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Grooming 2
Question | Answer |
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How to pluck ears | Powder ear hair in canal Pluck hair ONLY in ear canal May use hemostats instead of fingers Clean ears |
What equipment to use for plucking ears | Ear Powder Hemostats Fingers |
How to clean ears | Apply cleaner to cotton ball/round Do NOT apply cleaner directly into ear Clean ear canal and pinna Use Q-tips for hard-to-reach crevasses Do NOT go past where you can see in the ear canal |
What equipment to use for cleaning ears | Ear Cleaner Cotton Balls/Rounds Q-tips |
MANY dogs have front dew claws!! True or False | True |
SOME dogs, like great Pyrenees have DOUBLE BACK DEWS True or False | True |
It really depends so please check all 4 feet! True or False | True |
What do I do if I hit the Quick? | Use KWIK STOP Apply if nail is cut too short and bleeding occurs |
What is Kwik Stop | styptic powder to stop the bleeding if nail is trimmed too short |
How to deal with terrier feet while trimming feet | Trim hair sticking beyond the pads on the bottom of the paw Trim nails Trim hair around the outline of the paw with curved shears touching the table |
What equipment to use for terrier feet | Straight Shears Curved Shears Nail Clippers or Dremel |
How to deal with springer feet while trimming feet | Pull hair up between the toes with your fingers and trim using thinning shears Trim hair sticking beyond the pads on the bottom of the paw Trim nails |
What to do at the end of trimming springer feet | Trim hair around the outline of the paw with curved shears touching the table Trim hair below the carpal pad on the hocks with straight shears |
What equipment to use for springer feet | Straight Shears Curved Shears Thinning Shears Nail Clippers or Dremel |
How to trim leg feathers | Brush out legs with comb or pin brush Trim leg feathers with curved sheers Blend with thinning sheers |
How to trim front legs | Trim close to skin between paw pads and carpal pad Trim feathers from carpal to elbow in convex shape |
How to trim hindlegs | Trim close to skin between paw pads and hock Trim feathers from hock to elbow in convex shape |
What equipment to use for trimming leg feathers | Pin brush Comb Curved Sheers Thinning Sheers |
What equipment to use for tail trim | Slicker brush Comb Curved Sheers Thinning Sheers |