sarahbethcole
New member
I got my dog, almost 1 male, Shih Zu-Toy poodle mix, from my parents (not a good situation) and me and my husband noticed a ton of matting. We cut a few patches of it because he was super uncomfortable, but we don't feel comfortable bringing him to a groomer with the rest. Does anyone have any tips on how we can safely demat/groom him ourselves?
Edit: We feel more confident to reach out to groomers and vets (I didn't even think they might be able to remove the mats, so thank you guys) and we will be getting him an appointment ASAP. If it isn't soon enough, we will take your guy's wonderful advice on, if it's ABSOLUTELY PLAN Z, home shaving him, but it won't be our first attempt. Thank all of you guys!
Update: It's been 5 days since I made this post, and we took all your words to heart. We got him in with a good groomer that specializes in small dogs, have regular appointments now, and is feeling MUCH better. Thank you all for the hard advice. It very much needed. It isn't letting me post a pic of him in the post or comments
Edit: We feel more confident to reach out to groomers and vets (I didn't even think they might be able to remove the mats, so thank you guys) and we will be getting him an appointment ASAP. If it isn't soon enough, we will take your guy's wonderful advice on, if it's ABSOLUTELY PLAN Z, home shaving him, but it won't be our first attempt. Thank all of you guys!
Update: It's been 5 days since I made this post, and we took all your words to heart. We got him in with a good groomer that specializes in small dogs, have regular appointments now, and is feeling MUCH better. Thank you all for the hard advice. It very much needed. It isn't letting me post a pic of him in the post or comments