As we all know, the sporty look of Poodle is the most popular among the poodles, making the poodle more small and cute, It also looks more mentally healthy. Of course, this style of trimming is also quite easy, so many people are willing to do this style for petsdogs. So how do you trim it? Let's take a look with the editor below!

Poodle

Beauty table, electric scissors, electric scissors head (No. 15, No. 10), beauty scissors (7-inch straight cut, curved scissors), wire brush or needle brush, beautician comb. Also includes: knot opener, toenail scissors, hemostatic forceps, hemostatic powder, hair dryer, absorbent towel, beauty waterproof apron, pet shampoo, absorbent cotton, eye wash, ear plucking powder, knot opening powder, knot knife.

1. Brushing

Brushing can remove the hair knots on the poodle and check the skin condition. When brushing, the bristles should be combed with a needle first. The advantage of the needle comb is that it is not easy to break the hair, and it is best to use a stainless steel or softer needle comb. The method of combing is to start from the feet, from the bottom to the top, from the tail to the head, and brush layer by layer in order, so that most of the knots can be untied. If the dead knots are difficult to untangle, you can sprinkle some points on the hair to untangle. Cream, and comb the knots with a knotter.

2. Combing

After brushing, use a beauty comb (wide and narrow tooth comb) to comb. Comb with the wide-toothed side first, so that the knot can be untied more deeply, but pay attention to the appropriate force, otherwise it will easily break the hair and hurt the dog. After the wide-tooth comb is finished, use the narrow-tooth comb again. Until the coat is smooth and free of tangles.

3. Ear cleaning

To clean the ears, first pour an appropriate amount of ear hair powder into the ear hole, and then gently pierce the ear to make the ear hair powder clean. Make full contact with the ear hair and ear canal, so that the ear will become astringent and easy to pull out. When pulling out, the action should be fast and steady. Sometimes the ear hole is very small, and it can be done with ear hair pliers if the finger cannot pull it out. Be sure to hold the dog's head securely with the ear pliers. The next step is cleaning. First, use ear hair forceps to make a cotton swab, dip it in an appropriate amount of ear washing water, first clean the dog's external ear canal, and then clean the deep part that can be seen. It should be noted that whether it is plucking the ear hair or cleaning the ear canal, it must be visible to the eyes.

4. Eye cleaning

Drop some eye drops before bathing to prevent eye diseases, fix the dog's head with one hand and drop the eye with the other hand water, then gently massage the corners of the eyes.

5. Trim the toenails

When trimming the nails, follow the three-step cutting method and move quickly. Nail files round the surface of the nails. If the black nails are not easy to see the blood line, you can cut them a little bit until you can see the tender meat. If you bleed while trimming your nails, apply firm pressure to the toes with your fingers to control the bleeding, and press the bleeding vessel with a hemostatic powder for a few seconds to stop the bleeding.

6. Take a bath

Squeeze the anal glands before taking a bath. Wet the anus with water first, the skin will become soft and the dog will relax. With the left hand, lift the dog's tail up so that the anus is protruding. Place the thumb and index finger of the right hand on the dog's anus, feel the two hard protrusions, squeeze inward and upward, and the weight is appropriate until the liquid is ejected. Then squeeze again from above with your left thumb and index finger. Wash the anus with warm water after making sure there is no fluid. When starting a bath, plug the dog's ears with cotton to prevent water from entering the ear canal. Test the water temperature before taking a bath. The temperature of the bath water is preferably 35-45 degrees Celsius. Wet the limbs first, then the body, and finally wash the hair. Then choose a suitable shampoo according to the different hair of the dog. After the shampoo is diluted in proportion, pour it on the dog, rub the rich foam in the order of limbs → body → head, and rinse it off with warm water. Dirty dogs can be washed more. 1-2 times, wash and dry with an absorbent towel.

7. Drying

Dry immediately after bathing to avoid colds and skin diseases caused by accumulation of moisture. VIPs cannot use a water blower, they need to use a hair dryer for hair removal. Turn on the hair dryer and use a wire brush to dry the hair from the head. Pay attention to the gestures. The surface of the wire brush should be perpendicular to the skin instead of parallel, otherwise it will hurt the skin and cause a large area of bleeding. When pulling hair, you should pull it layer by layer, in the order of head→body→extremities, and other parts that have not been brushed should be covered with an absorbent towel to keep them relatively moist.

1. Foot trimming

①Point the electric scissors (no. In the direction, shave the top and sides of the toenail, and trim it to the end of the foot, not higher than the junction of the legs and feet, and the ankle joints cannot be exposed.

