Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there"

• 04-14-2008 9:01 PM

  Jewlieee Joined on 03-23-2007 MI Posts 5,566 Points 4,170

  Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact  Neiko runs and rolls and gets terribly muddy and dirty pretty much daily. I don't give him a bath daily though - that'd be too much for both of us. The problem is that he tends to get kind of matty underneath near his genital area. That has to get uncomfortable. He doesn't want me to brush that part out though. What would be the best way to handle that?

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• 04-14-2008 9:04 PM

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  timsdat Joined on 03-05-2007 Florida Posts 2,055 Points 220	Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact Thinning shears are a good way to get mats out.  A couple of snips underneath the mat will usually loosen it up without removing all the hair, but please be careful considering the area!!!!     Steve and the pups Timmy and Sprite
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• 04-14-2008 9:11 PM

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  sl2crmeg Joined on 10-08-2006 New Smyrna Beach, FL Posts 2,402 Points 245	Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact ROFL. I thought that the subject line said 'man'. ROFL. Maybe what Steve said and a detangling spray?
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• 04-14-2008 9:34 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 8,577 Points 75	Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact  A sanitary clip. Mischeif N Miracles, CGC, RE (PRT, 10/13/2003) Libby's Monkey N The Middle (Chinese Crested, 1/26/2008) Teenie Weenie at the Bridge (Dachshund, ???-12/28/2007)
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• 04-14-2008 9:37 PM

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  Jewlieee Joined on 03-23-2007 MI Posts 5,566 Points 4,170	Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact What's a sanitary clip?   and ROFL at "man" haha
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• 04-14-2008 9:47 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 8,577 Points 75

  Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact  Probably any groomer would do it for $5. I offer it for $12 with a nail trim. You shave the genital area, and around the anus, with a #10 blade. It keeps potties from sticking to the hair, and those evil "baby mats" from forming. Those little pin mats are a very common problem, in that area. Mischeif N Miracles, CGC, RE (PRT, 10/13/2003) Libby's Monkey N The Middle (Chinese Crested, 1/26/2008) Teenie Weenie at the Bridge (Dachshund, ???-12/28/2007)

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• 04-14-2008 9:51 PM

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  Jewlieee Joined on 03-23-2007 MI Posts 5,566 Points 4,170	Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact Hmm well I don't want to lose his fluffy butt pantaloons, it's just the under area that gets those pin mats. I'll call a groomer and see what they say.
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• 04-14-2008 10:15 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 8,577 Points 75

  Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact You wouldn't lose the fluffybutt, LOL. It's typically *just* the hair right under the tail (or nubbie, in his case). You don't have to have anything done around his behind, though. I'm sure they'd just shave his pee pee/inside of leg area, for you.  Mischeif N Miracles, CGC, RE (PRT, 10/13/2003) Libby's Monkey N The Middle (Chinese Crested, 1/26/2008) Teenie Weenie at the Bridge (Dachshund, ???-12/28/2007)

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• 04-15-2008 9:03 AM

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  willgroom4chocolate Joined on 08-30-2006 Central NE Posts 355 Points 100

  Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact jennie_c_d: A sanitary clip. Agreed.  Thinning shears would be fine for carefully removing mats (I would put a comb between the skin and the mat, for safety reaons), but it would be better to prevent it by clipping the sanitary area short. ___________________________________ ALL generalizations are bad Jacob Visit my blog! http://thedapperdog.blogspot.com/

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• 04-15-2008 10:06 AM

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  Pit_Pointer_Aussie Joined on 04-13-2007 Upstate New York Posts 1,077 Points 125

  Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact I'd go with thinning shears, and then daily combing or brushing. For the one intact male dog i had here briefly, I used a baby size pin brush, and very gently groomed that area every morning, which kept his coat flowing. I brush Luna while she is eating her breakfast, so she is occupied and she could care less about being brushed/combed. You could also put some peanut butter on the floor for the initial "treatment" so he is busy eating that up while you get things straighten out. Also, sort of OT, but Aussie grooming related: I just bought a #80 Resco comb in Medium and can't believe how much it rocks! It takes out all sorts of dead undercoat, and makes it really easy to keep Luna mat free, even when she gets disgusting on a daily/hourly basis. If I could only have one grooming tool, I think it would be this comb.   It's just a better life with dogs.

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• 04-15-2008 10:07 AM

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  rwbeagles Joined on 09-10-2007 DFW, TX Posts 14,613 Points 2,025

  Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact ALL of my dogs get this clip...esp Cleo, I do mine myself. It is very simple to do with a biddable dog or a grooming table or both. It helps IMMENSELY! ETA: WOW.....do note the "I do mine myself" meant I do my DOGS clip there myself LOL...wow read that wrong and erm...yeah...nevermind. Gina H. dog.community Moderator "Football, is hard work...and groin pulls."

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• 04-15-2008 11:44 AM

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  ColleenC Joined on 07-26-2006 Posts 1,558 Points 5

  Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact I do sanitary clips on mine too.  I have to be very careful not to take the furnishings off the back legs(pantaloons) since I show mine.  If done right, you can't even tell it was done.  I try to keep the underside on the boys done at all times because it gets gross.  Their hair doesn't mat, but they get urine and other gross stuff down there since they are both intact...hmm...another reason I think I like girls better!

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• 04-15-2008 1:31 PM

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  Jewlieee Joined on 03-23-2007 MI Posts 5,566 Points 4,170

  Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact Pit_Pointer_Aussie: I'd go with thinning shears, and then daily combing or brushing. For the one intact male dog i had here briefly, I used a baby size pin brush, and very gently groomed that area every morning, which kept his coat flowing. I brush Luna while she is eating her breakfast, so she is occupied and she could care less about being brushed/combed. You could also put some peanut butter on the floor for the initial "treatment" so he is busy eating that up while you get things straighten out. Also, sort of OT, but Aussie grooming related: I just bought a #80 Resco comb in Medium and can't believe how much it rocks! It takes out all sorts of dead undercoat, and makes it really easy to keep Luna mat free, even when she gets disgusting on a daily/hourly basis. If I could only have one grooming tool, I think it would be this comb.     I asked in another thread but this thread is more appropriate. Where would one find this resco comb? online?

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• 04-15-2008 3:41 PM

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  Pit_Pointer_Aussie Joined on 04-13-2007 Upstate New York Posts 1,077 Points 125	Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact  I got mine from Cherrybrook. I looked and idog doesn't sell it. It's the #80 Resco comb in Medium. ETA: Seriously, I love this thing. I want to carry it with me wherever I go. LOL   It's just a better life with dogs.
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• 04-15-2008 8:16 PM

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  jennie_c_d Joined on 09-10-2007 Southeast Georgia Posts 8,577 Points 75

  Re: Most gentle way to get an mat out from "down there" Reply Contact Gina, we know you shave your own behind!   The reason I suggested a groomer is because it's quick and easy, buuuut those parts are sensitive. It's very easy to knick a sanitary or irriate it.  Mischeif N Miracles, CGC, RE (PRT, 10/13/2003) Libby's Monkey N The Middle (Chinese Crested, 1/26/2008) Teenie Weenie at the Bridge (Dachshund, ???-12/28/2007)

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