DottyMO - good luck with your little fluffs skin allergies. We have 3 fluffs but fortunately no skin issues. When the groomer talks about matting, please pay attention. The short haired dogs discussed on here don't have to worry about that. One of our dogs is cold all the time and before I knew better I let her wear her 'running suit' (covered all four legs) too long. Even with using DMat, working out those mats was no fun for either one of us!