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Originally Posted by cj125  Hi! Well, I'd say it all depends on how long your dog's hair is, how short you want to make it, and what kind of hair he has.  My Max has a modified coat not silky but not cotton/soft coated. I don't use clippers on him - only scissors. His hair is thin and light in color so I leave it in a longer style to flatter him. My Mia has a soft cotton coat and I do use a clipper and scissors on her. She has a thick dark coat so I leave her's fairly short. I use a small peanut clipper to trim the tips of their ears and their private area. I use scissors for everything else. Oh, the clippers I use on Mia is a Wahl set that I got at WalMart that has combs included with it. I don't change the blades like some do. I use a larger comb to start with and go smaller if that doesn't take off enough hair. I never clip down to the skin so I can't tell you what size to use for that. I always leave at least an inch on Mia's body. I think the face takes me the longest. Again, I use scissors. It's a lot of trial and error. I bought a DVD about grooming Yorkies that actually listed all the things you need and showed 3 cuts you can do on a Yorkie. It helped alot but I still do mine different. How about some pictures of your Louis so that we can see what you're wanting to do? |
Thanks for responding to my question. I am not exactly sure what I want to do to his hair. LOL. I think I like the idea of having the hair on his body about an inch long. I would like the hair cut shorter on his legs, and kept a little longer on the face. (Kind of like a Westie cut) I don't know if that would look right. I think that I am going to buy the clippers from Walmart. What do you do about the hair on Mia's legs? Do you use scissors or clippers? I am not sure how to post pics, but I do have a couple of Louis in my album. Louis has thin, silky hair btw. (Your dogs are so cute!)