Clipping Dexter

     This is Dexter in his short clip for the Summer of 2013.  This was groom number one this Summer.  I decided to go shorter in a later blog.  I groom my own dogs.  It is fun and very much rewarding.  Lots of work though!  If you do not have the patience, grooming your own dogs is not for you.

     Lots of times, when I take a picture of Dexter after a groom, is when I find out where I need to trim him a little bit more.  Oh! Also this is after a bath today.  Dexter is camera shy, I usually have to bribe the boys with a picture so they will stay within a certain space. In the next picture, I am working on rounding the muzzle to give the puppy look. 

     This is the final Clip for Dexter for the Summer.  I will probably keep this clip throughout the Summer.  I used a Clipper with a 1/4 inch Clip On.  The hair measures 1/4 inch in length. It feels so soft!  I did clip Dexter again in the following pictures.

      I did the entire body with the clip on and half way down his legs, then I finished the groom with scissors. 

    I hope to get a standing picture of Dexter, but he is so camera shy, he is always looking away or sitting down to avoid the camera.
 

exter is still recovering from his eye surgery on his left eye. 

This groom took about a week for me to complete it, maybe longer, that is the joy of grooming your own dogs. If it not right, then just cut a little here and there, take some pictures and correct what needs to be done.

 

It is September and I have clipped down Dexter again.  The first picture is the before picture.

You can tell the hair was getting pretty long. It was also starting to tangle. 

This clip probably took less than 45 minutes to complete. The more you clip, the faster and better you get. I used a #4 comb clip on for the body and half-way down his legs.  I scissored the legs.  You comb up the hair on the legs and cut down before the hair falls.  It is all about balance and what looks right for your pet.    I really like the short groom clip, so that means I will be clipping more often....like every 6 weeks!  Sounds good to me!