Grooming help

[meepmoop]

Hi,

My dog is a border collie and as his winter coat is coming in it's gone really clumpy and he getting a bit wiffy.

I've ordered a double coat rake and comb and some new shampoo but I'm not sure if I should bath his first
or work on his coat first.

His coat is usually in good condition so I'm a bit confused as to why it's gone this way.

Thank you

Has he been neutered since last autumn? Sometimes neutering can make dogs' hair a bit woolly. If it is that, I don't think there's much you can do, although some people find supplements helpful.

He's been neutered for years now, he's 10though so maybe an age thing. We do go to the beach a lot with him to

I would brush, bath, brush.

Brush first to get rid of as much dead hair as you can - this means there is less to clog drains, less to shampoo and less to dry afterwards.

Once he is all dry again I would give another good brush to finish him off (so to speak).

I would just take him to a groomer and let them have the mess .

Missbattenburg is spot on but also if you have a strong hair dryer try blasting his coat when it’s wet not only will it dry it will lift out dead coat . Messy but good luck . Changed in coat most probably down to age