help us!
We have been reading this site and still believe that they don't have to shave Mochi. But since they said brushing is going to hurt Mochi, we don't know what to do. Does anyone have suggestions? Also, what should I get to keep Mochi mat-free after the grooming? |
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| mats are mostly on her mouth, side of her body, and under the body.
do you recommend us to shave her and start again after learning how to brush her properly, or try to break mat? i do not want her to be shaved,but it might not be bad idea,right?? can u recommend brand and kind of brush we need to buy?? thank you so much |
| It sounds like shaving her down and starting from scratch is the best idea. You should buy proper grooming tools, a pin brush with NO tips on the ends of the pins, as well as a metal comb. If you search the grooming threads you will find many product recommendations, and somewhere on here is also an excellent step by step photo grooming intructions by Carl Lindon.
Good luck! And welcome to the forum!  Where are you from? |
| Hi,
I agree ...and I do feel for you as I too love the long hair. Asking your groomer to brush out the mats is next to impossible and would put your dog though a lot. I've had four of these guys...and my two currently are sporting new short hairdo's. Doesn't matter how experienced you are...it happens..don't blame yourself and yes start from scratch. I'm being honest here as I said I love the long hair best but in reality you will be putting both the groomer and your dog through a lot ..and shaving and starting over sometimes is the only way. Hugs to you and belly rubs to the furball. Welcome to the forum from me as well! Marianne and the boys |
| I aggree if they are so bad...start over. You don't want the dog to remember a bad experience from a groomer, and getting matts out takes alot of time. They may charge you more to do this. If the dog gets wet the matts turn into cement basically impossible to break apart.
The step by step grooming is awesome and it helps to see the pictures. Shave her down and learn and start grooming her 2-3 times a week. Keep the time short, get her to relax and make yourself comfortable. After awhile she may sleep through some of it and really enjoy the time. At least that's what works for Remy and me. I too have trimmed Remy down this summer, we are simply too busy, and with all the rain and mud we have lately I just couldn't keep her clean. Camping is impossible for her to be in a long coat. Sometimes we have to put our own vanity aside and think of the dog. From what I hear they love being nekkid. |
| You will be surprised with how fast the hair grows back!! And now it is summer and your sheepie will be much more comfortable!! |
| Shaving down and starting over is the best.
One thing you need to keep in mind with this breed is that their entire life is grooming, what you never want to happen is for them to dislike it. If the removal of the mats will hurt her/him, it is best to have the dog shaved and start over. You don't want the dog to associate pain with grooming. To be quite honest with you, unless you are showing your dog, I suggest keeping it clipped into a "Puppy Cut" that you keep to a maxium lenght of 4 inches. When he reaches 4 inches, he gets clipped down again to about a half inch. Then you start the cycle again. If you insist in letting your dogs hair grow full length, then you are into a lot of brushing, daily and for an hour or so each day. You can't let the smallest mat begin or it's all over. Hope this helps. |
| Jasper is around the same age as yours, and this age is definitely a chore. I brush my guy daily, and there's still matts in him. I used to be a pet groomer (25 different dogs a day/6 days a week), and Jasper is by far the toughest to keep up with out of all of those! They are a lot of work.
With the matts, if they are large matts, I'd shave him. If they're smaller ones, the groomer can probably brush them out. Jasper was a little matted up, and I spent about 3 hours brushing him out last night. What a chore! Like I said, unless they're huge matts, a groomer can probably run her scissors through it to break it up and comb it out. I had to do that to a couple of Jasper's last night - time consuming but it doesn't hurt the dog any. |
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