Thanks so much, I do appreciate the practical stuff.

Unfortunately, yes, I've tried this, and she's not really able to brush her long hair yet well. I think we're going to get it cut back to shoulder length so it's more manageable. And we do use detangling spray, apple scented, sigh. I got her in the bath tonight, tons of conditioner, and then detangled it gently by hand, so tomorrow should be a bit better, but I've managed to displace all four of my family's hairbrushes, ha, so have to find one for the am. These are the stupid things that happen being so busy. Ugh.