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intilis · 05-14-2011, 11:09 PM

I started grooming mine myself years ago to save $$. I just went out & bought a clipper & tried it. Yes, I did have some "bad hair days", but I got better with time & expeirence. The main thing to keep in mind if you mess up is : IT'S ONLY HAIR, IT WILL GROW BACK!" The one thing I never mastered was nail clipping. I have always been just too scared of hurting them. I eventually went out & bought a dremel, so now I use it to sand their nails down. With multipile dogs, I save a TON of money by grooming them myself.

I do have to admit my one failure though, I could never groom our bichon mix.... the clippers could not get through his thick, curly fur. Not sure if it's my clippers or my technique, but he always goes to the groomer...

05-14-2011, 11:09 PM	#48
intilis YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sayreville, NJ, and Stuart Fl, Posts: 881	I started grooming mine myself years ago to save $$. I just went out & bought a clipper & tried it. Yes, I did have some "bad hair days", but I got better with time & expeirence. The main thing to keep in mind if you mess up is : IT'S ONLY HAIR, IT WILL GROW BACK!" The one thing I never mastered was nail clipping. I have always been just too scared of hurting them. I eventually went out & bought a dremel, so now I use it to sand their nails down. With multipile dogs, I save a TON of money by grooming them myself. I do have to admit my one failure though, I could never groom our bichon mix.... the clippers could not get through his thick, curly fur. Not sure if it's my clippers or my technique, but he always goes to the groomer...