Using Horse Clippers On Dogs?

[Dizzy socks]

Could this work? We currently have 2 dogs that need to be clipped fairly regularly, and at £20 a pop it isn't that cheap. One is also geriatric, so the less trauma the better really.

Do you think it would be feasible to buy a pair of clippers for horses, to do them? Could be cheaper in long run, and useful for horse too!

 

[Spencer93]

This is probably irrelevant but my friend does her husbands hair with her horse clippers and he's always been fine

 

[Adopter]

We clipped our old border collie with the horse clippers, she was suffering in the heat and she had a new lease of life afterwards. It was not that pretty, as the clipper head was really too big for a smooth dog clip.

My sister uses her dog clippers to clip horses head, she prefers them for the smaller areas.

 

[3Beasties]

I do my terrier every spring with horse clippers. I have to be careful not to do a 'close' shave but generally it works fine. Probably not the perfect result you'd get from a groomers but mine always looks smarter and feels better having lost his coat!

 

[mynutmeg]

I do my mom's tibetian terrier with the horse clippers, no problems with them there. tbh they do a better job than the dog ones do!

 

[MotherOfChickens]

yes, use them on the dog and never on the ponies lol!

 

[Tiddlypom]

I used to clip our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, as she struggled to cope in hot weather. I use an Oster A5 small animal clipper, which is also very good for horse's tricky bits! You can get comb attachments to clip onto the blades to give a longer length of cut which is more suitable for canines.

 

[ChesnutsRoasting]

I once used the beard trimmer attachment on my husbands razor on my Border Terriers backside - it was encrusted with matter. Just be careful on the blade size - too short & you may cause irritation.

 

[EventingMum]

Having inherited my father's collie I objected to paying the mobile groomer £50 a clip so future daughter in law and I had a go with the horse trimmers (Moser Adelars). The end result was fine, no one laughed! It may not have looked 100% perfect but neither was the groomer and he's not a show dog anyway. I've invested in a set of guards for our next attempt which ought to make things easier.

 

[yeeharider]

I do my old English sheepdogs with horse clippers 3 times a year now I no longer show them. I do like a teddy length clip but only takes a couple of months to grow to this length and saves me a fortune

 

[Highlands]

Aldi dog clippers bount a tenner a few years ago. Was a but worried using the big blades on my cocker spaniels!

 

[Tiddlepiddle]

Another vote for horse clippers on hubbies hair!

 

[Tobiano]

I once used the beard trimmer attachment on my husbands razor on my Border Terriers backside - it was encrusted with matter. Just be careful on the blade size - too short & you may cause irritation.

haha! Did hubby ever find out?

 

[Dizzy socks]

Just seen how much cheaper dog clippers are!

Have ordered some

 

[MerrySherryRider]

Another vote for horse clippers on hubbies hair!

Me too !

 

[kerrieberry2]

I did on our really old springer but she was deaf, so she couldn't hear the noise! so guess it depends how scared the dog will be!