How To Groom A Matted Poodle At Home

Brush through less matted fur with a slicker brush then smooth it out with a bristle brush the bristle brush gathers up the dead loose hair that can get caught in her curly coat and create more mats.

How to groom a matted poodle at home.

The slicker brush is used first to remove mats tangles and shed out hair. Choosing the best brush for poodle hair requires at least two different kinds of poodle brush a bristle brush and a slicker brush for poodles. You may need to pinch the matted hairs near the base just above her skin to prevent ripping them out or hurting your poodle. Trim the hair from his belly button back.

Otherwise your pup s paws will be prone to matting. Trim the hair from the insides of his hind legs to about a third of the way down. Hold your poodle s front feet in one hand and lift him to stand on his hind legs. Cut the hair from your poodle s feet.

Brushing once or twice every week is generally acceptable if the dog has shorter hair. Poodle hair can easily get matted together as the dog sheds and for this reason it is often recommended that poodles with long hair be brushed every day. Trim the excess hair from around its feet and whatever sticks out below its foot pads. Whatever style do you give your poodle s body a pass with a short blade guard on your trimmer should do the trick.