Funny, I was about to post a grooming question. Pixie is 8 months, and just this past week I've been finding matts - especially in the fine fur on her chest and under her ears. I was wondering if this was what people meant by 'blowing her puppy coat', and after reading some of the posts here, I'm guessing the answer is yes. She has a fleece coat, although it's a little more curly around her neck. Actually it's funny, because there are at least three different textures - the fleece on her back and legs, a fine soft fur on her chest, and more woolly on her neck and head. She looked very much at 4 months like Kirby, in the photo above.
I had her groomed at 5/6 months, and I wasn't very happy with the job. The groomer cut too much around her eyes and muzzle (including her eyelashes), left her with a flat, wide looking poodle muzzle. I took some scissors to it as soon as I got home. And I paid $80 for that grooming! Needless to say, I've been very hesitant about testing another groomer.
Donna, I wanted to say thank you for posting about the Oster undercoat rake. I'd never heard of it before, but based on your post, I just ordered it from Amazon. I spent at least an hour and a half brushing Pixie tonight; the rake can only help!