Doodle Grooming

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Comment by HANNAH 8/2/07 & HONEY 7/2/08 on June 10, 2009 at 5:48am

A friend of mine is taking her Labradoodle to the groomer, she wants to have the dog cut in a basic or standard Labradoodle Adult cut, not a puppy cut. Is there a standard cut for adult Labradoodles. What would be the lenght you would leave the hair on the body, legs, head, ears...etc.

Comment by Sharon, Boo & Cricket on June 10, 2009 at 1:29am

Some of you mentioned the stainless steel snap-on combs and where to find them. You can find the Wahl steel combs online, like at PetEdge, RyansPets, etc. Or just google "stainless steel combs", they're pretty popular. :)

http://grooming.petedge.com/Wahl-Stainless-Steel-Attachment-Guide-Combs-Set-WA33900.pro?parentCategoryId=190&categoryId=330&subCategoryId=395

http://www.ryanspet.com/ryanspet/productList.asp?categoryCode=5300&startItemCnt=1

You can buy the whole set, or on some websites like Ryans, you can buy them individually. I'm thinking about buying some too, I've heard good things about them! :)

Comment by Sharon, Boo & Cricket on June 10, 2009 at 1:12am

I haven't tried the QuickFinder, but there's a great website about nail clipping with photos:

http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/ClientED/dog_nails.aspx

They have photos showing the tips of black nails, and when to stop cutting, etc. :) I like using the guillotine-style clippers because you can replace the blades and always have a sharp edge. :)

Comment by Barb @ Gemstone Labradoodles on June 9, 2009 at 6:34pm

I tried it and returned it. The person who took it back said a lot of them had been returned. This was last year. Maybe they improved the technology by now.

Comment by Penny, Comiskey & Beemer on June 8, 2009 at 5:25pm

Anyone ever tried this little item?....saw it at the pet store today....for those of us afraid to cut those nails.....would like to know who has tried it and any opinions....thanks

Comment by Denise, Winnie, and AngelAbby on June 4, 2009 at 8:55pm

Nancy - I have just plastic combs and they work fine for me - tho if I ever come across metal ones, I may give them a try because others say they are so nice. But like I said, so far the plastic have worked for me. I think I will look for a 3/4" comb - that might work better. I hope Gracie's skin feels better soon. And do let me know how things go with the grooming.

Comment by Nancie & Gracie Doodle on June 4, 2009 at 12:25pm

Thanks Denise and Nancy...I am going to try either today or tomorrow to give her a cut. I do know that she has to be totally clean and dematted. I have not had a problem keeping the mats down since I brush/comb her every other day. We just got back from a 7 day trip and she went to a Doggie Ranch where she spent most of her time in a pond and rolling in the dirt. She was absolutely the dirtiest I have ever seen her. You could feel the grit when you patted her. We brought her home and had to wash her. Usually you should get all the debris and mats out first but that was impossible. I spent three hours last night brushing, combing, using the dematter tool and cutting chunks out of her coat Even after a bath she had twigs and stuff stuck in her hair. Also, a few sore spots which I can only think were from the matting getting so tight that they pulled on her skin. Also, being outdoors she probably got nicked up a bit playing with the other dogs and plowing through brush and branches. Gracie has no hot spot problems or sensitive skin so I am watching the little red sores and bumps closely, I did cut the hair away from them. She looks like a moth got to her today. She is so clean and fluffy but looks very moth eaten. We were also told that when you get home from the Ranch the doggies usually sleep for two day straight. She is sound asleep on the bed and also crashed in the car ride home yesterday and after her bath. That made it very easy to work on her mats and grooming. I just rolled her over from side to side. I really don't want to make her stand for hours and clip her today so I am hoping to keep her clean enough so tomorrow I can clip her.

I don't have the metal combs (where do you get them?) and yes, when I tried clipping her she was clean and detangled. I feel like I made an attempt to get the comb tips down into the hair and had the back end up. I was a nervous wreck trying to clip her for the first time. Even my neighbor who clips her Springer Spaniels helped me and she was the one who kept getting the clippers stuck...then I tried it and the same thing. The getting the clippers stuck only is when we go against the hair. When we go with it we get nothing. I will try tipping the blade even more. My new clippers just arrived so I will give it a try. I used my neighbors which are also Oster but maybe they needed cleaning???? We used a brand new blade and comb???? I'll let you know how it all comes out when I finally get Gracie in the right moment to clip her. Here is a picture of her right now fast asleep. You can see the pink area on her left back leg where she has sores and also if you look closely up around her chest and armpits she is pink because I had to cut all the mats out. She has really fine soft whispy hair there. Poor baby. I just want to give her skin a rest!! I have now learned that the next time she goes to the Doggie Ranch (August) I will make sure she has a very short haircut!!!! (even though I like her at 2")

Comment by Denise, Winnie, and AngelAbby on June 4, 2009 at 5:20am

Hi Nancy Casey... I used a 1" comb attachment and went with the grain - but that left her pretty long. I am going to use my 1/2" comb next. Are you laying the clipper flat on her body? I tip the clipper forward a little so the back of the blade is not touching her. And Gracie needs to be brushed out real well or the clippers will get stuck in mats. I hope this helps...

Comment by Nancy Cavanaugh on June 4, 2009 at 5:01am

Hi Nancie: I've found a couple of things with using the combs -First - the metal combs work much better than the plastic ones. Second - I bush Koji's coat against the coat, then clip, then brush against the coat, then clip. The clipping is best done on a clean coat. I have clipped Koji before his shampoo if I want to get rid of some hair in certain areas, - but I do the final clip after his shampoo when he is 100% dry and clean.

Comment by Nancie & Gracie Doodle on June 3, 2009 at 10:40pm

Hi Denise...I tried to clip my Gracie a week ago and I used a 1 1/4" comb over the blade and it did nothing but get tangled in her fur. She has the same wavy coat like Abby. I watched the DVD and it said to keep the coat longer to shave in the direction of the growth. Against the growth it cuts shorter. Nothing at all happened when I went with the growth. It just flatened down. When I tried going against the growth the hair would get tangled up in the comb and blade and I would have to turn it off and gently pull it out of the teeth. So, is there a trick or what am I doing wrong? thanks...Abby's home cut looks great!!

Nancie and Gracie Doodle

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