How to groom a maltese poodle mix
HOW to TRIM a MALTESE at HOME! (Trimming your DOG at home) BASIC DOG GROOMING Tutorial
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guys we're going to take a look at a
maltese how's that for a small dog but
before we do anything we have to bathe
brush brush bathe brush bathe and prep
the dog when we can get a comb to the
dog we're ready for trimming this is
very important
when we can get a comb through the dog
we're ready to trim
so i have a number 10 blade on my
detachable blade clipper and i'm going
to put a number one wall stainless steel
snap on comb over top of that 10 blade
but depending on the length of coat that
you're willing to leave on your dog you
can choose a different snap on comb it's
up to you
we're starting at the base of the skull
you can go
with the lay of the coat or you can go
against the lay of the coat
it really doesn't matter on this coat
type i prefer
to go with the lay with that one snap-on
comb i'm going to trim about one inch of
the base of the tail
this just keeps it clean continue down
your dog with the lay of the coat
come on down past the rump past the hips
just clean it all
off still with a number one snap-on comb
or
the snap-on comb of your choice also
remember that snap-on combs will not
heat up
like blades do you don't have to worry
about your blade heating up like you
would if you were clipping with a blade
you're clipping with a snap on comb
holding the leg and the tail up you can
clip
inside of the thigh area and clean all
that up
and just continue on guys until you get
your coat
nice and smooth don't go over the same
spot over and over
just keep moving back and forth with the
lay of the code find the jawline of your
dog
and clip from the base of the ear all
under the jaw line the jaw line will go
under the dog's throat
to the base of the ear that is all going
to be head assembly
we're going to use a different snap-on
comb in that area so you just stay put
clip right up to the jaw line all around
your dog to the base of the skull
just like this hold the ears out of the
way so we don't remove any of that hair
and then just continue down your dog
guys
until you're getting a nice smooth look
remember our snap on combs are only
merely setting the length they are not
completing the haircut they certainly
are taking away
a lot of the scissor work that we
wouldn't have to do because they're
setting a nice
even length around the length of your
dog the body and the legs
if you would like to leave the length on
the legs longer you certainly can
change to a longer length snap on comb
and
trim the legs it's up to you and you can
get that snap-on comb right up in there
in the armpit
snap-on comb is not the same as a blade
the comb is actually protecting the
blade so it won't cut the skin
it's different guys it is not a blade a
snap on comb
is not a blade i want you to know that
there are dangers with it you
still have to be careful and gentle with
your dog but a snap on comb
is not going to nick the skin it's
impossible because
it's protecting the blade however don't
forget the word
comb is in snap-on comb that means
it has to be able to glide through the
coat
no abundance of coat or matting
or snagging can occur will not go
through the coat
the coat has to be properly prepared
just like i showed you in the beginning
of this demo
you must be able to get a comb through
your dog if you're going
to use snap on combs to set the length
of your dog's
haircut and the reason that professional
pet groomers use snap on combs as well
is to save
you money and us not having to hand
scissor your dog
now i'm going to switch over to an a
stainless steel wall snap-on
comb over my ten blade and this is going
to leave a little more
length on louie's head so that i can
set the length and not have to hand
scissor everything i will be scissoring
and thinning and
finishing this head beautifully but
this is saving us time it's saving us
effort it's setting the length of
louie's head assembly
evenly all around his head his cheeks
his top skull his muzzle using snap on
combs saves us time and it saves our
clients money on the groom because we're
not spending so much time hand
scissoring
now i'm switching over to my kenji flash
4-1 clipper for the rest of the clipping
work
you can continue to use your 10 blade at
this point but
i'm going to use my kenji flash i love
it set to a 30 blade for the pads of the
feet
only i like to clean out the pads of the
feet with a 30 blade because it keeps
the feet nice and clean which is part of
the sanitary trim
sanitary means we want these areas to be
kept clean it's best for the dog and for
you now i'm gonna use an
eight inch straight shear and my jody
murphy thinning shear and i'm going to
do
all the finishing work we're gonna comb
the brow
down from the base of the skull to the
brow tilt the dog's nose down and tidy
up everything at the base of the skull
now we're gonna hold the ear up and
we're going to round this
cheek and we're rounding from the base
of the ear to the nose
i like to pull the lip back and even out
the flue area
let's fold the ear against the cheek and
tidy up everything behind the ear
let's flip that air back and we're going
to tidy up everything in front of the
ear and again
we're going to create a u-shape from the
base of the ear to the base of the nose
a u-shape that's our head assembly fold
the ear forward to the cheek again and
anything that pops out that needs to be
tidied up you'll see it just tidy it up
and notice guys i'm using my comb before
i make
any cuts my comb is pulling the hair out
that needs to be trimmed
using my jody murphy outliner shear
which is a thinning shear
i'm going to blend everything that i
just scissored does that make sense
everything that i just scissored with my
straight shear i am now
just blending the edges of my scissor
work
with my thinning shear a lot of groovers
don't take the time to do this
the reason i do is because it makes my
rooms look flawless it gives such a
natural
look to just blend off our scissor marks
and our scissor work can be quite
beautiful but this
thinning sheer technique is going to
blend any imperfections in our scissor
work
and the more you use your thinning
shears your blending shears
the more comfortable you'll get used to
this technique there again
just tidying up the shape if there's
anything that we
missed at this point with our scissor
work we can blend it off with our jody
murphy outliner sheer
or our kenji lightning shear or our jody
murphy blending shear whichever we
choose to use
guys it's your choice you can use what i
use
but i can tell you that i could use
pretty much any thinning shear to do
this work
some are more aggressive than others the
jody murphy outliner shear takes a
little more than the kinchie lightning
let's do a little scissor over comb
technique i use this blending technique
because
the comb lifts up the hair and shows me
where it's uneven
and i'm only going to blend thin
off the areas that are uneven
the rest is going to fall through the
comb it's just a wonderful technique
guys
you if you practice it if you work with
it you'll love it it really makes a
difference now we're going to tidy up
the length of the ears
i'm using a straight shear again and i
do have a video on my channel
i will link it in the card that's going
to help you trim the ears evenly
trim feet shave pads and trim the tail
if those are areas that you struggle
with so i will be sure to link that in
the card for you
you know i'm just combing and scissoring
off anything that
is obstructing my shape and notice you
have to pick the legs up you have to
move your dog around
you have to tilt the chin up you have to
make the dog stand you
have to move your dog while you're
trimming him
so you can see how your trim is gonna
look
when your dog moves i'm gonna say that
again
guys you have to move your dog
pick the legs up while you're trimming
them straighten your dog up make him
stand nice
tilt the chin up as if he were proud and
looking tall
you have to move your dog when he's on
the grooming table
so that you can see how he will look
when he moves
it took me a while to learn that trick
guys and i hope you like
write it down or say it 14 times so you
never forget it
because it is such an important trick
you
need to see what your dog will look like
when they move
while you're trimming them angle the
tuck up to the elbow like i've showed
you in my schnauzer video
trim we're just tidying up everything
that our snap-on comb work couldn't
accomplish
there's some scissor work involved
always guys you can't just use your
snap-on cones you definitely
want to be comfortable with your
scissors and your scissor work will
improve with every groom speaking of
improving
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and i'm also very proud of louie cause
he's so cool isn't he
he's just so wonderful he looks good and
your dog can look this good too
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