Any Patterdale owners here?

[threeponies]

I have an 8 month old Patterdale bitch, with a rough/long coat and would be eternally grateful for any advice on grooming her. Atm she just gets brushed but she is looking a bit untidy/badly knitted. My friend's OH has said to hand strip her, but I don't know how to do that and wouldn't like to try it. I did ask in the groomers at our local Pets at Home but they didn't seem too sure what should be done with her. Any help please?

 

[Foxyfilly]

Handstripping is easy. Get yourself a stripping knife like this

http://www.pearls.org.uk/hand-strip...ool-for-dogs--choose-course-or-fine-352-p.asp

Just pull a little at a time, it may take you a few days because unless your quick
the dog can get fed up.

This video may help

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvXMaa4MRVo

 

[brighteyes]

I did - but mine was smooth-coated

 

[EAST KENT]

A quick plucking motion ,start behind the ears and work down the back blending in sides and legs later.You may need a tidy with thinning scissors on the neck and chest. Don`t forget to leave this excellent nesting material lying around for the birds to use. A shorter route is to run a number seven F clipper blade all over the dog ..going in the same direction as the coat please (opposite way to horses!)

 

[Oldashthearab]

I have a Wire haired Fox terrier X, i took him to a groomers to be hand stripped just before Christmas. You can do it yourself but they were much quicker and neater!! And at £25 about 4x a year i don't mind!
East Kent, i maybe wrong but was told that whilst alot of people do clip, it can ruin their coats and take a good few years to get back to a state that can be hand stripped properly.
Bobs best friend is a Patterdale, she is lovely!

 

[EAST KENT]

Clipping is far from ideal, but is a quick fix for the pet dog,must admit some of mine get a quick clip unless they are very fluffy and loose coated.

 

[Scheherezade]

I do!!

But as earlier, he's smooth coated sorry!