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12/10/2025

Thinking about buying a poodle? Have you been told they "don't need grooming until 1yrs old" or "coat maintenance is easy"?

*PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING piece written by a groomer..in the pic that's known as a pelted coat /Pelting. A dog’s fur gets so matted & tangled it will come off in one piece. It's outs tension on the skin, can damage the skin causing horrible infections and sometimes renders the dog helpless,unable to move and it can then cause fatality

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Poodle crosses (cockapoos, doodles, maltipoos etc.) are not "easy breeds" to maintain. The photo attached (shared from another groomer) shows how matting forms at the skin. By looking at this dog's top coat, you may not see the knots and you may not feel them as you would a knot on the ends of the fur but under that fluffy top layer this is going on. Once it starts its very difficult/ impossible to brush out... and even if you could it would be cruel to put the dog through it. Maintenance at home has to be more than a quick once over for these dogs if you want to keep them in that fluffy coat which was probably one of the reasons you chose a poodle cross in the first place. You really need to sit down with a brush and then a metal comb and make sure you can get it through the entire body at least 2 to 3 times a week.

I often feel like owners don't believe groomers when they say their dog has to be clipped very short. I always hear "I know he/she is matted, but leave as much as you can". You cannot clip through matting, you can only clip under it. As this photo shows, clipping under the matting means taking the coat back to the skin.

I promise you, your groomer really doesn't want to do this but they won't hurt your dog by putting it through dematting, they also don't want to hurt their reputation when the clients go around complaining about how the last groomer "scalped" their dog but there really is not any alternative. Instead of being angry with your groomer if they clip your dog very short please respect their commitment to do what is in your dog's best interest, accept responsibility for not having brushed your dog properly at home, and work with your groomer because, together, you can prevent this happening again. All groomers will be very happy to demonstrate a technique called line brushing which will help make your grooming at home more effective. Just ask! We all want owners to know how to do this

Poodle crosses are easily one of the highest maintenance dogs in reference to their coats. The combination of the soft coat they are mixing poodles with these days is a coat that is extremely prone to matting.

If you like a fluffy pup, you probably need to consider no more than 3-5 week intervals between grooming and set aside time for regular brushing AND combing at home.

Please know, if you bathe your poodle cross you really need to blow dry and brush out right after. Moisture, be it a bath, rain, swimming, snow etc are all going to make matting worse. If you know your dog is already matted-- bathing is only going to make it worse! Brush out before the bath.

Lastly "breeders" who say these dogs can't or shouldnt be clipped and not to give them a hair cut until they are one year old are misleading potential owners in order to sell$$$$ puppies and setting them up for a sad day when they finally take their pup to the groomer!!!

If this hasn't put you off buying one please schedule your puppy's first groom immediately after they've had their vaccinations and then be prepared to do the maintenance at home between regular professional grooms.

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Let’s do a little refresher
-WAYS TO AVOID MATTING
1. Brush Your Dog’s Hair
You’d be surprised at how many people don’t brush their dog.

To keep matting away a dog needs to be brushed at least every 2nd to 3rd day.

What would your hair look like if you never brushed it or washed it or touched it for at least 3 to 6 months?

To keep your fur baby comfortable and knot free, brush their hair regularly.

TIPS ON BRUSHING YOUR FURRY FRIEND.
If your dog is a smaller breed – place them on a table or bench! Obviously, make sure they can’t jump down and hurt themselves.

Place a towel or non-slip mat on the table/bench so they can’t slip around. The idea here is to let your fur baby know that when they are up high on the table/bench, this means we’re going to get brushed.

It might take a few attempts before your fur baby understands this. So in order for them to understand, when they are up there give them a reward.

Reward them either by giving them their favourite treats or telling them they are a good boy or girl. Positive reinforcement for when they are good. Nothing until they are good.

They will soon get the message that when I sit here nicely, I’ll get a reward.

Then start the brushing process, still giving treats when they are good. Eventually they won’t need the treats and will learn that when I’m up here I get brushed.



If your dog is a larger breed – place them on a lead (not the lead you use to walk them with) and either secure them to a safe spot or have someone hold the lead.

Then as above, if they are good reward them with treats.

Again let them know that when they have this lead on, this means we’re good and we get brushed.

The idea here is for your fur baby to learn that being brushed is a positive experience.

The most important advice I can give is make sure you get your metal comb or slicker brush down to the hair shaft/ skin. A lot of owners make the common mistake of just brushing the top of the coat ; meanwhile down under that level is getting matted.
When they bring the dog to the groomer, they get a big surprise that their efforts were a big waste of time, & the dog is matted and get upset with the groomer for clipping the coat very short.

So think are you getting down to the skin. By using a metal comb first you brake up the knots and find that you have gotten down to skin then brush with the slicker brush.

If you need a good metal comb, I do have them available for sale.
Photo is of a dog that’s owners were brushing regularly- but not properly.

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