lets see I brush Happy when her coat looks or feels like it needs it, I generally aim for once a week or so, but she HATES getting brushed. Misty I rarly brush, she does not shed much at all and her coat is to short to mat lol Ripley, almost never. Perky, lots in the spring, usually before she does a freestyle preformance she gets a full groom. and Blair, I brush him whever I brush Happy because he LOVES being brushed, if you mention anything to do with grooming him or another dog he runs to the grooming kit and starts pushing it with his nose like "come on! hurry up! start brushen!" lol plus I think my mom brushes him every night