Non-shed but non-matting?

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Can you have a non-shedder that doesn't matt? Peri does not shed and has not started matting yet (at almost 8 months old). She is a mini. I comb her at least every other day. I hear all about non-shedders matting and the need for rigorous grooming, but was wondering if that just applies to later generations and not f1s? Any ideas? I also know that their coat can start to change around this time....does the matting occur over night. I know there are a lot of questions in here.... Thanks in advance :)

Update at almost 9 months: Okay - she is starting to shed like a maniac!!!! Is this normal? Clumps everywhere. I am brushing her at least every other day, but am finding balls of it in corners in my house. She has never shed before!

 

Update at 1 year:  shedding MUCH less and matting only slightly - in the normal places, such as behind the ears, under the arms, etc...I can control it if I comb her 1x/week.  A few months ago it was every other day.  I think I am lucky with her coat.  Barely sheds (I mean, she is almost non-shedding) and barely matts.  I better knock on wood.

[Judy Ingram - Oliver & Cooper]

My Oliver is 2 yrs. now and started matting at about 1. Until then his coat was a breeze to care for.  He does seem to matt over night believe it or not.  Wish someone had a clue on how to stop this. I bathe him every other week and put conditioner on the coat, but not much help.

[Maria & Xena]

Hey Allyson - I have an F1 LD that has a wavy coat & she sheds almost as much as we do - so very little. Xena does not mat & I have her at about a 3" coat right now. In the spring & summer I trim her to about an 1" because she swims so much. Even then she does not mat. The only place I have found mats (pretty infrequently tho) are at the ends of her ears. I also remember her blowing her puppy coat a few times when she was under a yr.