Grooming Fiasco - Mats

[MayaPup]

I was sort of in a rush but my sheltie had tons of mats in her fur and i couldn't let her walk around like that so i got out the sicssors and brush. i worked on it for a while but was forced to cut a lot of her hair out. Now that i step back and look at her, she has a huge "bald" spot where i had to shear off tons of hair! Will is grow back normally? How long will it take? Thanks!

[erdog3]

Don't panic, yes it will grow back exactly the same, just like our hair grows.
It will take about 3 months to be fully grown, but after 3 weeks the fur should be through to some length, you may be able to trim the rest in that area to make it match in a bit, if you can afford it take her to a professional, if we lived closer I would do it for you for nothing, but I think it would be impossible

[Dax]

There's a sheltie down the way, that the owner shaved every summer. The new growth will all come in at the same in & knot free. You could try it.