Dog Breeds With Matted Hair

This might look like matting but it s meant to be maintained and trimmed to prevent skin issues.

Dog breeds with matted hair.

The more barbs in the hair shaft the more likely to mat says verplank. There are a few dog breeds whose coats are meant to be corded where their coat is meticulously groomed by hand to form dreadlocks or cords. This shedding process is not like those breeds that leave hair all over your house. It s ugly dirty sometimes painful and once matted dog hair starts it can snowball out of control and become a health issue.

Dogs with hair that is soft curly or wavy like poodles golden doodles and bichons are vulnerable to matting. The most common breeds seen with a corded coat are the puli komondor and bergamasco shepherd. A dog s hair shafts are barbed much like a briar bush with some more barbed than others. The long haired dog sheds its hair into the coat causing small mats to form.

Dogs with long silky hair like yorkies and shih tzu s can develop mats and tangles. And dogs that have double coats with a thick undercoat like golden retrievers and cocker spaniels can mat easily. Some dogs are more prone to mats such as the poodle bichon frise cocker spaniel and any dog with a long coat or who is a heavy shedder verplank says.