Matting and brush recommendations questions

[Leigh & Allie]

Allie turns 1 next month. She has started matting. Not a major deal as I have been brushing her about every other day to stay on top of it. I use a slicker brush (doesn't work very well) and a comb. Comb works but is very time consuming. I am wondering if there is a good brush that will get most of the small mats so I don't have to tackle all of them with the comb. Thanks.

[Staci & Simon]

We use the Les Poochs brush. It is expensive but it's the only thing that's worked for us. Very time-saving compared to all other brushes we've tried. You can check out http://doodlecountry.com/. Kemp at doodlecountry is a great resource. You can email him (pics too) & he'll let you know which brush would be best for your dood. Again, they're more expensive, but they were a life saver for us! Our dood is very grateful as the process goes much quicker!!!

[Tammy & Gracie]

I also use the Les Pooches brush and a comb. I recently bought a matt cutter but it really seems to hurt Gracie so she will not sit still for it.

[Leigh & Allie]

I have looked at the Les Pooches brush before but I got overwhelmed with the choices. Alllie weighs around 25 pounds. Her fur is curly but it is very soft so I would not say it is wool like. Does that give you enough information to make a recommendation on the choice of brushes?

[Ivy Bates]

as a doodle groomer I can tell you the the Les Pooch brushes are great but you must still use the comb. Use both it will be easier but the comb is the only way to get the mats out at the skin level. Comb from the skin and out. Where ever you miss that's where the mats will be so comb every where.

[Tammy & Gracie]

When I got mine I sent Kemp a photo of Gracie and he recommended the one best for her hair.

[Lauria Orr]

Nice to have grooming experts here! We are dealing with a little of the matting as well. Melody bolts when she sees me coming with a brush of any kind.

[Ken]

We use two different mat cutters. It took time to learn how they cut the mat but Grady s now fine with them. The amount of grooming tools we have is starting to get absurd 8 total at the moment. The main tools we are using are 2 cutters, a comb and a rake thingy .

I will post a pic shortly

[Leigh & Allie]

Great thanks. I love all of the recommendations. I know I will find something that will work great.

[Trowby]

Petedge.com carries a knockoff of the Les Pooches brush in quite a few configurations. I have two and think they are great fr the price.

[Ken]

This is one of the brushes we use regularly on Grady. I paid $6 at Wal-Mart. It seems to remove some of the mats that are down in. He seems to enjoy his brushings. Great regular brushing brush.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Brush-De-Tangle-Pin-Brush/14651698

When he has bad mats I use this mat cutter . If you keep the long blades along the skin it cuts through most mats. I run it through him once a week and it gets mat that I didn’t know was there.

http://www.fourpaws.com/products/professional-mat-removing-comb.htm

I also use a comb and 2 rakes. One rake is smaller one standard.

Small

http://www.fourpaws.com/products/ultimate-touch-instant-mat--tangle...

Regular

http://www.fourpaws.com/products/under-coat-rake.htm

This is the comb I use at the moment.

http://www.bamboopet.com/products/detail/dog/1/2/810004

I have now purchased curved scissors and straight scissors with safety tips. I also can say I have bought far to many items that are just I no longer use. I am eyeing the Les pooches brush for the paws but do not think at the moment I really need it. This is just the things that I use. Grady is only 8 months old and that is the full extent of my experience. I hope this helps someone, but I know that most owners have more experience than I.

Good luck

[ej]

http://www.petsupplies.com/item/conairpro-pet-grooming-rake/191151/

A friend bought me this ConairPro (for medium to long coat) last weekend. It works like a dream. I used to spend at least an hour each session using a steel comb to remove Koda's knots and tangles. This rake does it quickly and more efficiently, and at the same time removing some of his undercoat (not a whole lot like a Furminator).

A couple of months ago I bought an expensive Chris Christensen long-pin brush, but this Conair Pro rake works much better.

[Leigh & Allie]

Wow this looks great. Thanks.