Originally posted by jenluckenbach


AND....Brush them THOUGHOULY!!!!!!! the "average" pet owner doesn't have a CLUE what it takes to keep a really long (and especially a really long AND curly) coat in proper condition.

Please do not automatically think I am speaking to any of you, but I have see WAY too many exampples of this and then to have people stand right there in front of you and SWEAR that their dog is NOT matted!!!
That is COMPLETELY true, I've had SO many people look right at me and say "My dog is not matted at all!" And the dog is just *covered* in mats. I'd like to know what some people's idea of "matted" is lol. We shaved one maltese and the entire coat came off in once piece because he was so matted.....it looked like we'd skinned him, lol.

Even the dogs that are pretty well taken-care of, if they have longer/thick hair...normally have mats behind the ears, on the belly, and really thick/clumped fur around the hind end.

(I'm sure what I'm saying does not apply to Pet Talk doggies )