Although I love Vellus (use it for beards - top knots - ends), "silk' from Laser lites - pricey as it is also works but on our Havanese, I do use deep conditioners (human type) that actually work. If you are restricting it to just the dry areas, then why not. On Havanese - which I have and goldens - which I also have, they all get the guard hairs that are coarse around the tail but you can soften them up. Due to washing my show dogs every 4 to 6 days, I do deep conditioning often and found by doing so that the hair in this area is much softer. But I do coat with 'silk' and I do baths where I am pouring diluted deep conditioning over them for 10 minutes and removing most. I have used Kolesteral and I have used Frieda's leave ins.
I recently tried a product on one of our havs that blown her coat and needed 4 points to finish her championship. It was the priciest thing I ever did use - a human masque but after 3 treatments spaced out 4 days apart, she was ready for the show ring - not perfect but acceptable but I tend to be picky. She took breed and she got 7 points that weekend. I would not use it as a regular thing but it worked for what I needed it to but more expensive than what I would use on MY OWN hair.
I tend to use Isle of Dogs, Pure Paws, Laser Lites, Vellus, Summerwinds, Chris Christensen's white on white for feet, Chris' Clean Start for a clarifier and yes EZ Groom for stains especially when I have gals in heat and my boy - well destroys my hard work in a blink of an eye and I play recovery all that time. <sigh> I am sure I have others but ...I have my faves per dog and not all dogs are alike even in the same breed. I swear we should try and try again to get what works and then have a party to share products.
