I agree - get a Coat King and get grooming, it takes all that fluff out and you get to see the dog within!
On eyelashes - don't touch them! I asked a similar question about Paddy (six months now) who is solid black - eyelashes like a French cartoon cat - literally about two inches long, looping sideways rather than coming forward like human lashes. Apart from the fact I think they're beautiful (
), I also read that they have good protective functions - twofold.
First, as with all lashes, they protect against dust/grit/bits getting into the eye - a filtering system - and secondly, they alert the dog to obstacles near its eyes when they're out and about - a bit like whiskers on a cat. So just sit back and admire with envy!!
The Mars Coat King details are on one of the permanent explanatory threads here on grooming, at the top - probably on "Equipment", to get the right size. They're very therapeutic and satisfying (in that "popping spots" way
) to use!
Denise