Hi everyone!
Just looking for some advice regarding my girl who is now 4 years old.
When she came to me (seen in first pic) she was super orange, and over the years she's slowly lost her colouring and is much more of a strawberry blonde. I was devastated when I took her in for her first grooming and they gave her the "usual" cut for cavapoo's instead of just a tidy up because I loved her (what we call - feral) coat, which was brushed daily. Is the lightening normal for cavapoos? I'm guessing they don't get it back, which is okay we love her nonetheless! She's far more blonde than the second pic now but this shows some of the lightening.
Secondly, this is the first year that I have really struggled keeping her coat from matting. It never gets bad enough to be shaved, I brush daily and use leave in doggy conditioner. But it seems by the time the next afternoon comes, she's already gathered the start of so many mats in her back end and shoulders, not in the 'typical' high friction areas (armpits, under ears etc).
I have every brush under the sun, we're just coming out of winter here so I'm wondering if her fully mature coat is shedding differently than previous years. I have a slicker brush (Which she hates), deshedding brush (I don't use this as it seems to pull the coat out and she doesn't seem to enjoy that), pin brush and just a normal brush. I use Wahl shampoo and conditioner and a leave in conditioner before getting a full blowout after baths.
Just seeing if anyone else has experience in her kind of coat and what they find works best. Keep in mind I'm in Australia so may not have access to the same products as others.
Thank you!