stripping terriers?

[ghamilton14 0]

Where do i start and was kind of tools do i need? Got a pat/lakey with touch of border. Not wanting to show but just to tidy him up and get a tighter coat.

[aaahdabestdabest 5]

blunt hack saw blade

[MUDD 374]

I've Lakeland/border x's and they've a very linty coat. I usually stripp them down about twice a year to get the dead hair out and tidy them up. Tried clippers and combs but i always end up plucking them when I'm out for a good dander over the fields. Atb

Edited May 9, 2012 by MUDD

[finton08 30]

 

 

get yourself a hand clippin sheers from farm supplies shop and clip away just not too tight couple of good brushes after and jobs a gud en

[wilt 112]

blunt hack saw blade

ditto

[lurcher330 2,297]

Your fingers,and just pluck them

[oscarsdad 4]

If it is border type wire coat then the only way is hand strip - takes ages on my border and you hav to be patient. If you clip them they go all fluffy and look gay...maybe ok if you clip it regularly but not if you let the wirey stuff grow back fluffy.

[rob84 112]

^{I used to do it by hand, bought a stripping knive, job done lot easier. their quite cheap on ebay too}

[ghamilton14 0]

Just looked on ebay, does it matter which one i get? fine or course? do i just trim under his belly and chin with scissors or can you use the knife for that too?

[Bosun11 537]

You can get a stripping comb, they work on smaller dogs much better than a hacksaw blade, other than that its fingers, thumbs and a whole load of patience, taking care to strip back only small ammounts at each pluck. Stripping is a long flustrating task (for me it always was!!) but when done right, far better than shears for your dogs coat.

[Guest vin]

furminator.

 

or an old pair of electric hair clippers from car boot/junk shop.

get a screwdriver and undo the 2 bottom screws and there you have a furminator blade for free..run it through the dogs coats and watch it strip away..

[Terrier man 38]

Get the striping knife if you dont want to weaken the coat with the clippers... if you have the patients that is for using the striping knife ... I dont bother with it myself just clip em with the clippers

[rob84 112]

i have the coarse type, works good for me

[ghamilton14 0]

Got a comb ordered, should be here this week. I'll give it a go and see what happens.I'll try take pics and load them up once it's done.

Dog is nine month old looking foward to working him, still real puppish though. Need to try see if can get a rat or two with him.

Edited May 21, 2012 by ghamilton14