GROOM PROFESSIONAL Stripping Knife for Dogs - Heavy-Duty Hand Stripping Knife for Grooming - Professional Hair Stripping - Perfect for Stripping Hair - Easy-Grip Handle, Coarse

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Stripping knives: These specialised tools come in various sizes and shapes to cater to different coat types and lengths. It's important to choose a stripping knife that is appropriate for your dog's breed and coat condition. Usually a blue handle knife is for the body and the red handle is for the head area. The FURminator Short Hair L effectively removes loose hair and excess undercoat in just a few minutes each day. It prevents coat matting and will put an end to pet hairs on clothes, sofas and in the car. Most importantly, it will also increase your dog's well-being and prevent itchy and dry skin. Th....

Should you want more information, the following frequently asked questions might help. Does the dog’s coat in need of hand stripping? Without these daily activities follicles have trouble shedding hairs which will cause the coat to become overgrown – also called a blown coat.These are great for newer groomers and allow them to learn to pull the hair without bending their wrist or breaking the coat.

This process included in dog grooming is great for cleaning your pup. Here are some of its advantages:

Just as you wouldn’t attempt to run a brush through your own hair if it was knotted, so too should you be careful when hand stripping to avoid tugging on the hair or pulling on knots and mats. There is a reasonable amount of debate over hand stripping in terms of how it should be performed and how comfortable it is for the dogs themselves. The first thing to explain to your customer is what is best for their dog’s skin and coat; Hand stripping is the correct way to groom a wired coat breed. Hand stripping mimics how a dog’s coat would be maintained in the wild and will keep the proper breed look (something which is very difficult to imitate with clippers). Maintain a healthy coat and skinon wired coat breeds by removing dead hair which in turn stops follicles becoming clogged and irritated.

The W3 is ideal on coarse coats and heavy work also sublime for working on the long coat from the legs or a Westie head and can be used overall on the Cairn Terrier. Groomers will grip hair between the flat of the blade and their thumb, and then gently pull in the direction of growth. The teeth help guide the coat into your finger and up onto the flat of the blade. It makes sense financially for a dog owner as hand stripping is cheaper than buying a full set of dog clippers or shears! This means that it saves you money on vet bills and makes sure your pet has a healthy diet. Skin Problem Prevention Each blade is a comb with teeth that range in density. A coarse comb allows more hair through untouched, while a ‘extra fine’ comb will remove the majority of hair.

What is hand stripping?

While hand stripping benefits your dog, there are still disadvantages in this process. Among them are as follows: Carding is the first stage of hand stripping where we remove excess undercoat using a ‘carding knife’. This encourages the coat to lay flat which allows for easier hand stripping. The FURminator® Grooming Rake is a professional quality tool for grooming and untangling and is suitable for both cats and dogs. It is perfect for long dense coats. It is designed to separate and untangle fur in your pet’s coat without pulling or irritating.The rounded stainless steel bristles are a....

As their name suggests, Peekapoo is a mixed breed dog whose parents are a purebred Pekingese and a purebred Toy or Miniature Poodle. Both his mom and dad have a lot of impressive traits, and their offspring will inherit a good portion of them- if not all. Newer groomers are learning more and more about skin science and how bathing actually does help the dog’s skin. It cannot be denied that hand stripping that is incorrectly performed is painful and uncomfortable for dogs, but this should not be the case assuming that the process is performed with the proper care and attention, and by someone who understands how to do it. Additionally, hand stripping is widely used on dog breeds with low shedding coats. Coats of this type still shed hair, but most of this hair becomes tangled up in the rest of the coat rather than being dropped around the house. Hand stripping is used to work tangled and shed hairs out of the remainder of the coat and again, this must be undertaken with care to avoid pulling on the fur.Have you ever wondered what is hand stripping in dog grooming? Although it has been used in dog grooming for many years, is it time to remove it from the repertoire of professional groomers? Please note: This product might take a little longer to arrive as it may be shipped from outside the UK. The FURminator Long Hair XS makes grooming your dog really easy! Regular grooming of your dog's coat is a very important aspect of caring for your pet. The FURminator Long Hair XS puts an end to .... Stripping will take longer than clipping so remember to charge your customers accordingly and make sure enough time is reserved for each hand stripping appointment so you can get an excellent finish. Staging is stripping different sections of the dog at different times so you get a desired result. For example: The longest parts of the coat are pulled first and left for 6-8 weeks, so the dog is in perfect coat for a dog show. Dogs will be pulled baby-skin smooth in those areas. You’ve been antagonizing over the decision of whether or not to buy dog insurance. Sure, your puppy may be healthy now, but what about in the future? You can’t predict if your dog will get into an accident or get cancer and require costly treatment. On the other hand, your dog may only require yearly vet visits for many years. So what should you do? Let’s go over a few pros and cons of dog insurance… we hope it will make the decision a bit clearer for you.