How do you clean the beard?
thanks Jenny |
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| Try switching to a straight pin brush-- that should be a bit easier to get through the hair. The best way to prevent matting is to just keep up with it, even just running the brush through it once a day to keep it clear of tangles. To keep the beard clean, there is really no permanent solution. Try changing his water often and wiping his mouth after he drinks. There are products that you can use for the staining. I'm sure others that have used them will chime in! |
| I agree. I use a pin brush too or sometimes a comb called the Untangler that has nice rounded teeth that turn and is easy on the skin. I comb through the beard starting at the nose and work my way back doing small sections. If I come upon a mat that I can't untangle with my fingers and the comb, I use a tool called the MatBreaker by APC 2000 that will cut through it.
I only bathe my girls maybe 3 times year. In between I do spot bathing where I put half of the sheepie in the tub. I then do a quick beard wash, condition & rinse and dry them off with a towel. Take treats and reward him for tolerating the job. One thing that might help is using a good conditioner on his beard each time you wash his face. I use a a dog shampoo and a human conditioner and it seems to keep their beards pretty managable. The conditioner seems to help prevent a lot of staining too... but it could just be the makeup of my girls. Good luck to you! |
| We just keep under the chin shaved, even if we are growing the coat longer. |
| I'm basically lazy so I agree with Ron I clip my boys beard a bit shorter even when they are in full coat. I also want to rave about the merits of changing the water frequently. It seems that water from their saliva drips in the water and creates bacteria that causes the discoloration of their beard. Once I started changing the water several times a day I noticed a big difference in their beard color.
Merry Christmas from Marianne and the boys  |
| I would trim it, and you probably won't get a pin brush through it if it's matted. I would suggest you pull the mats apart into smaller mats with your fingers and then comb them out.
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| okay, here's a tip for you. Go to your local Equine store and purchase a tube of "Cowboy Magic".
Rub this nto the mat, then leave and brush elsewhere for a few minutes. then return to the matt and rub it around in y our fingers, then with pin brush or comb start on the edge of the matt. this should do the trick.......... Ali |
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