Last night I came across this awesome grooming video on YouTube, and I wanted to share. I think the groomer does a really good job of explaining how to translate the cut onto your dog’s specific anatomy. It’s a continental tutorial, but a lot of the tips she provides I believe can be used for some other clips that come to mind: Miami, HCC, English saddle.
Some of my favorite “cheats” she explained:
Start off cutting your round parts square and worry about rounding it off later.
Use the last rib to determine the end of the jacket.
Use the clippers to make really straight lines.
No jacket hair below the elbow.
Use a horizontal line to determine ear length and rosette placement.
Use a vertical line to make space for the ear to lie flat.
Don’t cover up nice feet with hair.
Brush tail hair all past the end of the tail, then cut flat to start the shape.
Use a horizontal line to match front poms with back.
Don’t cut off too much from the top of the poms - it’s not a mirror image from the bottom part where the foot is.
If you get an hour and a half to watch it, let me know what you think! If nothing else, it’s pretty amazing to watch the skill and thought she puts into every cut.
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Some of my favorite “cheats” she explained:
Start off cutting your round parts square and worry about rounding it off later.
Use the last rib to determine the end of the jacket.
Use the clippers to make really straight lines.
No jacket hair below the elbow.
Use a horizontal line to determine ear length and rosette placement.
Use a vertical line to make space for the ear to lie flat.
Don’t cover up nice feet with hair.
Brush tail hair all past the end of the tail, then cut flat to start the shape.
Use a horizontal line to match front poms with back.
Don’t cut off too much from the top of the poms - it’s not a mirror image from the bottom part where the foot is.
If you get an hour and a half to watch it, let me know what you think! If nothing else, it’s pretty amazing to watch the skill and thought she puts into every cut.
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