Great Pyrenees Matted Fur

To bathe or not to bathe over bathing can reduce the dirt shedding qualities of the pyr coat.

Great pyrenees matted fur.

Clean the outside area of the ears with cotton balls and if appropriate the ear wipes. It took 2 days of 2 3 hours per day to finally get enough mats out in order to actually comb thru his real fur. I particularly like this one because it s self cleaning. The mats are caused by loose dead hair getting tangled in with live hair.

Once they were out i then used scissors to cut his fur shorter than it was by about 3 inches. Grooming a great pyrenees step by step by rodrigo leite. The rake extracts the dead hair from deep in the coat and small mats and the slicker will get the loose hair. I partly shaved his belly.

Then first saturating the matted areas with children s detangler i set out to separate the matts from his real fur. Best option is to remove the lose hair using a steel rake comb and a slicker brush both can be purchased at you local walmart or pet supplier. The fur that grows between the paw pads should be trimmed as well. Once they were out i then used scissors to cut his fur shorter than it was by about 3 inches.

After raking out the undercoat i like to use a slicker brush to get any remaining loose fur and smooth the coat. Not only can it trap bacteria but it can cause some dogs to slip on smooth floors or stairs. I partly shaved his belly.