Hand Stripping

[Dawn B 212]

You should never CLIP a Terrier. Clipping ruins the coat. You should hand strip them when they need it. Clipping will destroy the top coat and will become soft and not weatherproof over time.

Use finger and thumb, or a BLUNT stripping knife. Take everything behind the eyebrows off. Trim feet etc.. with scissors.

[busterbuster1969 313]

Take them out bushing regular and they won't need stripping

[northern lad 2,292]

I used to do a strip down the back first,head to tail,then lie the dog flat, do the side ,turn over and repeat,then legs and finally the head.Whatever you do don't clip it,my old border had a cracking coat until I was to busy to strip him and paid a groomer to do it,which she assured me she was good at,went to pick him up a few hours later and she had clipped him that was the end of his waterproof coat,never grew back right ,its fluffy/linty now and soaks up water like a sponge :cray:plenty of talc and a blunt hacksaw blades the way to go

[dixiefried 269]

12 prong KING KOMB

[willum 89]

 

Strip dogs twice a year mate just before the summer or the hot months get going then again in late autumn before it gets colder so the new coat is ready for winter. You can get stripping combs online or a stripping stone or use fingers and thumb you'll know when the coat needs doing it will go very course and linty should be able to strip out easily if it's ready to be done also if the dog has a dark coat the tips of the hair will turn a little lighter in colour. Or you could go to dog groomers about 15 quid just make sure they strip and not clipper as stripping allows a new and healthier coat to come through hope this helps

£15!! The average is £30 for 1 dog where I am

 

I have a family friend that shows kc aredales and is club qualified groomer plus the keeper I help his Mrs has a dog grooming business so I get mine done cheap wouldn't pay no more than that

[jcm 2,327]

I think he could do with stripping out now tbh but I don't want to as the weather is cold, however he does live indoors

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

my old black dog had a bad skin trouble fr a while and her coat went manky..i stirpped her out and its come back short and lovely,its "wireing up" a treat, i dont do mine in a one-er i spread it out all day as my thumb hurts from a old injury

[BRICKTOP 126]

I use a blunt hacksaw blade with insulating tape on as a handle and always go with the way the hair lies . Other than that the finger and thumb technique

[the_stig 6,614]

Stripping chalk helps Hack saw blade before. I went all crufts and got a stripping knife

did you qualify with with your poms...

[gonetoearth 5,144]

 

Stripping chalk helps Hack saw blade before. I went all crufts and got a stripping knife

 

did you qualify with with your poms...

. Maltese

[the_stig 6,614]

i wait till its near on dropping out you`ll know when its ready pull it by hand then a quick tidy over with the osters

Edited December 19, 2013 by the_stig

[the_stig 6,614]

http://www.groomers-online.com/section.php/42/1/hand-stripping

[YOKEL 2,216]

the horsey, bridle type shops used to sell a stripping knife, looks like a lock knife but the blade is combed. been yrs since i've owned or used one, but they were a good bit of kit. As others have sid above, the coat will look lighter and fluffy and has little resistence when pulled, you'll know when they need stripping...

yokel.

[obi2 239]

http://www.groomers-online.com/section.php/42/1/hand-stripping

Is there actualy any need for a couple of knives or do you think one would do the whole job?

[BOLSTER 808]

I normally do mine around May time, start where ever just make sure you do the lot, finger & thumb pinched together and pull it out towards the tail, it takes ages but it makes the coat thicker for when they need it most when out grafting in the height of Winter, shaving a dogs coat will make one decent thick hair turn into 2 loose hairs that will only absorb water when out working, the last thing i want when im out in the cold digging is to be freezing & wet.

 

Good luck .