Things You'll Need
- Wire brush
- Mat rake
- Fine-toothed comb
- Scissors
Instructions
Brush your dog lightly with a wire brush. This shows you where the mats are and how bad the matting might be. This also gets any loose hair out of your way.
Separate a mat away from the free hair with your fingers.
Brush the mat gently with a mat rake if it is small or the matting is new. This can untangle the fur without a need to cut it.
Slide the teeth of a fine-toothed comb between the mat and the dog's skin, pulling the mat away from the skin gently.
Snip the mat away from the dog's fur with a pair of scissors, making your cut with the comb between the scissor blades and your dog's skin.
Repeat these steps until your dog's mats are gone.