Loki's Mum - Thanks, I'll do what I can - have sent you a PM.

Hi
i have a retriever collie cross but fortunately the hair on his back in end is more collie, the rest is silky retriever!
i havent had the "clingon" problem but i do use an undercoat stripping brush ( its called hair raiser) and i have to say it is brilliant! i has the narrow comb for stripping but you can flip it over and it has a normal metal brush, the first time i brush caleb i got a carrier bag full of fluff off him!

have you tried dry shampoo spray and some kitchen roll to wipe the rear end? i got it for the cat but shes exceedingly unimpressed by it but the dog isnt fussed!

I have a collie x retreiver (I think) so she has it all, undercoat/overcoat, trouser fur..... but luckily no cling ons!!
She wouldn't let me groom her & ended up with a massive knot near her bottom. I can't tell you how mortified I was & she was when she had to be sedated at the vets & have her bottom shaved bare (she looked like a baboon!)
Since then I have taken her every 4 weeks to the groomers for a proper brush through & have been for the last 2 years. She hated it at first & still wears a muzzle, but is much more relaxed. Whilst keeping her natural look she is also trimmed from time to time. Worth every penny!

Another one who takes the clippers to feathers on bums to keep them short

oooh Tillymint your dog looks the spitting image of my Caleb! didnt theink they were a very common cross?

I have a cavalier king Charles so to prevent poo chunk incidents I baby wipe him after the act and so far he's been poo free. He stayed in a pet hotel recently and came out with a poo chunk bum but a quick bath put that right. I also baby wipe his peeper so he never smells of wee. This way I don't have to trim his beautiful coat and trousers feathers which are part of his natural handsomeness.