Grooming question...

[bbdolphin]

I have a question about grooming. When you all groom your babies, do you shave or leave short the belly part? how do you all groom the chest and belly part of your babies?

[KimMee's Mom]

I have Kimmee's shaved- i like it for sanitary reasons but my pup also keeps the puppy or teady bear cut all year long. I just keep her head and tail longer than a puppy cut.

[red98vett]

I also trim under the girls tummies - it's neater and they usually are really good for me - I think the trimmers tickle them

[Kathryn_V]

Whatever Villette does I am all ears! Your girls are amazing! You groom them yourself! You must write a post telling all of your tips and secrets!

[mylittletigger]

I have the groomer (Tricia, a fellow co worker of mine) shave Tigger completely. This way I don't get little dingleberries by his butt. We usually trim his face, so that the hair is short and then he gets a bandana.

[Shanatink]

I cut the belly hair short because it is very fine hair on chloe and tends to matt. I shave(with a trimmer) near chloe's femine parts and shave around the butt. I use a bikini/eyebrow trimmer that I bought at walmart for about $6 and it runs on batteries. Works great.

[bbdolphin]

i see. i've been grooming bambi myself, but everytime i finish, he looks different than the last time. hahaha. What exactly is a babycut, and what's a teddy bear cut? What kind of trimmer do you guys use?

[Shanatink]

Originally Posted by bbdolphin

i see. i've been grooming bambi myself, but everytime i finish, he looks different than the last time. hahaha. What exactly is a babycut, and what's a teddy bear cut? What kind of trimmer do you guys use?

I dont know much about the type of cuts because I just trim the ends on the rest of chloe's coats and I trim the tips of her ears. As for the trimmer, I use a ConAir Bikini/Eyebrow trimmer from walmart(its light purple colored). It also came with several attachments. I love it.

[amyann]

Originally Posted by red98vett

I also trim under the girls tummies - it's neater and they usually are really good for me - I think the trimmers tickle them

When you say "under the girls tummies", do you mean just above the femine parts? Do you trim the hair on the inner thighs too? Mine got pee pee on that part too and gets a little smelly - quite easily. I am trying to figure out how to keep her clean.

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by amyann

When you say "under the girls tummies", do you mean just above the femine parts? Do you trim the hair on the inner thighs too? Mine got pee pee on that part too and gets a little smelly - quite easily. I am trying to figure out how to keep her clean.

What I do is take a trimmer and shave around their little hoo-hoo's and work my way up a LITTLE bit ...but stop at the lower part of their bellies ...they tend to stay cleaner that way. I also trim around the private area but clip any long hair... rather than shave too much.

IF the hair on the inside of their legs is getting stained it would be a good idea to trim it - I would use use sizzors on that ...just clip it shorter and see if that helps...if it's the same place over and over I would just trim that up and see how they do.

LOL Kathryn...Thanks - but I only do basics and try to brush them every day.

[amyann]

Originally Posted by red98vett

What I do is take a trimmer and shave around their little hoo-hoo's and work my way up a LITTLE bit ...but stop at the lower part of their bellies ...they tend to stay cleaner that way. I also trim around the private area but clip any long hair... rather than shave too much.

IF the hair on the inside of their legs is getting stained it would be a good idea to trim it - I would use use sizzors on that ...just clip it shorter and see if that helps...if it's the same place over and over I would just trim that up and see how they do.

LOL Kathryn...Thanks - but I only do basics and try to brush them every day.

That's what I will do then. Thanks Villette!

[red98vett]

Kathryn...I ran out of time - I hadn't seen your post till after I posted

on grooming - I'm by FAR not a Pro - I do believe GOOD products help alot - Chanel has always had long hair...but it got so hard to take care of when she was a year & 1/2... I had her cut down -

Since letting her hair grow back - I started using good shampoos and conditioners - it made a world of difference ...Using Ice on Ice or a leave in Conditioner Spray-On helps too.

The Basics for Grooming and Trimming can be done by us - I used to spend 35.00 each to have them groomed.... and one day I saw how little they actually did. I figured why not do it myself...I like it because I don't have to take them to a stranger and it's also cost effective.

The quieter the trimmer the less they get stressed - & the best trimmer I have is a little Wahl.....both my girls now LOVE having their ears shaved lol ...

The pics below are the 2 trimmers I couldn't do without

[lilbumbleybees]

Bouncer always has a sanitary cut and I shave just a tad bit up his belly where he would tend to pee on the hair when he hikes his leg.

[amyann]

Originally Posted by red98vett

......The quieter the trimmer the less they get stressed - & the best trimmer I have is a little Wahl.....both my girls now LOVE having their ears shaved lol ...

The pics below are the 2 trimmers I couldn't do without

I have looked at the pictures you posted here and would like get these trimmers. So it's Wahl ..... but where can I find them? Walmart? Target? Or pet store?

[red98vett]

Originally Posted by amyann

I have looked at the pictures you posted here and would like get these trimmers. So it's Wahl ..... but where can I find them? Walmart? Target? Or pet store?

Target - Sally's Beauty Supply or anywhere that sells Wahl trimmers - I know Target has a big selection and I got the personal trimmer for their faces at Sallys ...they're not expensive....I've had mine for about 5 years now and it's still going strong