grooming tails

[YodelDogs]

Bindi Before

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/rainbowspics/Photos/binditailuntrimmed.jpg


Bindi After

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/rainbowspics/Photos/binditailtrimmed.jpg


My grooming tools

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v626/rainbowspics/Photos/groomingtools.jpg

The comb is used to backcomb the tail to loosen dead hair and to better determine the thick and thin areas of the tail. I comb it back the correct way prior to starting a trim however. I know many show folks will cringe at the thought of using a battery operated trimmer but with a blade guard and a very gentle touch, I find it to be a fabulous tool to start the trim. Scissors are used for the final touches.

[Quercus]

<<I know many show folks will cringe at the thought of using a battery operated trimmer but with a blade guard and a very gentle touch>>

No flinching here :) I used thinning shears for a few years, until more than one friend said "good lord, try this..." and it looked just as good, and took about 3/4 of the time :)

[dmcarty]

Nice job - I've always used thinning shears and then trimed and neatened with regular shears. Of course now with bi-focals I never seem to get the right distance and the right head tilt - and then it's hard to trim when it's waggling.

[tanza]

I have always used thinning shears too... takes me about 10 minutes to do a really fat bushy tail. I have never had the best luck with trimmers... unless I used the guards.. then I still had to clean it up with scissors.