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Originally Posted by princesmom  I use the Oster Deluxe Grooming Kit - 16 pieces w/ DVD ($63.00 at PetSmart). It's the Medium Duty since my dog has a thick coat and lightweight. I started grooming at home when the groomer wanted to charge $45 for a 4 pound dog.  I went shopping at PetSmart and have been grooming him myself ever since. I use the Andis Cool Care Plus for when the blades start to get a little warm.
I also use the Andis QuietAire blow dryer. It's quieter than my blow dryer and has a stand so I don't have to hold the dog and the dryer.
I don't groom and bathe in the same day because it's too much for me and I get tired easily. I usually bathe him one week and shape him with the clippers a day or two later. I know this is opposite how most groomers do it (cut first then bathe) but it's easier to clip him when he has been blow dried/combed out already. Hope this helps. |
Thanks for your reply. I actually took him to get groomed on Thurs and they charged me $60 for Maxi (4 pds) and it was his first cut. He was so good and just stood there not moving the whole time so I thought that was really expensive and seriously, while the place was clean and the guy was extremely nice, Maxi's cut was all lopsided in some places and his hair was short in others and long in other places. It was all over the place. I just took him home and trimmed him up myself. The nails were the only part of the grooming that was good. I dont think he was shampooed properly either because he was scratching like crazy and his head smelled like cigarette smoke! We dont smoke and the groomer does.
Anyway, after that disaster I want to do it myself. He is really does love his baths and he is used to my hairdryer since we used it since we first got him, but its the clippers Im worried about. Thanks for your suggestion I will check out the ones that you recc.