more sense now. I hope the mats are out by now, though. But like Emmasmom said, just take your time with him. He's a fairly new dog and he has probably never had this type of grooming attention. You also might 1. be raking him dry or 2. be raking him with the wrong grooming spray. I find that dogs are more sensitive in their rear area when you rake them than anywhere else. So if you rake it dry, the pulling might be bothering him. And he might have sensitive skin (and I'm sure having a packed coat for so long didn't help with this). For the grooming spray, you don't want to use just a "normal" spray. Plus, when the hair is too wet, it's harder to rake the coat correctly. There is a spray we use called "Stuff" and it does a good job on helping getting the undercoat out without being too harsh on the pulling. I believe it has some kind of silicone in it. It makes the hair just slide out (and be careful if you get some on the floor... you WILL slip! )

 

[anomar]

grooming out the mats

Whwn you try to groom the mats out don't brush more than five times in the same place, use a grooming spray or water to lightly dampen the coat. Use a matting comb if you come to big mats, break them into smaller ones, brush from the bottom layers of the coat to the top. Line brush the coat on small layer at a time. give the dog a reward if he lets you do five strokes without biting at the comb. Do a little at a time. When trying to do your dog's back end, do a little there, go to the front end for a little then back to the rear and so on. The dog will eventually allow you togrom him al over. There are great combs and brushes out there to use. Start with a wide toothed poodle comb, then work up to fine toothed combs bit by bit and you will achieve success.

 

[danisgoat]

Whwn you try to groom the mats out don't brush more than five times in the same place, use a grooming spray or water to lightly dampen the coat. Use a matting comb if you come to big mats, break them into smaller ones, brush from the bottom layers of the coat to the top. Line brush the coat on small layer at a time. give the dog a reward if he lets you do five strokes without biting at the comb. Do a little at a time. When trying to do your dog's back end, do a little there, go to the front end for a little then back to the rear and so on. The dog will eventually allow you togrom him al over. There are great combs and brushes out there to use. Start with a wide toothed poodle comb, then work up to fine toothed combs bit by bit and you will achieve success.

This is exactly what I would recommend, as well.