Grooming Tips Needed !

[benchick 42]

I was just wondering if there was anything I could do to give my bedy whip a bit of hair cut, does anyone else cut there own dogs hair can u clipper them or do you have to use scissors or just pull it out, I havent a clue dont want to skin the poor bitch but would be nice to shorten it a bit as she is constantly filthy after every walk, and will it grow back ok, ive looked everywhere on internet but only comes up how to with pure beddys witch doesnt help atall, cheers Ben

[.WARREN. 288]

get a furminater

[.WARREN. 288]

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[Westy76 546]

I wouldn't be looking to take any of there jacket of this time of year and getting filthy during a walk is part of the course,we have a beddy x and we just dry him off and brush him out.

[jack68 628]

It's a bit cold to shave the dogs jacket wait till summer,,,

[staffpeg 217]

Yes a FERMINATOR definitely what you need mate

[benchick 42]

I might have a look about for one of those brushes then, give it ago see what there like and yh I was thinking about the cold but honestly after every field walk she has to be showered it will not brush out wet or dry her hair just matts up like dread locks and makes her stink. Il just try and get rid of the longest bits around her eyes and that and just try and thin it out with one of those combs, cheers for the advice everyone

[wuyang 513]

Used to work in a grooming parlour......for example if a westie was shaven with clippers over a period of time you would notice the hair was more prone to knotting due to becoming more silky and whispy, hand stripped tended to lean towards a more crisp wire like texture that knotted less when the hair grew longer. Hand stripping wasn't done that often, due to the time it took and the charge. I'm not saying this applies to all dogs, but was the general rule of thumb.

 

At the moment on my smooth, but thick coated collie greyhound I use a general cheap stripping knife, but not as a stripping knife I just use it as a comb and it works better than anything else I've come across, although it does take longer due to the small size of the blade and you have to be careful, curry comb/ brushes are cheap and quite handy too.

 

Some beddy whip coats seem to hold water quite badly. Just buy some general wahl hair clippers or some thinning scissors and nip off some length. You'll get better with practice. Also consider a slicker brush. For bad mats in a dog we used to use a dematting comb, you use this a bit like a saw through the Matt, but hold the bottom of the fur while you do it otherwise it drags and will hurt the dog.

Edited November 20, 2013 by wuyang