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Air drying instead of natural drying on it's own really helps I've found.

For us we keep it short so no worry about tangling! He sure gets hot when we let it grow ~1". 1/8" is what it gets cut to all over. I guess we are not your standard standard poodle owners Moose is also a little over 1 year and his new cote is coming in, and you can tell.

 

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Well, good to know that I'm not alone. I'm not sure we'd be able to air dry her coat (I'm assuming this means as in...blow dryer??). We've never done that and when I blow dry my own she's afraid of it. We can give it a shot next time after her bath though.

Thanks for the replies. It really does help to know that it's not just us or that we're not necessarily doing something wrong.

Blow dryer, shop vac, anything that blows air

Try a blow dryer on low speed, and no/low heat.

Moose is afraid of the hose but when I start on his back and spray him he LOVES it and stands still and lets me hose him down completely. If I start spraying and go towards him he freaks out. Maybe you can do the same kind of thing with the blow dryer