Towel dry or use you Moisture magnet ( Shammie) & then Power Dry the wheaten till damp. Mist with coat gloss. Finish drying with stand dryer buy using a pin brush to separate all the fur & remove all the loose coat.
Then go over the dog with the dryer on dry areas & you can mist a little fluff out on the dog. Use you soft slicker to straighten out the fur ( doogyman usually the recommended soft slicker Show of Handlers).
Comb the dog with the wide side of your steel comb( usually a grey hound is the recommended comb of Show handlers).
Shave the ears with on the inside with a 10 blade (usually a 40 on show dogs). Shave from the base of the tip of the ear. Back comb the outside of the ear flap. Leave the hair above the fold line of the ear: this will become part of the top knot. Lay you thinning shears against the skin of the ear tip & pint them toward the fold. The hair should be the same length as the hair on the top of the skull. Scissor the outside of the edge of the ear, using the thumb as a protective guide to prevent nicks
Picking up the beard, thin under the jaw with a your thinning shears. Leave a heavy beard. Thin the sides of the face the face with the thinning shears the thinning shears. Until the cheeks are relieved of puffiness & the remaining fur lays flat. This is to form a look with no Puffiness
Comb beard forward & remove any un even fur with your thinning shears With the thinning shears thin under the jaw ( also know as the throat) Forming a U shape from the ear a fluff or Elizabethan collar. This area will need a greater amount of tipping & thinning than other area's. With tinning shears work gradually blending longer fur to the back of the neck. Into the shorter fur on the throat. a fluff or Elizabethan collar. This area will need a greater amount of tipping & thinning than other area's. With tinning shears work gradually blending longer fur to the back of the neck. Into the shorter fur on the throat.
Starting just be hind the ears & continuing around the under the jaw ( throat) & neck the hair grows in a fluff or Elizabethan collar. This area will need a greater amount of tipping & thinning than other area's. With tinning shears work gradually blending longer fur to the back of the neck. Into the shorter fur on the throat.
With the blade , clip the body from the base of the scull to the end of the tail. Clip the back & sides of the neck. The Body The blades con change depending on the type of look you want or the type o coat you are working with. The 4 can be changed to a 4F for a smother look, 5, 5F or a 30 or 40 Blade with a # 1 comb attachment for a plushier look.
Clip both sides of the body, from the sides of the neck to where the legs join the body in the front, and down to the thigh on the rear leg. The profile , there should be a even incline from the dog's elbow to his hip. Follow the contour of the body, directing the clipper in the direction the fur grows. Do not go against the grain or across the grain. Thinning as you near the end of your clipped area to blend the clipped area in to the non-clipped skirt& leg. You must work with you thinning shears to blend the clipped area into the fringe, leaving no un even lines or ridges.
Clip he tail with a 4 Blade. Always go with the grain- the way the fur grows- & never against the fur growth. To prevent irritation, use a very light pressure on the underside of the tail. The finished tail. Trim the underside of the tail quite close. The finished tail should look like an Ice Cream cone, narrow at the tip and border at the base.
Clip the tail with a 4 or 4F Blade. Always clip with the grain never against the growth. To prevent irritation, Use a light pressure
Comb the top not forward & remove any un even had r on the face, over face. With scissors pointing toward the nose, scissor the topknot about one inch into the back of the skull, gradually increase the length of the hair as you near the eyes. Fur length should Blend with the hair on the ears & into the forelock on the face.
Thin The side of the face with the thinning shears. Until a rectangular look with no puffiness on the cheeks & cheeks are relieved of puffiness & the remaining hair lays flat, lift the ear & trim. The cheeks.
Starting from be hind the ears & Continuing around under the jaw, throat& neck fur grows in fluff or a Elizabethan collar. This area will need a greater amount of tipping & thinning then other area's With the tinning shears work gradually blending the longer fur into the back of the neck in to the shorter hairs on the throat & chest region straight down the Brisket, leaving fringe between the front legs to define chest depth. With the shears pointing down toward the rear legs trim under this line of fringe. This area will need a greater amount of tipping& thinning than other area's. .
With the soft slicker brush your legs in layers. Comb thought the coat with the wide side of the steel comb ( grey hound)If the foot & shake the leg. To allow the fur to fall naturally. Scissor the legs into a rounded shapes. Use thinning shears to blend any uneven line you may have between the shaved areas & the unshaved area's. Blend into the shoulder to create a straight line from the shoulder to the foot. Scissor around the the foot so that it is round & compact, but do not expose the toe nails.
Scissor the furnishings evenly on the sides of the body, making them fuller over the ribs & chest. Trim the underline even: neaten & define the tuck up. Point shears down. & angel them under the dog toward the feet Tipping helps the coat stand up & out. Brush the rear legs with the slicker in Layers, comb & shake free The rear should show good angulation & should be trimmed to create a perpindiclar line from the hock to the ground. Comb and remove any straight hairs. From the front portion of the legs Round the legs & DEFINE THE STIFLE> The lower portion of the leg should form a cylinder.
Comb the wheaten's fall ( fringe or shock of fur on the top of the head, falling forward) With the scissors pointing toward the trim the fur beside the outside corner of the eye. Do not create a Visor or eyebrow effect.
Comb the beard forward, & remove any uneven fur to give a neat
appearance, trim any straggly
or
Extra long whiskers off with your thinning shears.
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