Pedey is my little partially disabled toy poodle. He has back and leg deformities that make it difficult for him to straighten his spine and hold himself up on his back leg. In esscense, he always looks like he's taking a poop.
He walks and runs just fine and is in no pain.
I've had him for a couple of months, originally as a foster and now as a permanent addition to our pack.
When I first got him, he had fleas, worms and diarrhea. He had recently been groomed by a 'big box' groomer and had an all over scruffy look to him.
I had him professionally groomed and he looked great. They did an excellent job but said he was a little fussy.
Since the first grooming, I've been keeping up with his fur with daily brushings and a little clip here and there with the scissors.
I decided to order clippers. After a bunch of research I actually think I ordered the wrong pair. They're Wahl cordless, but have the plastic clip-on blade things that govern the length of fur. That's not what I intended to order, but it's what I ended up with.
I clipped Pedey today and completely ruined his fur. I was going along okay, but fur kept getting caught in the plastic cover. I kept having to take it off to remove the fur or else it wouldn't cut. I was doing it on my back deck steps as Pedey can't hold himself up on his 4 legs. While I was doing his back I noticed some of the fur was being cut down to his skin. It was because one of the end teeth on the plastic guard had broken off and was allowing the fur to be cut as though there was no guard.
I ended up taking the guard off and shaving him down to his skin to even it out. At one point I must have come to close for comfort because he screamed and jumped out of my arms down 3 steps, falling on the grass and the clippers went flying into the air, hit the grass and flew into pieces. What a disaster.:doh:
Pedey was okay, just shaken up some. The clippers just came apart and my son was able to put them back together for me.
He now looks like a scraggly drown rat. I was able to save his top knot and ears at least.
The poor thing needs a sweater. I feel awful. I'm going to try and get a refund on the clippers. The plastic guards are horrible and they shouldn't have broken the first time I used them.
He walks and runs just fine and is in no pain.
I've had him for a couple of months, originally as a foster and now as a permanent addition to our pack.
When I first got him, he had fleas, worms and diarrhea. He had recently been groomed by a 'big box' groomer and had an all over scruffy look to him.
I had him professionally groomed and he looked great. They did an excellent job but said he was a little fussy.
Since the first grooming, I've been keeping up with his fur with daily brushings and a little clip here and there with the scissors.
I decided to order clippers. After a bunch of research I actually think I ordered the wrong pair. They're Wahl cordless, but have the plastic clip-on blade things that govern the length of fur. That's not what I intended to order, but it's what I ended up with.
I clipped Pedey today and completely ruined his fur. I was going along okay, but fur kept getting caught in the plastic cover. I kept having to take it off to remove the fur or else it wouldn't cut. I was doing it on my back deck steps as Pedey can't hold himself up on his 4 legs. While I was doing his back I noticed some of the fur was being cut down to his skin. It was because one of the end teeth on the plastic guard had broken off and was allowing the fur to be cut as though there was no guard.
I ended up taking the guard off and shaving him down to his skin to even it out. At one point I must have come to close for comfort because he screamed and jumped out of my arms down 3 steps, falling on the grass and the clippers went flying into the air, hit the grass and flew into pieces. What a disaster.:doh:
Pedey was okay, just shaken up some. The clippers just came apart and my son was able to put them back together for me.
He now looks like a scraggly drown rat. I was able to save his top knot and ears at least.
The poor thing needs a sweater. I feel awful. I'm going to try and get a refund on the clippers. The plastic guards are horrible and they shouldn't have broken the first time I used them.