Hey everyone.
We just rescued Duke, our 7 year old Standard Schnauzer, in October. We’ve taken him to the groomers before, but it’s just too expensive to do on a regular basis. My mom is sure that with enough information she will be able to groom him at home.
She wanted to start with what we already have just to be sure that she can actually do this, so she used our semi-cheap human clippers for Duke’s back and head. It looks really even, but we need some advice for the rest of him.
First off, we need to get some thinning shears for blending between the furnishings and his back/side. We’re hoping to get something in the $40-60 range, unless there is something cheaper that is really good. I’ve read that the Master Grooming Tools shears are decent, but any recommendations on a specific pair? Or for any other brand?
Second thing on the list is a new clippers. Everyone seems to think the Andis Ultraedge 2 Speed is the one to get. But it’s $150, plus at least one other blade brings the price to $175+. Are there any suggestions for other clippers? And what blades would we need to start off with? I also read something about clipping against the grain for Schnauzers. Any more info about that?
From what I can tell there isn’t a lot of information about Standard Schnauzer grooming available online. There’s plenty about minis, but they just don’t quite look the same. I did find this one website that seemed to have some good info, but I was hoping someone could check it to make sure it’s right before we rely on it too much. http://domino-173.nashacademy.com/c...le?OpenAgent&570333EE4454CEC7852578D7005EE831
Are there any other resources with good information about either grooming in general or specifically grooming Standards? We love our dog and want him to look his best!
And two things specifically about the cut itself. The fur on the stomach is part of the furnishings, but how long is it supposed to be? I can’t really tell by looking at the competition dogs because there is no way to tell where the skin is. And as for his eyebrows, the angle looks good, but for some reason they always look like he has a unibrow. I don’t know if his hair just likes to grow towards the middle there or if we should be making a bigger gap between the eyebrows. So in general, how big of a gap is left between the eyebrows? (Right now the gap is about half an inch.)
Thanks so much!!!
And we’ll post pictures once we start finishing his groom.
We just rescued Duke, our 7 year old Standard Schnauzer, in October. We’ve taken him to the groomers before, but it’s just too expensive to do on a regular basis. My mom is sure that with enough information she will be able to groom him at home.
She wanted to start with what we already have just to be sure that she can actually do this, so she used our semi-cheap human clippers for Duke’s back and head. It looks really even, but we need some advice for the rest of him.
First off, we need to get some thinning shears for blending between the furnishings and his back/side. We’re hoping to get something in the $40-60 range, unless there is something cheaper that is really good. I’ve read that the Master Grooming Tools shears are decent, but any recommendations on a specific pair? Or for any other brand?
Second thing on the list is a new clippers. Everyone seems to think the Andis Ultraedge 2 Speed is the one to get. But it’s $150, plus at least one other blade brings the price to $175+. Are there any suggestions for other clippers? And what blades would we need to start off with? I also read something about clipping against the grain for Schnauzers. Any more info about that?
From what I can tell there isn’t a lot of information about Standard Schnauzer grooming available online. There’s plenty about minis, but they just don’t quite look the same. I did find this one website that seemed to have some good info, but I was hoping someone could check it to make sure it’s right before we rely on it too much. http://domino-173.nashacademy.com/c...le?OpenAgent&570333EE4454CEC7852578D7005EE831
Are there any other resources with good information about either grooming in general or specifically grooming Standards? We love our dog and want him to look his best!
And two things specifically about the cut itself. The fur on the stomach is part of the furnishings, but how long is it supposed to be? I can’t really tell by looking at the competition dogs because there is no way to tell where the skin is. And as for his eyebrows, the angle looks good, but for some reason they always look like he has a unibrow. I don’t know if his hair just likes to grow towards the middle there or if we should be making a bigger gap between the eyebrows. So in general, how big of a gap is left between the eyebrows? (Right now the gap is about half an inch.)
Thanks so much!!!
And we’ll post pictures once we start finishing his groom.