GinaB
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If so, what breed is it and what kind of clippers do you use? Was it difficult to pick up on?
Anyone clip their own dog?
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Cliqmo
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Yup... I have a very hairy JRT and I use some Nicky Clarke hair clippers with blade number 3 on them
3Beasties
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I have a scruffy Patterdale and use Liveryman Horse clippers with coarse blades
The clippers are nearly bigger then him but he's a very good boy about it
Abbeygale
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Yes - we have 2 giant schnauzers and a springer spaniel. The schnauzers are supposed to be trimmed up, but the springer grows a ridiculous amount of coat so it gets the chop!
He is also a huge springer, and when he is clipped up most people mistake him for a pointer!!
I just use my lister showman clippers for all of them
He is also a huge springer, and when he is clipped up most people mistake him for a pointer!!
I just use my lister showman clippers for all of them
CAYLA
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Me, Because I trained as a groom
I use Oster clippers, I can do all breeds, but obs have my favourite and not so favourite to do
I think alot of people think it's easy, it takes alot of practice and hands on to learn to clip dogs in a professional manor for paying clients and it's back breaking esp when it comes to larger more difficult dogs or horrendously matted ones
, or even a days worth a smaller well behaved dogs, still leaves u feeling hugely knackered
there are of course easy pet clips, where u can give the old short back and sides, then there are others that take time and patience and accuracy.
I do alot of aggressive or difficult dogs that have been banned from the local parlours
otherwise alot of westis, cockers, yorkis, cavs, shih tzu's and the likes of
For me learning to clip was face/head, it took me a little while to perfect a good shape for westis/yorki/scotti anything with a beard or brows really
, I found myself snipping a bit here and snipping more there and still was never happy
im ok now though, practice makes perfect
I use Oster clippers, I can do all breeds, but obs have my favourite and not so favourite to do
I think alot of people think it's easy, it takes alot of practice and hands on to learn to clip dogs in a professional manor for paying clients and it's back breaking esp when it comes to larger more difficult dogs or horrendously matted ones
I do alot of aggressive or difficult dogs that have been banned from the local parlours
For me learning to clip was face/head, it took me a little while to perfect a good shape for westis/yorki/scotti anything with a beard or brows really
Horseyscot
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My OH used to clip his last two 'hairy' spaniels with the cattle clippers
, not the tidiest, but did the job, poor dogs hid for a week though
lucky we live on a farm so they weren't seen out in public much!!!!!
CAYLA
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My OH used to clip his last two 'hairy' spaniels with the cattle clippers
, not the tidiest, but did the job, poor dogs hid for a week though
lucky we live on a farm so they weren't seen out in public much!!!!!
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Lol, re the public
This reminds me of my sister, who also began to train as a groom, I could already groom at this stage, but she thought it looked easy and wanted me to open a grooming parlour with her...........I knew she would not stick it, but I encouraged her to go ahead
She clipped one of my mams rescue yorki's, who was ready to go to his new home, she made the poor fecker look like a mohegan
she shaved the sides of it face and left the top spikey(think neelix from star trek)
she proceeded to explain to my mam that itwas a cool new look, almost fashionable
My mam hit the roof, whilst I stood p!ssing myself
I was made to tidy it up
My OH used to clip his last two 'hairy' spaniels with the cattle clippers
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Lol, re the public
This reminds me of my sister, who also began to train as a groom, I could already groom at this stage, but she thought it looked easy and wanted me to open a grooming parlour with her...........I knew she would not stick it, but I encouraged her to go ahead
She clipped one of my mams rescue yorki's, who was ready to go to his new home, she made the poor fecker look like a mohegan
she proceeded to explain to my mam that itwas a cool new look, almost fashionable
My mam hit the roof, whilst I stood p!ssing myself
PucciNPoni
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Yep, and everyone else's too!
I'm a groomer by trade as well. I use Laube clippers (mini micros and lazors). However, if you're looking for a decent clipper for using on your own dog, Wahl does some that aren't going to break the bank. It's not that hard to learn and you can probably even go for a day's tuition at a grooming school so you can safely learn how to use the equipment on your own dog.
I'm a groomer by trade as well. I use Laube clippers (mini micros and lazors). However, if you're looking for a decent clipper for using on your own dog, Wahl does some that aren't going to break the bank. It's not that hard to learn and you can probably even go for a day's tuition at a grooming school so you can safely learn how to use the equipment on your own dog.
