How to cut a terrier?

For terriers of different types of haircut is necessary: ​​for some - as a means of hygiene, for others - as a mandatory procedure, which is a condition of the show career. Such a treatment is also relevant for medical reasons, since the feature of animals is considered to be thick and in some cases long, rather hard wool.

For dogs from the terrier breed, procedures such as trimming and grooming are necessary. If you trim a dog is important in the case of hard wool, and this process is called "artificial molting", which allows you to get rid of dead hair, then for long-haired representatives need a haircut.

Grooming is needed if only because standards of the pedigree require it, this way the split ends, which worsen the structure of the hair, are removed, besides, in hot time it is a way to protect the animal from sunstroke.

Before you trim a certain type of terrier, the owner must understand the characteristics of each dog, and also with what purpose it is done.

• Kerry Blue Terrier's fur treatment is needed to emphasize the bluish tint of its wool, otherwise the shrouded dog looks black and also shapeless.
• Young wheat terriers are not trimmed until their hair is fully formed, and a special clear contour is attached to the head, ensuring that the hair on the body “flows” with soft waves.
• For the scotch terrier, a classic haircut is suitable, providing for short hair on the back, neck and head, while the “skirt” is left below.
• Russian black terrier with long straight hair, you need to cut to give it a form.
• The West Highland White Terrier, in general, is sheared only 1-2 times a year, and in principle the procedure is not complex, but the hairstyle must be of high quality, otherwise the animal will not meet the required indicators.
• In relation to Yorkies, different types of haircuts are carried out, including hygienic ones, with cutting of wool on the pads and claw processing.

How exactly to cut your pet depends on the desire of the owner, but perhaps it is first important to familiarize yourself with the main types of haircuts and their purpose:

• hygienic treatment allows you to remove hair on the ears and around the eyes, in the lower part of the tail and around the anus, in the groin, armpits;
• standard a haircut implies a form in which the animal is allowed to show;
• intended for pets model hairstyles any styles, if animals do not participate in exhibitions.

You can trim in the cabin, which has its advantages - special tools, equipment, skilled craftsmen, but it is possible to put the pet in order and at home, if you study the process on video tutorials, and purchase special tools.

Having mastered the haircut procedure and having carried it out for the first time, in the future you can cut the pet yourself without resorting to the services of salon masters. This is an economical option, but it will take free time and a set of special tools, acquiring which you can use them for a long time.

1. Convenient table for grooming, where the dog can be fastened with shleyki. This, of course, is a professional piece of furniture. However, an ordinary stable table will also work if you put a rug with a rubberized base on it that eliminates slipping.
2. Three types of scissors (with blunt tips, with a long curved and straight blade) for cutting out hair on different parts of the animal's body.
3. Trimmer to remove hair from the groin area, armpits and muzzle.
4. Hairbrushes made of metal with rare and frequent teeth, furminator.
5. Grooming machine with several nozzles (not plastic), a special tool for handling dogs.
6. Iron scraper with teeth for combing felted wool and koltunorez.
7. For regrown claws, the guillotine claw.

Before the haircut will require preparatory work.

• It is mandatory to wash the terrier's hair before treating it. This will help avoid clogging of the machine with wool and its malfunction. Wash the animal in the bathroom with water at room temperature, bedding on the bottom of the rubber mat. Zoo shampoo is used special - to improve combing. He is bred in water, and only then the dog is soaped, leaving only the head dry - it is the last thing they do.
• Dirty foam is washed off first from the head, while avoiding contact with water in the eyes, nose and ears of a pet.
• Wool squeeze by hand, then wrap terrier with a towel.
• Drying is permitted with a hair dryer, using only warm air, and keeping the device at a safe distance.
• Next, you should comb the animal and eliminate the mats.

And also need adjust the optimal lighting.

If a Russian black terrier is being prepared for the exhibition, Haircut is needed 7-10 days before the event. In addition, when washing such a dog after washing the shampoo, the wool should be rinsed with water with lemon juice or beer diluted in it so that it is more rigid. Pulling the pet's hair during drying is impossible, because the coat will be similar to poodle.

With regard to black terriers, boys and girls, it is better to carry out grooming - a full range, including pre-washing, combing, cutting out hair between toes using a machine, as well as cutting claws and cleaning ears. In addition, you will need combing undercoat.

In fact, the treatment of black terrier is carried out according to the rules applicable to other dogs of this breed.

• Cutting off the hair of an animal’s head requires special care. On the ears, on their outer side, 0.5 cm should be left, and a square in the form of a rectangle from the superciliary arches to the front of the ear should be cut to the same length. From the forehead to the nape make a smooth transition from short to long hair (3-5 cm). The head should be proportional to the shape of a rectangle, and the full face - a triangle. Bang always continues the line of the forehead.
• The front legs of the animal are cut in the form of columns, they should look volumetric.
• Hind feet with 1-2 cm above the hock joint are clipped by a typewriter. On the outer side of the thigh, the side of the coat is 3-5 cm long; it should smoothly go from short to long (from back to front of the legs). Ahead, you need to leave the "edge", on the metatars provided for a longer hair, combined with the hair of the front limbs.
• The inner part of the neck implies short hair - 0.5-0.7 cm (from the jaw and neck to the keel, from the base of the ears to the shoulder blades), so that the “shirt front” is highlighted. Of course, there should be no abrupt transitions, and the shoulders line with the tendency of the hull to move forward is emphasized.This is achieved due to the fact that from the chest bone and down the hair is left 1-2 cm, the front part is made with scissors. Its continuation is the "skirt", but with a large depth of the chest it should not be left too long.
• The back is trimmed with scissors, from the withers to the start of the tail, there should be a straight line. The total length of the coat for the back, sides and chest of the dog is 3-5 cm, based on its size, disadvantages and advantages.
• The tail is cut evenly, the optimal length of the hair is 2-3 cm. Hair should be short only in the genital area and under the tail.

Since the black terrier has outstanding, bulging ribs, It is undesirable to flatten the appearance of the body, as well as to make its shape too voluminous.

The first haircut at home may not be entirely successful, often the owners make such a mistake as excessive shortening of the hair on the face. In such a situation, it makes sense to leave more hair on the body of the animal, and to make corrections on the head of the dog after the hair has grown.

After grooming the terrier, it is important to wash the animal again, using a special shampoo and balm to remove all the remains of dead hair. In vain, many owners think that frequent washing worsens the structure of the pet's hair - if used high-quality hygiene products, hair only strengthened, in addition, looks great.

After washing, they dry the animal with a hair dryer and at the same time brush their hair, raising their whiskers, making a magnificent beard. Before showing, many for the best styling put foam or gel. During drying, the rounded shape is attached to the limbs of the dog.

Experienced dog breeders warn that only special means for dog hair such as oils and sprays can be used for such manipulations. These drugs can save a pet from such an unpleasant phenomenon as dandruff, but it is desirable to put them on the neck, back of the thighs, where the animal has short hair. In addition, they make hair shiny, silky and well-groomed.

Technique phased grooming terrier presented in the following video.