I LOVE our slicker. I like the ones that have a curve on them...I'm not a big fan of the straight ones for some reason. The undercoat rake isn't that useful for Kai *yet* since he hasn't done his shedding yet but the slicker is awesome. It really gets in there and gets all that yucky stuff that I can't see from the outside.

And about the matted undercoat...that sounds really familiar. Kaedyn gets little clumps that are hard to get out if I leave them for a while. Tikeya might not like it at first but just keep at it. Kai didn't like being brushed as a pup either but now, he LOVES it.