Great Pyrenees Matted Fur

The fur that grows between the paw pads should be trimmed as well.

Great pyrenees matted fur.

Once they were out i then used scissors to cut his fur shorter than it was by about 3 inches. 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. To bathe or not to bathe over bathing can reduce the dirt shedding qualities of the pyr coat.

Not only can it trap bacteria but it can cause some dogs to slip on smooth floors or stairs. The mats are caused by loose dead hair getting tangled in with live hair. I partly shaved his belly. Grooming a great pyrenees step by step by rodrigo leite.

I partly shaved his belly. 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. Once they were out i then used scissors to cut his fur shorter than it was by about 3 inches. 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. After raking out the undercoat i like to use a slicker brush to get any remaining loose fur and smooth the coat. Then first saturating the matted areas with children s detangler i set out to separate the matts from his real fur.