How to Use Clippers when Grooming a Shaggy-Haired Dog : Dog Grooming

hi my name is Renae bloom and today I'm going to show you how to use a clipper on a shaggy-haired dog first you will need a clipper this happens to be an andis it's quiet does not scare the dogs you will need a slicker brush and a clipping blade this is a number three that leaves the hair about three quarters of an inch turn it on start at the back of the neck and be very methodical you don't want to push your Clipper too fast that will leave a line you always want to clip with the growth of the hair now if I were to go against the growth you can tell there would be a big line you don't want that you want to look smooth and natural notice I'm holding the dog you don't want to move it around being Wiggly I'll start from the back of the neck the whole side the back leg and then I'll start on the other side of the body the back leg and then at last the front legs and then you want to get the belly real tight you can go against the grain on the belly here and I'll just continue shaving it will take a while usually about you know 15 minutes to shave down the dogs if you do notice that it's not picking it up and picking up enough coat you can bat brush with your slicker brush to get a more even look see a line and it gets it out and that is how you use a clipper on the shaggy-haired dog

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Keywords: grooming techniques, dog grooming techniques, grooming tools, dog shampoo, dog grooming, pet hairstyles

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Length: 2min 3sec (123 seconds)

Published: Wed Jul 03 2013