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| Topic Started: Jan 31 2008, 08:41 PM (613 Views) | |
| zandd | Jun 11 2008, 07:56 PM Post #16 |
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:ok: thanks have put wanteds on some forums to see if anyone has one. |
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| PaulaK | Jun 16 2008, 02:26 PM Post #17 |
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Lynne don't use a coat king on Duncan, I used on on Duds and it removed all his undercoat with the long top coat which is not what you want with a BT. |
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| zandd | Jun 17 2008, 07:46 PM Post #18 |
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Thanks Paula,what should I use instead,he seems to be feeling the heat and stripping him definitely is painful,may have to take him to be clipped - I know Borders shouldn't but his coat is so thick now. |
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| PaulaK | Jun 18 2008, 12:54 PM Post #19 |
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I clip Duds and his coat comes back fine but with the coat king he had bald bits when he went to be stripped. I would be tempted to get him clipped if his coat wont come out easily. |
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| strawboss | Jan 5 2009, 06:52 PM Post #20 |
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I went to the groomer twice with Maya & they told me how docile she was, but $75.00 plus tip :cry: So I gave some thought to grooming her myself & buying the clippers, the price of one trip to the groomer. Two days ago I was in a thrift shop & there I saw a Wahl barber grade electric clipper must've been 30 years old with 2 combs I asked "how much?" $5.00!! :yippee: SOLD! Just finished our first session.....played it safe to start, just her saddle & tail but she was good as gold & she looks awesome :wub: |
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| Tafia | Jan 5 2009, 11:28 PM Post #21 |
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So where's the photographs? |
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| linda | Jan 6 2009, 01:04 AM Post #22 |
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thats what i was looking for too (photos) :yes: :yes: :yes: |
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| strawboss | Jan 6 2009, 01:50 PM Post #23 |
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Soon, soon....it's a work in progress like the Mona Lisa :lol: you don't want to hurry an arteest do ya? ;) |
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| Laura | Jan 7 2009, 07:33 PM Post #24 |
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Little Meg got a trim last summer, she wouldn't let me near her with clippers so I asked the groomer for advice and they offered to trim her by hand with thinning scissors for £35 :yikes: Bought the scissors from pet shop for £6 and did it myself! :D she wasn't too traumatised and she looked lovely, you have total control over how long the coat is too because it doesn't just take chunks out like plain scissors. |
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| Red Rascal | Jan 7 2009, 11:51 PM Post #25 |
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:yippee: Looking forward to seeing pictures of Maya when her knew Artistic Hair-style is complete. I take Rascal to the groomers to be hand stripped :blush: (mixture of lazy and not knowing what to do) and its' looking like it needs to be four times a year at £46 a go :ermm: . I did buy the stripping knives at an IT show and do try to keep him tidy inbetween visits to the groomers but would love to go on a course that showed you how to hand strip a dog so that maybe we could make do with only two trips to the groomers a year. Anyone know of any courses in the London area? |
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| roo roo | Jan 9 2009, 09:35 PM Post #26 |
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hand stripping is an art and its one of those things that the more you do it the better you get.none of the pros i know would dream of using clippers on a terrier as it ruins the coat(show wise)and can sometimes make the work harder.(the hair can grow back at 45% and so wont lie flat)a cheap pair of thinning shears is good you cant make much of a mistake with them and they arent costly.a stripping knife can be fairly cheap and its by far the best way to keep a terrier coat correct in both texture and condition,but not everyone can use them(theyre not a good idea if youve got arthritis or rheumatism) |
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| Tafia | Jan 9 2009, 10:19 PM Post #27 |
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Maybe you could suggest to the breed club (rjl?) that at one of their fun days they run a grooming demonstration? But the actual stripping isn't hard, it's a matter of just taking a few hairs at a time and just working your way over the body evenly. Edited by Tafia, Jan 9 2009, 10:20 PM.
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| zandd | Jan 9 2009, 11:24 PM Post #28 |
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Yep breed clubs are a good place for demonstrations - well for BTs anyway. Pictures of Maya eagerly awaited :P |
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| strawboss | Jan 22 2009, 05:56 PM Post #29 |
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Here she is in all her glory, I was shy doing her ears, but never was a big fan of the "pig ear" effect anyhow! :P Posted Image |
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| Red Rascal | Jan 25 2009, 07:12 PM Post #30 |
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Strawboss, Maya looks great, well done. :ok: She has such a gorgeous face. :wub: :wub: |
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