Shaving this dog
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| give it a try .. i shave my boys and they feel great after// yes i shave their legs |
suzptcruise wrote: give it a try .. i shave my boys and they feel great after// yes i shave their legs Oh yay! What about the face? Do you just give it a little scissor trim? I'd like it pretty short (she hates to be hot) but am afraid I'll shave off the whiskers, etc. |
Go for it - it's just hair!  You can scissor or shave any part or any combination. When I did Bunny, I shaved all of her, as she was matted to the skin in many places. All over even and smooth was the best option. When I do Chewie, I scissor all except the belly. My daughter does her Martha a combination of both. Good luck! |
I shave Marley all over with the clippers and guard .He takes all day to do though as he is a fidget and he hates standing still for any length of time .  |
I shave from stem to stern. I've cut using scissors. I even shave face and ears  Always go down the hair, not up against it. If you have to lift a bit, fine. Legs......hair grows everywhich way.....it seems. Here it's just "gettin' it done" no matter how. I use a # 3, 5, or 7 on the body depending on the coat condition and then something shorter for the legs......usually a 10. Even if you make a mistake, in 3 months you'll be wanting to do it again. |
| whats the worst that can happen?? Clip with the grain of the hair. Depending what blade you using, if you. come across any matts just use a shoter blade Keep putting your blades on your arm or hand to see their not getting too hot. Dont forget the blade oil for smooth running of the blades To shave or not to shave the legs or face thats just up to you. For a rough guide put your fingers between the skin and fur to give you an average length then finush it off after. Just remember the brush/comb is your friend and is great. for fluffing so as you do your finishing clip Good luck, take your time and enjoy your energiser bunny when its finished x |
| Here's Emma's summertime haircut. http://untilyoufindme.com/Shaving-An-Ol ... /index.htm Is it professional? Heck no! But it's good enough!  I clipped her super short with a #7 blade because it was so hot. There's a picture of Kaytee at the bottom of that page too. I used a #5 blade on her that time. I like to leave the legs a little longer so I usually scissor them. But I've used snap-on combs and they too work fine. If you don't have a comb attachment for your clippers, you can use your fingers as a gauge for length and use scissors. This page isn't done yet- http://untilyoufindme.com/Scissor-Trimming-Legs-2.htm As Dawn says... it's just hair. Unless you're super critical, I think you'll do just fine. You'll figure out yourown style the more times you do it. |
6Girls wrote: Here's Emma's summertime haircut. http://untilyoufindme.com/Shaving-An-Ol ... /index.htm Is it professional? Heck no! But it's good enough! .I think that looks great! Mine looks nothing like that, unfortunately. L!O!L! I tried to use the plastic attachments that came with my clippers, but the clippers could not get thru the hair with them on. So I just clipped w/o the plastic things, using a #10 blade. Went almost to the pink in some places, especially the legs. I kept checking to make sure the blade wasn't hot, and it never really did heat up much. I let it rest every ten minutes or so anyway. My poor pup did not enjoy this shaving experience! Now I wonder how stressed she must have been at the groomers (she's only been twice) if she was this stressed with me clipping and feeding her cheese along the way! I couldn't finish the job (wanted to give her a rest for a day), so right now she looks like a little Clydesdale, with furry legs and feet. Her face is so-so, but needs some touching up. I only found one mat on her whole body, and that was behind her right ear (this is where she is most prone to them). So that I'll have to get out tomorrow somehow. She didn't much care for the clippers on her face or her feet. The body was no problem. She looks like a rescue dog right now--as if she was covered in mats and needed a shave and a flea dip.  I really was doing this for weather reasons. We've already had some 80 degree days, and she just pants and pants all day, can't do much outside, etc. I figured I'd shave her down short now, and she'll look pretty normal in a few weeks. I love the way she looks in full coat, but she runs hot and I can tell she's uncomfortable with too much hair. I'm going to get good at this clipping if it kills me! |
| She will feel better. Chewie's a hot dog too, so I know what you mean...hard to watch them when they are so obviously warm. It drove my husband crazy when we were still showing him towards his CH - needing all that coat and undercoat. And my experience with OES coat is the clip-on guards are worthless - especially if they have all their undercoat. Better to experiment with different blades to leave more coat, practice also allows you to glide over the top more. Me - I just prefer to scissor. |
| i say go for it and have fun! i used to take bubba and bellatrix(still miss those 2) to the groomer for bath and shaves but now with coal and maddy i learned to do it myself . when the groomer here in town moved away a 5 years ago i took over. best job i've ever had. |
| I used a clip on blade successfully with Tiggy once. But her coat wasn't really long and I spent 4 hours brushing her out first and I had to be absolutely going with the line of the hair or the blade pulled off. I don't know if it would work now that her coats so long. |
Quote: I'm going to get good at this clipping if it kills me! Hey, that's the spirit!  Each time you shave her down you'll find things you want to do a little different next time. If you find the #10 blade too short, you might try a #7 or #6 blade. http://www.petedge.com/product/Grooming ... /54936.uts They're kind of an in between blade... still real short but not as short as a #10. If you want to leave a little more hair, a #5, #4 or #3 are good choices... or a snap-on comb attachment.Quote: I tried to use the plastic attachments that came with my clippers, but the clippers could not get thru the hair with them on. Blades alone cut best... there's just no comparison. I found the spring loaded snap-on combs stay on the clipper the best... the stainless attachments are just my preference. http://untilyoufindme.com/Shaving-An-Ol ... ex.226.jpg The coat needs to be freshly washed and dried so it stands up nicely and totally brushed out. If there are any mats, they need to be fed between two comb teeth or you won't be able to get the comb teeth to go through it. I often reverse cut when using a comb attachment... especially the legs. You have to go SLOW. I've got one dog in particular that has a soft, thin coat which lays pretty flat which makes it hard to get the hair to go through a snap on comb. So I slowly go in reverse or against the grain which leaves a smoother, more even clip when using a comb. I will also use a 3/4" to 1" snap-on comb over a #10, #15 or #30 blade to zip the bottom chin hair to a uniform length. I go in both directions there, then try to blend and even up the hair with scissors on the top part of the mouth to match the chin length. Right or wrong, I've done it for years... I just don't use them as much any more. If grooming might have been stressful for her before, she may have to relearn that it's tolerable. Just go slow... do the short sessions. Sometimes if you groom when they're tired they're a little more cooperative. A good game of ball outdoors, then down to business. Lots of treats... hopefully she's food motivated. I don't let a dog off the grooming table unless I tell them it's ok. If a dog starts getting fidgety, I'll wind things up but make it look like it was my idea to let them down. The same applies if I'm grooming them on the floor... they have to stay until I say it's ok to go. But it's something you work into... building the trust and all. Quote: I love the way she looks in full coat, but she runs hot and I can tell she's uncomfortable with too much hair. I love a full coat too.  But it's not practical here. Mine are happy to have shorter coats.I finished up a page on trimming foot hair last night. This boy has lots of hair. http://untilyoufindme.com/Scissoring-OE ... erCoat.htm As her coat starts to grow out, the foot hair can look shaggy. You can round up the feet to keep them looking nice. This little girl is in a shorter coat but the page is (again) no where near being finished but there are pictures! http://untilyoufindme.com/2-TrimmingFeetLegs.htm |
I shaved Ryleigh myself for the first time too about a month ago. She holds still pretty well, she doesnt mind having anything done to her as long as shes getting attention. But it still didnt come out that great.  I learned if the hair is real long (which hers was) that its best to scissor cut it first, then use clippers. After it grew out a little I shaved again with clippers to even it out and it looks really good now. She was being called Patches for a while. |
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