Grooming a Labradoodle includes brushing with slicker or pin brush, combing with medium-toothed comb, regular trimming, clipping and bathing. A glove or bristle brush can be used on the short-haired variety. A regular thorough brushing for the Scruffy type.<\/p>\n
There is much variation in the coat of this popular crossbreed. It ranges from short, close, constantly shedding hair to long and flat, wavy, dense, and thick and woolly that sheds coat like a molt as well as sheds into itself to form felts if not groomed regularly.<\/p>\n
Such a mixture of coat is also seen on one dog. Rarely – if ever – are they non-shedding as claimed by some breeders. The contrasting coats are often referred to as Fleece (woolly) and Scruffy (wiry).<\/p>\n
Slicker and pin brush, medium-toothed comb, clippers, scissors, thinners, glove.<\/p>\n
Identify the coat type before deciding whether to thin or clip coat, or to merely bathe and brush. The head is important as it can be clipped like the Poodle, scissored to a round shape leaving whiskers, or left Scruffy depending on coat type.<\/p>\n