I've tried a couple of ideas with the tails - cutting off the coat on the inner half, or just leaving the tip longhaired, but the nicest looking is keeping it the same lenght as the hair on the body. So if I use the clipper on the body, I use the ...
Okey - your problem is solved with the scissors. But to your question about if you could bath him or not - YES you can bath a knotted, tangled and terrible coat. BUT (really, really important) then you must use alot of conditioner on the worst mat...
Yes - if I were you I would enter obedience classes/training. This will give you and the dog a good time to work together, learning what eachother expect from eachother, and surely help you a long way with your problem.
Remember - an obedient dog ...
4 beardies at home: Moby (Ch Breaksea Norwegian Wood, 7 years), Milla (Ch Breaksea Bounty, 4,5 years), Mac (Kindle Passion Just Marvellous, 2,5 years) and Moses (Taildown's In Your Dreams, 2 years).
How long have you owned Bearded Collies?
Got my first beardie, Jimmy, in 1981.
About Me:
Mostly an exhibitor of beardies, but have had some litters under the kennename TAILDOWN here in Norway.
Owner and/or breeder of the top winning beardie in Norway since 1993.