We lost all three of our dogs to old age (17, 16, 17) during the pandemic. We’ve just adopted a new 2 year old boy this week from the rescue that recently opened in our town. He’s great ! But…. I’ve only ever had short haired dogs before. And I feel like King Canute versus The Floof with our existing dog comb.
What do I need to get to brush him properly ? I don’t want to go mad on amazon just to find a lot of expensive disappointment. Nor do I want anything that would damage his top fur or hurt his skin. We live really rurally, lots of walking in countryside, today he leapt into a stream, rolled about on burrs, attempted to bring home as many varied grass seeds a soggily possibly. He’s having a fabbo time and I don’t want to stop his fun for the sake of staying clean & tidy. So need something that can be used daily, or even three times daily after each walk, without causing any issues.
Any suggestions ?
Picture enclosed, but doesn’t show the full floofyness. The top coat is really quite long, coarse is some areas, soft in others, crimped on legs and tail like he escaped from the 80s. V. v. thick undercoat that is shedding due to 30°C temps 🥵
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Much Floof ! Grooming tips for new long haired doggie please
AlienatedChildGrown · 15/05/2022 19:43
muddyford · 15/05/2022 19:58
What's floof? Fluff? Fur?
Absolutechaos · 15/05/2022 20:34
He's gorgeous! As he has a double coat, get professional advice before doing any clipping (other than matt removal) - our double coated long haired dog can't be clipped but I'm not sure if this is a universal rule. Ours has a long outer coat (crimpy in places too) and the dense cotton wool undercoat. I swear by Les poochs brushes to get the undercoat out (plus the occasional wash and blow out at the groomers). They are not cheap but worth every penny! Use with detangling spray. I also have a pin brush for the outer coat. My dog has better brushes than me....
frogleap · 19/05/2022 12:30
Is he originally from Romania?
Might be worth googling breeds and trying to work out if he should be trimmed of not as some dogs have coats designed to keep them cool in summer and shouldn't be cut.
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