Grooming Snickers - 3/13/2010 Central Bark Doggy Day Care Oswego, IL

The winter weather took it's toll on Snickers and he was very matted. So, Joan, our groomer, had to shave him down. Here's a look at Joan just getting started on shaving him. Snickers did really well for this and seemed to enjoy being shaved.

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[OswegoCentralBark]

It's actually a combination of several things. 1) Length - length alone does not create this problem though as I have had my own dogs length longer than this and they are fine. 2) Water - the hair gets wet and then curls more. 3) Active dog - running around a lot, rolling in snow, etc. causes more matting than an inactive dog. 4) The most important - owners not brushing their dog and leaving it till it gets this way. Take the time to brush your dog each day and this won't happen.

[mygommie]

Its not winter that causes him to be so matted- when the little ones go this long without being groomed -they have to be shaved down to the skin like is going on here);