Tizzy01
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Yep, my dad and I do my dog-badly. She is bearded so its really hard to get her head and face looking good. She seems to end up with 'pencil face', long and pointy
The local parlour do a fantastic job but its quite pricey to go there all the time and now she is old its quite and ordeal for her as she is there for hours!
Oh and not sure what clippers we have but they are certainly nothing flassy, we got them from the local pet shop.
The local parlour do a fantastic job but its quite pricey to go there all the time and now she is old its quite and ordeal for her as she is there for hours!
Oh and not sure what clippers we have but they are certainly nothing flassy, we got them from the local pet shop.
merlinsquest
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I do my schnauzer myself
He sometimes looks good
and he sometimes.................................. doesnt!!!
Everybody go ahhhhhhhh!!!
I use Wahl hairdressing clippers, which may explain the results
He sometimes looks good
and he sometimes.................................. doesnt!!!
Everybody go ahhhhhhhh!!!
I use Wahl hairdressing clippers, which may explain the results
Tizzy01
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Ah bless him! pencil face. Does anyone have any top tips for trimming beards? He looks really good in the first pic though by the way!
PucciNPoni
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Trimming beards: best if using thinning scissors, pointing tips down and thinning them down a bit, and then scissoring with ordinary straight scissors a line from nose to behind the ear (looking at head from side) and tapering up slightly at nose.
Yep, the schnauzer in the fast pic looks very nicely done.
Yep, the schnauzer in the fast pic looks very nicely done.
mtj
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I worry about my Australian shepherd getting too hot in summer. to the extent of walkies at 5.30am on hot days.
can you clip aussies, or does it wreck their coats?
for the record he has a silky, knot free coat. OH and him spend hours "bonding" with a brush in front of the tv each weekend.
can you clip aussies, or does it wreck their coats?
for the record he has a silky, knot free coat. OH and him spend hours "bonding" with a brush in front of the tv each weekend.
PucciNPoni
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I wouldn't clip it!!!!! It won't necessarily make him cooler, only change the texture to become more undercoat and wooly when it grows back in. Also it may set him up for sunburn if you clip it too short. If he's getting well brushed, he's getting the best coat care and I would personally hate to see that clipped! A good groomer can shorten it with scissors and help alleviate some of the weight if he's got lots.
mtj
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just realised that makes me sound totally dippy.
we ended up with an aussie by chance. he came from the proprietor of the dog pool where we took our late lab and GSD. she shows at the highest levels with aussies. when the dogs finish showing, if they are not retained for breeding, they are rehomed privately as pets to non showing/breeding people. hence we were offered our aussie after the other 2 passed away.
we've been offered second since, but had to say no because we didn't want the grooming commitment for 2 aussies and had already taken on a gsdx.
we ended up with an aussie by chance. he came from the proprietor of the dog pool where we took our late lab and GSD. she shows at the highest levels with aussies. when the dogs finish showing, if they are not retained for breeding, they are rehomed privately as pets to non showing/breeding people. hence we were offered our aussie after the other 2 passed away.
we've been offered second since, but had to say no because we didn't want the grooming commitment for 2 aussies and had already taken on a gsdx.
mtj
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thanks for the quick reply.
I've never seen pictures of a clipped one so guessed there probably was a good reason.
I've never seen pictures of a clipped one so guessed there probably was a good reason.
PucciNPoni
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Doesn't make you sound dippy - it's a good question. You should speak to the breeder, see what they have to say about it.
Unless I have a dog with specific medical issue, I won't clip most double coated breeds. Okay, I clip terriers, but prefer to handstrip them. But Northern type breeds and collies etc, it's just not worth it. Now and again I get a dog with a heavy coat that has serious skin complaint, where getting the skin exposed to air will improve it. In those cases I will clip.
Unless I have a dog with specific medical issue, I won't clip most double coated breeds. Okay, I clip terriers, but prefer to handstrip them. But Northern type breeds and collies etc, it's just not worth it. Now and again I get a dog with a heavy coat that has serious skin complaint, where getting the skin exposed to air will improve it. In those cases I will clip.
Puppy
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* has a terrific mental image of Popple clipped *