What age does hair matting start?
TIA Stacey |
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The matting starts when the new coat begins to emerge. Some dogs it is as early as 6 months  and some it is around a year or so. I'm looking forward to my first coat change as well! Bingley is 17 1/2 wks old - it's coming! |
They also get snarls from other pups wrestling with them.  That would be our Riley playing with Chewie! The saliva glues it and starts little mats. |
| Don't worry, it's coming! I thought I had lucked out and got a non matting dog then around 6-7 months, the matt fairies came!
One thing to watch for sure is the ears. That's an easily overlooked place and I know more than a few of us on the forum had them sneak up on us and get bad there very quickly. |
ButtersStotch wrote: ... I know more than a few of us on the forum had them sneak up on us and get bad there very quickly.
<---GUILTY! I noticed the ears are almost like a sandwich...and i only combed/brished the bread. i forgot/overlooked all of the delicious fillings and left the middle layer of fur to get horribly tangled. boy, that was a chore after a few months. the other places to pay attention to are the "armpits," the feet, and the line going from one ear opening to the other like a chin strap (especially under the chin). Those are some areas i've noticed get real bad for Walter (11mo) really quickly. Some have also said that bathing the pup too often will help contribute to the matting - washing away natural oils, etc. And if the coat isn't dried thoroughly, it will make small mats and tangles worse. I did wash walter almost once a week when he was little, and i realize now that it was good to get him used to being in the bath, and on the table being dried and brushed out. good luck! check back often...there's bound to be more questions! |
| My older OES started around 7 months, but at that stage it wasn't
too hard to keep after. Then we went on vacation for a few days and he was boarded. By the time we got him home he was a total mess. That happened over 5 days. I don't know about everyone else, but his worst matts were on his back legs and just in front of his back legs on the sides of his belly. His legs were the next worst, mostly because his legs were so touchy and he hated to have them brushed. Brush out any matts completely before you bathe. Even small matts can turn to cement overnight after a bath. Make sure when you give them a bath to rinse twice as long as you think you should. If you aren't showing, there's nothing wrong with using a conditioner or rinse after you shampoo. It may help keep brushing easier. Shellie |
I love these posts. I've noticed there are quite a few of us with puppies the same age - and one by one we slip into the next crisis! 1st potty training, then chewing, now grooming............ . Those with mature dogs must be lovin' it! Even having been this way before - 10 years between Chewie and Ollie as puppies lets you forget some of this joy!  |
got sheep wrote: I love these posts. I've noticed there are quite a few of us with puppies the same age - and one by one we slip into the next crisis!
1st potty training, then chewing, now grooming............ . Those with mature dogs must be lovin' it! Even having been this way before - 10 years between Chewie and Ollie as puppies lets you forget some of this joy! It is nice to have a support system, isn't it?  |
| Most definitely! |
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