What kind of Clippers do the Pro's Use?

[HANNAH 8/2/07 & HONEY 7/2/08]

Does anyone know what kind of clippers your professionals use in dog grooming shops? How do they do so many dogs in a day without wearing out their blades? I have two Doodles, give them haircuts every 8wks. so that's 12 haircuts a year and have now gone through two Andis 2speed Clippers...they get cleaned during and after every grooming and oiled as recommended. It would cost me on an average of $720.00 a year for grooming when I can do it for less and enjoy doing it if I could find a pair of clippers that worked? Where can I send them for repairs....where can I purchase xtra blades????? HELP DK groomers...Honey is becoming a little fat fur ball of matts and soon she won't have anything left..joking.

[Jenny Hundt]

There is most likely a sharpener that lives in your area that will be happy to sharpen your blades for you. If you check your yellow pages or ask a local grooming salon who they use, you'll be successful! I also want to ditto the Andis 2 speed comments. I use the top of the line andis in my salon and I've never experienced a single problem. I do have to change my blade drive every few months, but that is just a small plastic piece inside the top of the clippers that only costs about 5 dollars to replace. Most people don't realize the huge difference it makes just to replace this piece, and it's also very easy to do on your own. I also use the Andis cool care plus and wouldn't go back to anything else. Hope this helps someone!