Puppypeoplenj
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Hi Everyone,
Orca's 9 months tomorrow and I'm having a lot of trouble keeping up with the matting on his coat. I got an Oster's rake and that's been helping somewhat, but it feels like every morning I find another mat on him. I'm working part time, now, so I also don't have as much time to groom him as I used to. I've even cut back on his daily swimming, but that doesn't seem to be making much of a difference.
1) I looked through the old threads here and found recommendations for Coat Handler conditioner (and shampoo, I assume?). Do you think this would help with the matting? And other shampoo/conditioner recommendations? On their site I found "Coat Handler Undercoat Control" conditioner. Anyone tried this? I think it might be worth a shot...
2) Orca's a puppy, I know, but grooming him continues to be a challenge because he just won't stay still. Okay, here's the thing, it's really gross but...Orca LOVES to eat hair. Really, it's true. So when I'm grooming him and it's a hairfest, he's just beside himself trying to get to the rake/comb/brush to eat the fur! Does anyone have tips for how to make him better at grooming? He's just getting too big for this!
Orca's 9 months tomorrow and I'm having a lot of trouble keeping up with the matting on his coat. I got an Oster's rake and that's been helping somewhat, but it feels like every morning I find another mat on him. I'm working part time, now, so I also don't have as much time to groom him as I used to. I've even cut back on his daily swimming, but that doesn't seem to be making much of a difference.
1) I looked through the old threads here and found recommendations for Coat Handler conditioner (and shampoo, I assume?). Do you think this would help with the matting? And other shampoo/conditioner recommendations? On their site I found "Coat Handler Undercoat Control" conditioner. Anyone tried this? I think it might be worth a shot...
2) Orca's a puppy, I know, but grooming him continues to be a challenge because he just won't stay still. Okay, here's the thing, it's really gross but...Orca LOVES to eat hair. Really, it's true. So when I'm grooming him and it's a hairfest, he's just beside himself trying to get to the rake/comb/brush to eat the fur! Does anyone have tips for how to make him better at grooming? He's just getting too big for this!