Goldendoodle Matted Hair

Here are some popular goldendoodle styles and the blades to use.

Goldendoodle matted hair.

She is beautiful and loving but mats are always an issue with her. Once your goldendoodle is in the sitting position i like to start by shaving their back. If you re dogs hair is severely matted you ll have to use a shorter blade and likely shave the dog multiple times. The image shared on facebook by maryland dog groomer sit stay style illustrates the perils of letting things go too far even if at least on the surface a dog doesn t seem to have any serious knots.

See the hair clipper sizing reference chart below. You use a wet brush to get the top coat and then a rake tool to get out the deep matted hair. The lower the number such as 3 the longer the hair. She is a gorgeous ultra cream loose wavy english goldendoodle.

Why do dogs get matted fur. A mat is different from a surface level knot or tangle in that it commonly involves the hair going all the way down to the skin. Blades come in all sizes so you can cut your dog s hair as short as you want or keep it longer. Make sure you squeeze shampoo and conditioner all the way through the matted pieces.

The higher the blade number such as 30 the shorter the hair will be when you cut it. This is a matted goldendoodle who was very obviously neglected in terms of coat care. In order to get your goldendoodle to peak cuteness you re going to have to groom your dood s hair i e. Sometimes frankly she is a real mess.

A mat in the fur occurs when the topcoat undercoat and any lose hair get tangles up. If your goldendoodle s hair is more badly matted try spraying the detangler on the comb as well to help as you work to loosen the hairs. Sometimes mats occur near the collar where it is easy to trap moisture and there is frequent movement. Yes matted fur can get that bad.

In this video i will show you an example of how i painlessly remove matted fur from our goldendoodle lexie. Make sure that you do not rub the shampoo and conditioner into the dog instead squeeze the soap through the fur. My goldendoodle baylee anne however is a different story. This is helpful when you detangle goldendoodle hair.

So how do you get matted hair off a dog without cutting it. Daily brushing and regular haircuts or your goldendoodle s hair will get matted and you ll have to shave it all off. If you look closely you can. Shaving a goldendoodle s back.

She loves to play in her pool wrestle with her sisters and just scrub her face in the grass. That s because matting essentially the formation of dense knots in fur actually begins at the base of the skin. So make sure you are choosing a detangler spray that is good for puppies if you have one. Playing and wrestling with other pups and kids can cause hair to tangle.

Have your goldendoodle in the sitting position. Remember puppy coats will be different than adult dogs. Matted coat 7f. She does not like having the groomer brush out her matted hair but as you will see in this video she barely notices i am working.