Bigjoe90 7 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Sorry if its a silly question ... Just wondered. Thanks 1 Quote Link to post
ratpackjack 272 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I trim my lads hair, just not to short number 6 ish i think but only in summer and never skin head short as don't want him torn up when working cover. 1 Quote Link to post
colliexgreyhound 119 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Only if its got a long coat best leave it untill the summer anyway Quote Link to post
gwendevine 14 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 god no, dont do it ffs strip it, time consuming but worth it, trim if needed but dont shave it, ya will embarrass the dog and yourself lol, no seriously it does not have good results, atb Quote Link to post
Bigjoe90 7 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Don't bother me what the dog looks like . Bit hot in summer for a thick coat isn't it ... Cheers anyway Quote Link to post
ratpackjack 272 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 god no, dont do it ffs strip it, time consuming but worth it, trim if needed but dont shave it, ya will embarrass the dog and yourself lol, no seriously it does not have good results, atb Hes a fluffy lad and suffers real bad in the heat i would never cut it to short and been doing it for years he's 6 now,and as for looks it just looks like he has shorter hair i may have grade number wrong they are in shed and not going in there again today Quote Link to post
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 i gave up hand stripping a few year back -- i shave my lot down to skin march its last through the summer then again oct comes right for winter ... 1 Quote Link to post
gwendevine 14 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 lol its winter so dont shave him now joe, no offence meant but have ya ever seen a shave gone wrong on a terrier? lol i felt so sorry for it, it looked embarrassed other dogs took piss out of it, like ratpack says get the grade right n your sorted but i still think stripping better, gets all dead fluffy shit out that makes em sweat up but still keeps rough on for bit of protection 1 Quote Link to post
the_stig 6,614 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 takes mine about 6 weeks to come right from shaved ,,,,. 2 Quote Link to post
ratpackjack 272 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 lol its winter so dont shave him now joe, no offence meant but have ya ever seen a shave gone wrong on a terrier? lol i felt so sorry for it, it looked embarrassed other dogs took piss out of it, like ratpack says get the grade right n your sorted but i still think stripping better, gets all dead fluffy shit out that makes em sweat up but still keeps rough on for bit of protection Yes i seen a terrier with a bad hair cut its not pretty the lad i go with tried to do his but should of asked us to do it for him,we did tidy his lads hair up but i did feel sorry for both of them 1 Quote Link to post
willum 89 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Hand strip it mate as if shaved the older coat goes linty and not as protective as the coat wont get a chance to shed as such so the new hair growth wouldnt be alot of cop,when you hand strip twice a year coat comes back thicker and healthier do mine autumn time and spring and everything seems to be ok for them and me 2 Quote Link to post
Bigjoe90 7 Posted January 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 Sound then lads ... Think I'm going to do it once a year in the hottest month . Thanks for help 1 Quote Link to post
gwendevine 14 Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 im a lass lol lol Quote Link to post
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