I walk mine on the sidewalk as that helps to wear down their nails. I also clip pads of feet with fifteen blade, if my old grooming clients were walking their dogs in a brush area I tried to have them do a modified clip where hair on sides are left long but I clip a strip underneath and clean out armpits. I did this in s ca for clients who had dogs who had cottony hair that matted easily but I couldn't convince to switch to a easier to care for puppy clip. This way it attracted a bit less weeds and made it more comfortable on the dog. Not something I'd do in a cold climate. |