snow and oes legs
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| You can use a straight pin brush or a slicker on the legs. You'll find it a lot more effective than a comb and a lot faster, too! The best way to keep the mats from forming, though, is to make sure they go outside mat free, that way the water won't make the existing mats worse. |
| A de-matting comb with the short little blades on it is quite possibly the very best dog accessory I own!! Make sure you get a good one - I had one from WalMart and it was complete crap, then bought a second one from a pet boutique and it works wonders. |
| I have all that the matt breaker is good, but its for righties I am a lefty I have to hold it weird. I will try harder. Good one over the net. Pin brushs just do not seem to help.. chris christen small round one for legs. I will have to try slicker... does not help that Sami hates her legs being done. |
Try the youth long sleeved t-shirts. It really helps!  |
ej wrote: Sami gets snow legs (matts) all the time and good ones. Forever getting wet.
We have this problem too. The best way I've found to solve it is to limit the amount of time Barkley spends out in the snow when it's warm (> -5ºC), and to ensure that I pull out any and all snowballs that form while he is out. What part of Canada are you in - limiting outside time when it's warm could be a problem if you're in a big city where it doesn't get cold, or stay cold for long. When it's colder, he and I can be outside for hours and the snow doesn't seem to pack up the same way. Actually takes less time to pluck out the snowballs if he's been out for quite a while at -10ºC than if he's been out for 5 minutes at -2ºC. Barkley loves to be outside while I'm shovelling - unfortunately, he's better at getting the snow back onto the driveway than getting it off. I don't tend to do anything all that different when it comes to grooming. I pull out the major snow balls when we come in and let the small little ones melt. Any tangles that do form get brushed out when he's groomed sometime on the weekend. I like the idea of the long-sleeved t-shirt. I'm going to have to try that, I think. I'll probably need to use two of them though, one for each set of legs - my biggest problem is with the hair on his hocks and the inside of his back legs picking up snowballs. Maybe Barkley needs a snowsuit to go along with his boots... |
ej wrote: I have all that the matt breaker is good, but its for righties I am a lefty I have to hold it weird. I will try harder. .
I'm a lefty too and find it strange sometimes - I have to hold it at a bizarre angle, but I find it's worth the effort |
| I also have a dryer by the back door, too so if they're really full of snow, I just hit them with it for a few minutes. It beats picking out the snowballs if there's tons of them. Bears gets them hidden in his cords and, although matting isn't an issue for a Komondor, mildew is, so the dryer is a must for him. |
| I'm a lefty too!
I sorry I don't know the brand name of my dematter but I got it at Petsmart. It is white with a gray handle. You can pull out the holding pins and reverse the blades. I actually bought a second one so I can work in either direction. |
| The dematter from Petsmart is made by "Comfy Pet" and easy to reverse the blades for leftys. I like the idea of purchasing another to have one for each direction though. There are times as a righty that I could use a lefty. Can't remember what I paid for it, but it is very helpful. |
| Chauncy Gardner was two in July. My wife thinks he will catch cold if he is in the house and then goes out in the cold when we go out. Can someone please tell me what the ideal climate for OES's is and whether keeping them indoors is a good idea?
Thanks. |
| Yes, OES should be kept indoors. They thrive on interaction with their people. As for temperature, they will do fine living in the warm indoors and going outside to play and for bathroom time. |
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