Dog Grooming Steps! My guide to dog grooming success!#HowToAvoidGroomingMistakes
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There are 11 steps you should follow if you want to know how to trim your dog properly. This formula will allow you to groom any dog!
The route to becoming a professional Dog Groomer varies. Often people enter this profession through learning how to trim their own dog breed. A thirst for knowledge only builds from there my friend! Dog Grooming Steps! My guide to dog grooming success!
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Here are the 11 Steps to Grooming any Dog!
Following these steps will eliminate potential mistakes you make while grooming a dog.
I do all my clipper work first. Then all the scissor finishing work after all clipper work is done. But that's not all...here is the order and steps I follow to avoid clipping mistakes.
• All body and leg clipping first...meaning if I use an "A" comb over a #30 blade....I complete all the clipping with that blade.
• Next, I may use a larger snap on comb on the head and cheeks. So I will switch to that blade or comb and complete all clipping with that comb.
Hint...you can use either a 10, 15 or 30 blade under your guard combs
• I use a # 10 under my combs, so for this step I will complete all my 10 blade work...corner of eyes, sanitary, armpits and ear lobes..
• The last step of clipper work is to shave the pads of the feet...I use a detachable #30 blade for this step with my wahl km 10 clipper but you can use a 10, 15 or 30 blade or use your 5 in 1 clipper for this step.
The Idea is to always perform the steps of a groom in the same order no matter what breed or coat type you are grooming. If you are grooming a golden retriever that does not get clipped then you skip that step and move to the next step in your procedures for grooming. This eliminates the possibility of you forgetting or skipping a step. I will list below the exact steps I follow every day for every groom...
Step #1
Upon arrival, brush through the dog to remove any mats or dead coat
Step #2
Pluck the hair from the ears if necessary
Step #3
Bath, condition and perform any de-shedding in the tub (if required)
Step #4
Towel the dog off as much as possible
Step #5
Clean ears with adequate pet ear cleaning solution (the reason I clean ears after the bath is in case any water found it's way in the ear during the bathing process, this will counter act the chance of infection due to water sitting inside the ear canal)
Step #6
Trim the nails (I always do this after the bath and not before because the nails are not as brittle because of the bath)
Step #7
Force dry, fluff dry depending on breed standards.
Step #8
Thoroughly brush through the dog one more time to assure there are no matts, abundance of coat or undercoat that will prevent your clipper work from looking it's best.
Step #9
Perform all clipper work in the order I explained above. (it is important to follow that specific order)
Step #10
Perform all scissor/finishing work
Step #11
Brush and comb through the coat to remove any hair clippings freeing the coat of potential matts
WAHLA!!!! You just eliminated 11 potential grooming mistakes and doesn't your dog look amazing?!?
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