[MissMac]

Ok, please help. I have no idea what we are doing wrong. Our girl is almost a year old and we've done the grooming (clipping) ourselves so far. We haven't had a problem with that part of her grooming but we can't seem to keep her hair from tangling! We use a conditioner in the tub and we have a detangler that we use (Vet.'s Best something or other), we brush her regularly...we've used a slicker brush, a pin brush and a comb...and we just can't seem to keep her from tangling. Then it's just torture for the poor thing when we have to sit there and get the tangles out. We typically bathe her about once a week. Do we need to bathe her more often so she has that conditioner applied more than once a week? Oh, and she has fairly short to short hair. We actually nearly completely shaved her once because of the tangles and it's just now finally starting to grow out a bit. The only part of her that is the slightest bit poofy is her head and tail.

Any suggestions? What is your (any of you) typical grooming schedule? How often do you brush/bath/etc. your poodes?

Thanks!
Laura

 

[MissMac]

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.