Dog Breeds With Matted Hair

The more barbs in the hair shaft the more likely to mat says verplank.

Dog breeds with matted hair.

I used to babysit a brother sister blue picardy spaniel team. And dogs that have double coats with a thick undercoat like golden retrievers and cocker spaniels can mat easily. This shedding process is not like those breeds that leave hair all over your house. Dogs with hair that is soft curly or wavy like poodles golden doodles and bichons are vulnerable to matting.

This might look like matting but it s meant to be maintained and trimmed to prevent skin issues. It s ugly dirty sometimes painful and once matted dog hair starts it can snowball out of control and become a health issue. Some dogs are more prone to mats such as the poodle bichon frise cocker spaniel and any dog with a long coat or who is a heavy shedder verplank says. A dog s hair shafts are barbed much like a briar bush with some more barbed than others.

The long haired dog sheds its hair into the coat causing small mats to form. Dogs with long silky hair like yorkies and shih tzu s can develop mats and tangles. There are a few dog breeds whose coats are meant to be corded where their coat is meticulously groomed by hand to form dreadlocks or cords.