Great Pyrenees Matted Fur

Grooming a great pyrenees step by step by rodrigo leite.

Great pyrenees matted fur. The rake extracts the dead hair from deep in the coat and small mats and the slicker will get the loose hair. 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. Not only can it trap bacteria but it can cause some dogs to slip on smooth floors or stairs. Clean the outside area of the ears with cotton balls and if appropriate the ear wipes.

Then first saturating the matted areas with children s detangler i set out to separate the matts from his real fur. 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. The mats are caused by loose dead hair getting tangled in with live hair. 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. Once they were out i then used scissors to cut his fur shorter than it was by about 3 inches. 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. I partly shaved his belly.

I particularly like this one because it s self cleaning. There are plenty of great slicker brushes out there but the hertzko self cleaning slicker brush is my favorite for grooming great pyrenees. To bathe or not to bathe over bathing can reduce the dirt shedding qualities of the pyr coat.