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1. CLIPPING & TRIMMING DOGS
The first time you cut hair, cut only a small amount until
you have become accustomed to how long each guide
comb leaves the hair.
Ensure that you regularly remove trimmed hair from the
blades and oil the blades during clipping.
2. CLIPPING GUIDE GENERAL
Feet:
Have your dog sit facing you. Bring rear leg forward (fig.2)
and clip sides of foot from nail to ends of toes. Clip on top
of toes, stopping at ankle joint. Don’t trim ankle. Spread
toes apart with thumb and finger (fig.3). Cut hair between
toes, being careful not to nick the webbing. Spread bottom
pads with thumb and clip between toes and pads, being
careful not to nick foot webbing (fig.4). Touch up stray hair
with scissors.
Face and Throat:
Be very careful around this area, clipping too close
may cause razor burns. In most cases you should use
the clippers in the same direction as the lie of the coat.
However if you wish to obtain a closer cut, then the
clippers may be used against the lie of the coat.
The clipper must not be used above or around the eyes.
When clipping ears lift them to ensure no creases or folds
of skin are on the area to be clipped (fig.6).
Hold muzzle with your free hand. Cut from ear to the
outside corner of the eye in a straight line. Stretch the skin
at the outside corner of the left eye upward and backward.
Clip carefully under eye. Repeat on other side. With free
hand, stretch the corner of the mouth with your thumb,
using the rest of your hand to hold the mouth shut. Clip
around mouth and side of face. Repeat on other side.
W a h l a n i m a l g r o o m i n g
Where the world goes to look good.
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