A lot of dogs do not enjoy brushing. At Waggy Tails we like shorter styles that are more comfortable and easier to manage and maintain.
If a coat has tangles or we cannot sweep a comb through the coat then we will always cut to a length that snips the hair underneath the tangles or tightness in the coat. We do not brushout tangles.
Tangles tend to tighten and move closer to the skin over the time between grooms. This means that the maximum possible hair length will usually depend on the number of weeks since the last groom. Every coat is different, however as a general indication of the coat length you might expect for a poodle mix :
| Weeks Since Last Groom | Maximum Coat Length After Groom |
| Less than 4 weeks | 25mm |
| Less than 6 weeks | 19mm |
| Less than 8 weeks | 16mm |
| Less than 12 weeks | 12mm |
| Less than 6 months | 3mm |
| Less than 1 year | 1mm |