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How to Remove Snags From the Hair on a Poodle

Brushing a poodle's hair can be tedious and difficult, whether you own a standard poodle or one of the miniature varieties. This is because the soft, curly hairs tend to become matted and tangled. Knowing how to remove these matted tangles and knots gives you the ability to maintain a healthy coat of fur for an attractive poodle. This saves you the money needed to take your dog to a groomer, which can become an unnecessary expense.

Things You'll Need

Spray bottle
Olive oil
Distilled water
Fine toothed comb
Tiny scissors

Instructions

- 1
  Fill a 20 oz. plastic spray bottle with 14 oz. of distilled water and 6 oz. of extra virgin olive oil from your kitchen. Shake the bottle thoroughly for a minute.
- 2
  Spray the solution over the matted spot on your poodle, saturating the fur. Wait a minute or two for the olive oil solution to soak into the matted fur, loosening it naturally with it's moistening oil.
- 3
  Use a fine-toothed comb to brush the matted hair downward, starting at the ends of the hair and working your way up through the knot. This will loosen the matted hair or make the hair easier for you to cut if the tangle is too difficult to brush.
- 4
  Pull the matted section of hair from the dog's body slightly by combing through the ends of the matted hair and keeping it in the teeth of the comb. Pull the hair away from the body to where the skin of the dog stretches slightly without harming your pet.
- 5
  Aim the tip of the tiny hair scissors toward the hair near your poodle's skin. Snip the hair connected to the matted clump of hair. This should release the knot so you can dispose of it.

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