Little and often works better than one marathon session. I do a quick brush before walks and a longer session once a week. I keep a small kit by the door: pin brush, comb, treats. Five minutes before we go out beats an hour fixing mats later. Still figuring it out like everyone else, Thomas.

One bush and all my work is gone too. Leave-in spray midweek saved me. Full bath day is when the coat actually looks silky. If you wait until it tangles, you are fighting a losing battle. Ask me how I know.

Same. I stopped chasing perfect with my Japanese Spitz. Leave-in spray midweek saved me. Full bath day is when the coat actually looks silky. If you wait until it tangles, you are fighting a losing battle. Ask me how I know.