Knotty Mess!

From time to time Cooper's long hair on the top of his head becomes snarled and uncomfortable for him.  Sometimes the snarls get tight to Cooper's skin and pulls evert time to Cooper's skin and pulls every time someone scruffs his hair. 

Many people can't resist doing this when they see the cute little dog with the blue hair.  Combing out the knots isn't the most pleasant task, but one that we endure two or three times per year.

As with most grooming tasks Cooper will settle himself for the duration by laying out across my lap.  He doesn't rest much because he's always worried about the next snag where the comb gets stuck and I pull too much.  I use a detangler for children and really soak the hair so he snarls loosen up.  One by one I work on each of his knots that started out as a beautiful little curl, and soon would be again.

By the time I get to the end of this task, I have a pile of light blue hair from his head.  This hair is the cause of all the trouble.  As some hair falls out and becomes trapped in the curls, they contribute to the snarls.  When I remove all the dead hair by combing it out , his hair is returned to a fluffy, blue plume of hair on his head with soft curls restored to it's softness that people oooh and aaah over when they touch it.

Once again, I thought it would be nice for people to see him as this process takes place.  There is definitely quite a bit of up keep that goes along with keeping my boy beautiful, but when all is said and done, the end result is a soft, comfortable hair-doo.  A clean showered dog.  And another 4 to 6 months before we have to worry about snarl patrol and knot management again.