scissors trim photo essay - legs and feet
Equipment used pictured below:   Before brushing (he was completely line brushed and bathed 2 days before this)   After brushing through entire coat:  Front legs 1st: Comb through the leg coat with the wide toothed comb to get all snarls/knots the brush missed - there are always some. Use firm pressure so you feel contact all the way to the skin, unsnarling any tangled areas as you go. Do this all the way around each leg from above the elbow to the toes.  Fluff the leg coat out, and trim down each leg, going all the way around the leg. The idea is for each front leg to look like a tube.  Trim around the foot/toes in a circle, with the lower scissors blade in contact with the table.  The leg on the right is done.  Checking the front legs for any stray chunks - refluff and trim:  Rear legs/feet: Trim the same as the front on the foot part. For the leg, fluff with your brush or comb and trimm off the desired amount of hair, working your way around and up the legs. View of rear feet from under the belly - the foot on the right is done.  side view of a done rear foot (but I did later trim that little long stuff on the toe off - didn't get another picture so had to keep this one  ) For show trimming you wouldn't trim them up quite that short, but I am needing the cleaner foot for dog sledding (no ice balls), weight pulls (need good pad contact w/ the floor for traction), and safe footing in agility. The same sort of trim is done by most for show, just a bit longer. The view from the back at ground level. Note how the pads show. This isn't really noticable from above, but helps with footing and tracks in less snow or mud.   And, legs on the completely trimmed Chewie -  I will be making some more - body/butt trim and belly shave are coming! |
|
|
| Cool, Dawn! Another thing worth mentioning when trimming the feet. Brush or comb it out, trim and then brush, comb and repeat until you're satisfied. There's always that little bit of extra hair that drops down from above that brushes down that you can do a little more shaping with (probably too much if you're me-- Clyde got a tight trim over the weekend on his feet!). |
ButtersStotch wrote: Cool, Dawn! Another thing worth mentioning when trimming the feet. Brush or comb it out, trim and then brush, comb and repeat until you're satisfied. There's always that little bit of extra hair that drops down from above that brushes down that you can do a little more shaping with (probably too much if you're me-- Clyde got a tight trim over the weekend on his feet!). Oh yes, I do that too. Then there's the trim the 1st leg, trim the 2nd leg, go back to the 1st leg to match what you cut off the 2nd leg....   |
| That's great Dawn! And Tiggy looked at the photos of the handsome man and says that she doesnt mind whether its "Tiggy go to your bed for a chewie" or vice versa, she's happy either way. |
| What a wonderful thing to do for people!!!!! Very good details. Thanks!! I always hate doing the feet because it tickles them and I always to avoid the leg coming up and getting caught into the scissors. Never has happened but always comes close since Yuki hates her feet being touched!! I love how she and other dogs I've had seem to know they need to be still when cutting their face. Mequpak on the otherhand is just asking to be cut.  |
| Can these please be made stickies or have their own section? Thank you Dawn Now.... where are my scissors  |
what is the brush on the far right of the top pic it has short blades??? when you fluff before trimming are you brushing away from the paw for maximum fluff. I have been using a pin brush all over and a small rake for any mats but you have a lot more brushes and some look like they have nubs on one of them??? am I seeing that right. Bella hates the comb  and that is why I have been using the pin brush on her legs well basically everywhere. |
Joahaeyo wrote: What a wonderful thing to do for people!!!!! Very good details. Thanks!! I always hate doing the feet because it tickles them and I always to avoid the leg coming up and getting caught into the scissors. Never has happened but always comes close since Yuki hates her feet being touched!! I love how she and other dogs I've had seem to know they need to be still when cutting their face. Mequpak on the otherhand is just asking to be cut. For the "dancing feet" - Try holding the leg next to it up. That way she won't (more than one time, anyway) pull up while you trim around the other foot. It works amazingly well. |
sheepiegail wrote: what is the brush on the far right of the top pic it has short blades??? when you fluff before trimming are you brushing away from the paw for maximum fluff. I have been using a pin brush all over and a small rake for any mats but you have a lot more brushes and some look like they have nubs on one of them??? am I seeing that right. Bella hates the comb and that is why I have been using the pin brush on her legs well basically everywhere.The brush on the right (the dark brown one) is my newest one. It is a wooden pin brush (the pins are actually made of wood, not metal). Several here had recommended it, so I looked for it at the last show we were at. One vendor had it, and I tried it on Chewie. I loved it, so I bought it. It was spendy, but it is worth it! It is made by Chris Christensen and its model A 040. There are several styles, I tried them all and I liked this one best. It you mean the far right piece, that is the stripper. It is white and grey on the handle. Fluffing - good question. Yes, you brush up the leg to fluff. I hold the front foot by the pads and hold it it toward me. Then I start at the elbow and work down the leg. (Same for the back leg. I usually start about by the stifle and work down. The upper part I get when doing the body) I make circles while going down - so by the time I get to the toes I have covered the whole leg. It takes a bit of practice for both the human and dog. I kind of feel like a contortionist going in a full circle before moving down the leg to the next hair. I wouldn't say it's his favorite, but he has learned it is part of the grooming. A dog new to it will probably try to pull the leg away. No, none of the brushes have balls or nubs. The stripper has blades, so if you were thinking it was a brush, it might have looked that way. My brushes have all been replaced several times over, but all the other stuff lasts a really long time. Unless the coat is pretty short, the pin brushes are going to miss some mats. (But for show grooming you can't pull undercoat, so you do get very good and nitpicky going through the entire dog in little micro rows with a pin brush when line grooming. This takes HOURS. ) I always pin brush 1st, and then go through w/ the comb now. It isn't the end of the world now to loose a bit of hair and saves lots of time! I do minimize hair loss though - I use the comb end tines to pick the hairs apart, then comb through to check my work, sometimes repeatedly in the same area. |
| Yes!!!! Sorry to ask for this photo essay in the body/butt photo essay. Didn't see this till after I read the other thread. What terriffic descriptions! Chewie is the perfect model. He is so gorgeous. We are so fortunate to have this forum,along with giving, knowledgable people to share with all, who love the breed. Robin |
gumbo41 wrote: Yes!!!! Sorry to ask for this photo essay in the body/butt photo essay. Didn't see this till after I read the other thread. What terriffic descriptions! Chewie is the perfect model. He is so gorgeous. We are so fortunate to have this forum,along with giving, knowledgable people to share with all, who love the breed. Robin No problem - I figured you would find this one I hope it helps you groom, and I will give Chewie a thanks from you. |
Didn't find exactly what you're looking for? Search again here:
Custom Search
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|