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Well, the coat change just suddenly hit us like a ton of bricks! Brushing and combing suddenly became an extremely long, extra tangly process that left my wrist in pain. Her legs and shoulder blade area of the back were I N S A N E. So, shorter legs were very necessary with this groom. I debated leaving the topknot alone, but ended up trimming it.
Before pics are after bath and blow dry. Topknot is still damp and not combed.
This time I did the bath the first day and then the groom the second day. I will probably end up trimming more of her face in the near future.
On to what I did—
10 blade no guard: sanitary, stomach, base of tail, feet and (barely able to get) the top lip for hair that goes into mouth. I need to invest in a small trimmer for her face/lips/ears
1/4” guard with the grain: top of body, withers, chest and under chin.
1/4” guard with and against the grain: legs and underside of body.
1/8” guard: front of neck, under ear area of neck/side of head, and underside of ear leathers.
Scissors to shorten as much as possible: armpit/legpits, top lip hair and hair growing out of ear canal.
Curved scissors to shape: topknot, back of neck, tail, cheeks, chin, around the eyes, and slightly shorten length of ears at the bottom only.
Again, little miss was prancing around after we were done.
Before pics are after bath and blow dry. Topknot is still damp and not combed.
This time I did the bath the first day and then the groom the second day. I will probably end up trimming more of her face in the near future.
On to what I did—
10 blade no guard: sanitary, stomach, base of tail, feet and (barely able to get) the top lip for hair that goes into mouth. I need to invest in a small trimmer for her face/lips/ears
1/4” guard with the grain: top of body, withers, chest and under chin.
1/4” guard with and against the grain: legs and underside of body.
1/8” guard: front of neck, under ear area of neck/side of head, and underside of ear leathers.
Scissors to shorten as much as possible: armpit/legpits, top lip hair and hair growing out of ear canal.
Curved scissors to shape: topknot, back of neck, tail, cheeks, chin, around the eyes, and slightly shorten length of ears at the bottom only.
Again, little miss was prancing around after we were done.
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