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title: "Brushing a puppy: tools by coat type and how to make it pleasant"
description: "Three minutes a day now saves the mats, the fear, and the grooming bill later."
url: https://evapup.com/journal/grooming/brushing-a-puppy-coat
category: "Grooming"
author: "Olivia Marsh"
published: 2026-08-13
updated: 2026-09-13
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# Brushing a puppy: tools by coat type and how to make it pleasant

Three minutes a day now saves the mats, the fear, and the grooming bill later.

Grooming is a habit the puppy learns from you. Short, calm, and often beats one long session a month.

## By coat type

Slicker brush for curly and long coats, pin brush for silky coats, rubber curry for short coats. A metal comb finishes every coat and finds the mats a brush skips.

> **Detangle, do not pull.** Hold the mat at the base so the tug does not reach the skin, and work from the tip in. If it is tight to the skin, a groomer should clip it.

## Making it pleasant

Three minutes, on a towel, with treats. Start with the back and sides. Feet, ears, and tail come later, one at a time.

### Where mats form

Behind the ears, under the collar, in the armpits, and between the back legs. Check these spots with your fingers every session.

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