My 10 month old wheaten is developing dreadlocks despite the fact that I brush her daily.What can I

I brush my Irish Soft coated Wheaten Terrier daily, and she looks great, but at the roots there are minute lumps of hair which never seem to disappear. What can I do about this.She also has a very sensitive stomach. Vomiting, diahorrea very frequently.She has the best food and have tried various options.Is this a typical characteristic of wheatens.

My 10 month old wheaten is developing dreadlocks despite the fact that I brush her daily.What can I do?

Ask your vet about the stomach problems. Take her in for a grooming. You aren't brushing thoroughly. It sounds like you are only brushing the top of the coat, not getting to the skin. Make sure you get her groomed regularly. In between grooms, you should brush her and then go over her with a fine tooth comb.

My 10 month old wheaten is developing dreadlocks despite the fact that I brush her daily.What can I do?

Go to your groomers and get a spray in water based conditioner and keep up your daily grooming. Hopefully this will help keep the knotting under control, not to mention keep the coat lush.

My 10 month old wheaten is developing dreadlocks despite the fact that I brush her daily.What can I do?

well you can get her shaved if it becomes 2 much work for you hat would be best but you ca also clip them out because my puppy had those and it hurt he bad

My 10 month old wheaten is developing dreadlocks despite the fact that I brush her daily.What can I do?

i recommend u take her to ur local vet they will find out wats rong with her.

My 10 month old wheaten is developing dreadlocks despite the fact that I brush her daily.What can I do?

she's developing mats. are you using a slicker brush? if not, get one. when you brush you are probably not getting all the way down to the skin. if she's 9 mos. old, she should have been to a groomer already. take her in and get her into a wheaten trim. wheaton face and head too. they will get all those mats out and it will be easier for you to take care of. hopefully she isn't matted more than what you realize. if that's the case, they may have to cut it pretty short, and you'll have to start over. i don't know why she's been getting sick. my friend has one and she is a very picky eater. she feeds nature's variety. it's expensive, but good for her. she sometimes get's dirrhea for no reason. she has linked it to when she is very nervous. and she is a very nervous dog.

My 10 month old wheaten is developing dreadlocks despite the fact that I brush her daily.What can I do?

If she's got lumps of hair at the roots, you're not brushing her thoroughly. You need to use a pin brush, have her lying on her side and make sure you're brushing through to the skin. If she's matted at the skin all over, it's going to be too hard on her to de-mat her (do you even have a slicker which is used for mats?), so I'd get her shaved (much as I hate shaving a dog), and start again. This time when you groom her, make sure you get down to the skin. Perhaps her breeder could show you the technique.

As for her sensitive stomach, sounds like she's allergic to something in her food and it needs to be changed. You might want to talk to your vet about a recommendation or change foods to something with no corn, wheat or beef which are the most common ingredients dogs are sensitive to.

My 10 month old wheaten is developing dreadlocks despite the fact that I brush her daily.What can I do?

Your problem is that you're using a BRUSH!!!

Use a fine-tooth steel COMB!

That's undercoat your seeing %26amp; it needs to be REMOVED w/the COMB!

Btw....it's MATS,not"dreadlocks". Now you won't sound so amateurish/novice.

Do ***NOT*** keep switching feeds! You're CAUSING the problem,not solving it!!

Any decent brand of DRY *ADULT* feed is FINE!

My 10 month old wheaten is developing dreadlocks despite the fact that I brush her daily.What can I do?

i had a soft coated wheaton terrier for 13 years. what sweet dogs!

we brushed fergus every day but sometimes there were still mats. we didn't keep him groomed to akc standards, so getting rid of the mats was easy. every few months we'd get him shaved down to stubble. he'd look silly for a week, but the hair grew back mat free (and just as soft and loveable).

he threw up all the time too. i think it was caused by his nerves. he was a sensitive boy. loud noises or stress in general usually caused him to hack up a delight - despite the best dog food and health regimine. i think it might be a fault through irresponsible breeding.

My 10 month old wheaten is developing dreadlocks despite the fact that I brush her daily.What can I do?

First, stop using a brush, and start using a comb. You are missing the whole undercoat when you just brush. That is why shr is getting matted.

Second, what type of food are you feeding her? Even though you say it is "the best quality" you may have been misguided. Vomiting and diarrhea frequently are not typical characteristic of ANY breed!