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**jmm** · 01-15-2005, 03:41 PM

First you need a bathed and blow dried victim...errr...dog. I usually shampoo twice, but before a clip it is especially important to have a really clean coat.

Andis clippers w/30 blade and the attachable comb I'll use. It is a 1 in comb and, because I clip Woo against the grain, it will cut a bit shorter. My shears can be seen in the grooming tools along with brushes.

I start with clipping the body. When you are using a blade, always clip WITH the grain of the hair. I am clipping the opposite way with this comb because Woo has such a fine coat that it leaves a nicer finish this way. If I am cutting without a comb and just a blade, unless I am doing a surgical clip I cut with the grain of the hair.

**jmm** · 01-15-2005, 03:42 PM

After the body, I clip underneath the chest and the lower sides of the body. On a tiny dog, I lift them up like this.

Jonathan's private area was already clipped with a 10 blade last week so I didn't do it. If I did, I would have laid him on his back in my lap. I'll do Mikey's this week and take pics.

I continue on clipping doing the shoulders and the front of the dog.

Overall roughed out body. Now I brush the dog and go back over him with scissors to even anything out.

**jmm** · 01-15-2005, 03:44 PM

I've done a little to the top of his head (scissoring off some bulk).

Now I start on the legs. My cheat is that I rough them out with a snap on comb. Use the next size up from the blade you clipped the body with.

Then I scissor the leg, starting with the foot. At the top, if I haven't cut the dog all one lenght, I use thinning shears to blend legs into body at the hips.

A leg roughed but not scissored.

I do the same on the front legs. Here is in the process.

**jmm** · 01-15-2005, 03:46 PM

Now I trim the face. I clip Woo in the corners of the eyes with a tiny Wahl pocket clipper (blue thing on table). One side is done there. I thin out the top of his head and trim around his face. I almost always do his face a different way just for fun. This time I did the top short and laying down with a longer beard.

And that's it.

Here he is after some rolling on the couch a few hours later.

Top down view.

**denise&chico** · 01-15-2005, 03:48 PM

Great pixs! love them

**ButterCloudandNoriko** · 01-15-2005, 04:13 PM

OOOOOO...I love visuals! THX!

BTW, who's Woo?

**msmagnolia** · 01-15-2005, 04:13 PM

Thanks very much! I really having the photos - much easier than just the explanation.

**Toby's Mom** · 01-15-2005, 04:42 PM

**littlepeanut** · 01-15-2005, 07:03 PM

Wow, great pictures!! Thanks so much for this info. I've been trying to figure out how to cut the hair on Peanut's legs for a while. This is great!!

**maltx3** · 01-15-2005, 08:29 PM

Thanks for the great pics and explanations. Woo is such a trouper....he looks so handsome finished. What a great job you did!!!

01-15-2005, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
jmm Maltese Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,685	First you need a bathed and blow dried victim...errr...dog. I usually shampoo twice, but before a clip it is especially important to have a really clean coat. Andis clippers w/30 blade and the attachable comb I'll use. It is a 1 in comb and, because I clip Woo against the grain, it will cut a bit shorter. My shears can be seen in the grooming tools along with brushes. I start with clipping the body. When you are using a blade, always clip WITH the grain of the hair. I am clipping the opposite way with this comb because Woo has such a fine coat that it leaves a nicer finish this way. If I am cutting without a comb and just a blade, unless I am doing a surgical clip I cut with the grain of the hair. __________________ JMM - JaMi Maltese, Home to Performance Maltese Becoming a Follower on our Blog!!!

01-15-2005, 03:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
jmm Maltese Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,685	After the body, I clip underneath the chest and the lower sides of the body. On a tiny dog, I lift them up like this. Jonathan's private area was already clipped with a 10 blade last week so I didn't do it. If I did, I would have laid him on his back in my lap. I'll do Mikey's this week and take pics. I continue on clipping doing the shoulders and the front of the dog. Overall roughed out body. Now I brush the dog and go back over him with scissors to even anything out. __________________ JMM - JaMi Maltese, Home to Performance Maltese Becoming a Follower on our Blog!!!

01-15-2005, 03:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
jmm Maltese Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,685	I've done a little to the top of his head (scissoring off some bulk). Now I start on the legs. My cheat is that I rough them out with a snap on comb. Use the next size up from the blade you clipped the body with. Then I scissor the leg, starting with the foot. At the top, if I haven't cut the dog all one lenght, I use thinning shears to blend legs into body at the hips. A leg roughed but not scissored. I do the same on the front legs. Here is in the process. __________________ JMM - JaMi Maltese, Home to Performance Maltese Becoming a Follower on our Blog!!!

01-15-2005, 03:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
jmm Maltese Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,685	Now I trim the face. I clip Woo in the corners of the eyes with a tiny Wahl pocket clipper (blue thing on table). One side is done there. I thin out the top of his head and trim around his face. I almost always do his face a different way just for fun. This time I did the top short and laying down with a longer beard. And that's it. Here he is after some rolling on the couch a few hours later. Top down view. __________________ JMM - JaMi Maltese, Home to Performance Maltese Becoming a Follower on our Blog!!!

01-15-2005, 03:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
denise&chico Maltese Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: new york Posts: 939	Great pixs! love them __________________

01-15-2005, 04:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
ButterCloudandNoriko Maltese Guru Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 3,483	OOOOOO...I love visuals! THX! BTW, who's Woo? __________________ I will melt in your heart like butter I will soar in your dreams like a cloud Between Heaven and Earth A love like no other And his name is ButterCLoud

01-15-2005, 04:13 PM	#7 (permalink)
msmagnolia Maltese Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 7,486	Thanks very much! I really having the photos - much easier than just the explanation. __________________ Susan, mother to Sadie (7-8-04), Hope (1-2-06) and Jolie the Bichon Frises (1-1-95) In loving memory of our Sassy (7/8/04-5/30/06)

01-15-2005, 04:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Toby's Mom Maltese Guru Name: Nicole Dog's Name: Toby Nero Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chicagoland Area Posts: 5,656	__________________

01-15-2005, 07:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
littlepeanut Maltese Guru Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,035	Wow, great pictures!! Thanks so much for this info. I've been trying to figure out how to cut the hair on Peanut's legs for a while. This is great!!

01-15-2005, 08:29 PM	#10 (permalink)
maltx3 Maltese Guru Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 513	Thanks for the great pics and explanations. Woo is such a trouper....he looks so handsome finished. What a great job you did!!! __________________

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