Poodle-y fur is a snow magnet!

The Stuff does have silicone in it. I use it on my Shih Tzu sometimes, but not a lot. Supposedly the silicone can build up over time and make the coat brittle. As far as making it easy to remove twigs and stuff from the coat, I can't tell that The Stuff is really any better than any other detangler product, or better than using regular conditioner diluted with water.

Yes, they do! My mom's dog got his face completely iced over one daybwhen we were playing in the snow and digging out a cave. Pen also attracts the stuff. Show sheen might help.

I've been reading as much as I can find online - and people who take their poodle-mix dogs hiking swear by Show Sheen (which I think is just like "The Stuff" - only horse stuff is cheaper than dog stuff...LOL!) - they say it helps burrs/twigs, etc slide right out of the coat. I might give it a try - the worst that can happen is I give a bottle of Show Sheen to my granddaughter for her pony...

Old Biscuit - I'd do that if he had a REAL DOG coat...LOL!!! But he needs all the insulation he can get, he doesn't have an undercoat like the more outdoorsy breeds.

I found a complete-body dog "jogging suit" made of spandex - while I'm sure it would work, I'm just not ready to shell out $65+ bucks for it - eeeks! I'll try the Show Sheen first...

I trim my cockers down to a puppy type clip. If the snow is deep, I have fleece jackets that have a nylon piece against the chest. This keeps the snow clinging to a minimum.

I also keep the paw pads clipped out really well - this helps to keep the snow from balling up on the hair and getting pushed into the paw pad.

Back in the day when I was able to keep them all in full coat, snow balls were a given in that long hair.

We generally shovel an area for them, and if it's icy we use Paw Safe ice melter.

As far as something to spray on them -- I've never heard of anything.

Edit: Back when we were showing, I used Crown Royal spray, and other times, something I think was called "The Stuff". I used to dilute it and spritz the dog when brushing between bathing. I think The Stuff had some silicon type ingredient in it. It made it a lot easier to brush mats out of the long show coats. But you spritzed, brushed and dried. I don't know if that would help repel the snow from the hair or not. Just a thought... clicky for The Stuff

Shave him then get him a cute sweater

Isn't there a spray on conditioner that is left on after bathing. Would you be able to use that and it would make the hair slippery so the snow didn't cling as much? Spray before going out - towel dry when back in - then cuddle.

I sure would like to know if something would do that also. What a mess Cockers spaniels with lots of hair make..........