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Matting

by Dorothy Ritenour
(Dundee, MI)

I thought I was diligent about brushing my beautiful Aussie... I discovered large matts under her fur on her hind end on both sides - you know the area. Should I try to brush out the matts (yikes!) or should I cut them out?




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Re: Matting
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I brush my mini Aussie every day... but never... you know... "there" I'll be interested to hear input from others.
Mini Aussie
by: Kathy

I have a 1 year old Mini Aussie (he's beautiful). They tell me that if you cut the hair of the Aussie it never grows back the same... I've never tried it but I will take their word for it. You could take the dog to "the beauty parlor"...
I Cut Them Out
by: Kathy

Those mats are sneaky - I was surprised how many we hiding deep in my girl's fur. I just snip them out - with the amount of fur these dogs have, particularly in the 'pants' area, it's not noticeable.

Trying to brush them out would be painful IMO.

Cheers,

Kathy
Re: Matting
by: kym

I brush my aussies on a pretty regular basis but sometimes, it just happens. I use 2 different products that work EXTREMLY well. The first is called 'Showsheen'. It is a product (spray) for horses and it can be picked up at most feed stores, tack stores or of course ordered online. It works fabulous for not only getting mats out but preventing them from happening in the first place. It also helps keep the coat clean. YAY! The second product that is even better is called 'Cowboy Magic'. It too is an AMAZING product (in a gel form) that will get ANY matt out of ANY coat. I swear by it. It too can be purchased at any feed, tack store or online. I can almost guarantee you won't have to pull out another matt again! And they are both completely safe for dogs!
Matting
by: Nonnie

Your baby is beautiful!!!

We have two Aussies. My daughter is a groomer and she takes very good care of them and of our teacup poodle and our Maltese.

I am sure you know about the Aussies double-coat. We use an undercoat rake about every 2-3 months to get the dead undercoat out. Sometimes we use the Furminator. They get brushed every week. She trims the "skirt" area in the back because otherwise, it gets icky. We try to check for mats behind their ears every few days. We use a metal comb for that area.

I am anxious to try the products Kym listed in her post.

Good luck!!
cut the matts
by: Aussielovr

Even if you brush regularly, it's easy to miss some small matts. I would definitely cut them out so you won't hurt your dog trying to untangle them, especially if they are large. It is not true that the fur grows in differently once it is cut! I regularly trim the fur on my dog's back legs and it continually grows back the same way.

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