New Clipper Recommendations please

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For our 10yr Border Terrier x Dachshund x Collie. Has a long collie type coat but everso slightly more wirey. Old clippers lost in house move and can't for the life of me remember their brand etc, but they were originally recommended on here. Grateful for your help!
 
A good clipper is like a good car...you really do get what you pay for. I've tried so many different brands of clippers with my standard poodles over the years and you really cannot beat the red German clippers...aesculaps11.
If you see your need for clippers will continue for the next dog you get,then these are really commended.They last for years,are robust and quiet running...the heads are interchangeable,simple clip on and off...really easy,but expensive.
if you want a less costly clipper the arco moser range is really good..

I bought mine from these people..
http://www.peasridge.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_The_AESCULAP_Clipper_range.html
 
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Sorry, have to disagree. The Moser Arco is not a clipper, it's a trimmer. It is for light duty trimming, ie feet, face, hygiene. I agree though that you get what you pay for. Have heard lots of groomers rave about Asculaps, I don't have any particular experience with them. I would suggest for occasional use something like Wahl Switchblades or something along the lines of Moser Max 45 would probably do okay too. But Arcos, while I absolutely LOVE them and use them daily , they simply are not up to the job of clipping and doing body work.
 
the link you jut put up is the Arco again. It's a trimmer, not a clipper. Big difference. Moser is the maker, Arco is the model.
 
Puccini..I'm on Italy and don't have the same resources you have over there..I do have two immaculate st poodles though and have groomed for many years..stop nit picking LoL
It also says on the blurb for this clipper.
"Excellent clipper for feet, face and finish work, glides through coats quickly and efficiently"
...seems cheap and cheerful to me..Nuff said.
 
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Whatever. I'm a groomer too - I do more than just poodles (though I have poodles myself). If we're talking about day to day grooming on a dog with a normal pet coat you may have to realise that the average pet owner may not be able to prepare the coat as well as a groomer without the "other" resources such as a bath/blast and deep clean and dry. So a more powerful motor clipper rather than a trimmer would be better, IMO.

However, it's not my money and it's not my dog - people do often buy trimmers and then moan that after a few months they don't work. Also, even the longest setting on an Arco is a bit too short for body work. Going shorter than 3mm you set the dog up for follicle damage and / or sunburn.

I just remembered why I don't bother posting on here much any more.
 
PucciNPoni said:
Whatever. I'm a groomer too - I do more than just poodles (though I have poodles myself). If we're talking about day to day grooming on a dog with a normal pet coat you may have to realise that the average pet owner may not be able to prepare the coat as well as a groomer without the "other" resources such as a bath/blast and deep clean and dry. So a more powerful motor clipper rather than a trimmer would be better, IMO.

However, it's not my money and it's not my dog - people do often buy trimmers and then moan that after a few months they don't work. Also, even the longest setting on an Arco is a bit too short for body work. Going shorter than 3mm you set the dog up for follicle damage and / or sunburn.

I just remembered why I don't bother posting on here much any more.
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