How To Groom A Matted Poodle At Home

Choosing the best brush for poodle hair requires at least two different kinds of poodle brush a bristle brush and a slicker brush for poodles.

How to groom a matted poodle at home. Hold the poodle s tail by the end and trim from the base of his tail to about and inch and a half from the end. Brushing once or twice every week is generally acceptable if the dog has shorter hair. Trim the hair from his belly button back. Hold your poodle s front feet in one hand and lift him to stand on his hind legs.

Start brushing at the poodle s neck and move down toward the tail. Whatever style do you give your poodle s body a pass with a short blade guard on your trimmer should do the trick. Trim the excess hair from around its feet and whatever sticks out below its foot pads. Cut the hair from your poodle s feet.

You may need to pinch the matted hairs near the base just above her skin to prevent ripping them out or hurting your poodle. The slicker brush is used first to remove mats tangles and shed out hair. Otherwise your pup s paws will be prone to matting. Trim the hair from the insides of his hind legs to about a third of the way down.