②Separate the toes with your hands, shave the hair between the toes, do not scratch the skin.

③Picture the bottom of the pedicure, separate the foot pads with female fingers, and shave all the soles of the feet from between the toes to the flesh pads

④After the feet are trimmed, there should be no toenails on the toenails. Any broken hair, smooth bottom of foot.

⑤ Once the feet are shaved or the dog's skin has been touched, immediately use canine anti-itch lotion, hemostatic powder or spray to reduce the tingling sensation of the skin.

2. Face trimming

①First trim a straight line at the corner of the eye, starting from the front of the ear to the outer corner of the eye, and shaving off all the front of the ear hair. (No. 15 for cutter head)

②Hold the head of the dog with your hand, tighten the skin at the corner of the eye with your thumb, and carefully shave off the hair under the eyes, but do not touch the hair on the upper part of the eyes, so as not to spoil the complete headgear.

③ Continue to shave the cheeks and the sides of the face.

④To avoid shaving the corners of the lower lip, use your thumb to flatten the crease there before shaving.

⑤Press the entire lower jaw of the dog, shave off the residual hair from the lips to the nose, and take care to prevent the tongue from sticking out and bruising.

⑥Let the dog's head rest on the wrist (while the hands are behind the dog's head), and trim the other side of the face.

⑦After shaving both sides of the face, shave an inverted V between the eyes.

⑧ Raise the dog's head, shave 1-2CM below the laryngeal segment and connect to the front of both ears. The shaved part is in a V shape.

3. Tail trimming

①From the back of the dog, grab the dog's tail with one hand, and shave it from the base of the tail about 2CM until it joins with the body . (Use No. 15 cutter head)

②Trim the other side of the tail root so that the shaved part is in an inverted V: shape. It is convenient for trimming the buttocks and cleaning up the feces in the future.

③ Shave 1/4 of the hair on the tail, leaving 3/4 trimmed into hairballs that look natural in shape.

④ Use curved scissors Or straight shearing starts from the bottom of the hairball and completes circular trimming.

⑤ Adjust the position of the hairball according to the length of the tail.

4. Trimming the headgear

①Start from the left side with curved scissors, hold the dog's mouth with the other hand to fix the head.

②Cut off all the excess from the corner of the eye to the ear trim line

③Put the scissors flat on one side of the dog's head, and trim the side of the headgear vertically upwards to cut off the hair protruding from the cheekbones.

④Unfold the dog's auricle Partially, trim all the hair around the ear holes.

⑤ Trim the back of the head according to the natural curvature from the base of the skull.

⑥ Trim the front headgear between the eyes, the trimmed part cannot Below the eyeliner.

⑦ Trim the other side in the same way.

⑧ Trim the top of the headgear, leaving relatively more hair in the middle of the headgear and narrower on the sides.

⑨The fullness of the headgear depends on the texture of the dog's fur and personal preferences.

5. Trimming the feet

①In order to make With a round cuff, use a comb to comb the hair at the ankle vertically downward.

②Pick up the scissors and place it in a horizontal position, and cut off the hair below the trim line and above the foot completely along the ankle.

③Comb out the fur and trim it with curved shears to create a lovely round effect.

6. Trim the legs

①The front legs should be trimmed into a cylindrical shape. Pay attention to the hair on the inside of the front legs being trimmed cleanly and naturally connected with the hair on the lower abdomen.

②The hind legs should be properly curved. According to the natural curve of the body, the knee joint should be Trim out the edges and corners, and at the hock joint of the hind foot, trim out a 45-degree turn.

③The legs should be trimmed into a smooth curve to achieve a balanced state.

7. Trunk trimming

①First, set a plane on the back, and then start from the top of the shaved diamond to trim an angle of 30 degrees from the horizontal thread.

②From the back The back extends to the head, and the hair grows gradually without any obvious interruption in the middle, until the appearance is smooth and beautiful.

③The flank is in accordance with the body The curves are naturally trimmed. It is generally trimmed from the back to the lower abdomen to give a rounded feeling.

④The front chest is set according to the V shape of the neck, trimmed into a circle from both sides of the V shape, and is similar to the hair of the forelimbs, but the connecting hair should not be left too much, so as not to make the front The chest looks too bloated.

⑤The hair from the forelimbs to the bottom of the hindquarters is gradually trimmed backwards to form a slope.

⑥The hair on the neck is naturally connected with the hair on the chest.

8. Trimming of the ear line

Place the scissors horizontally on the ear, turn it to 45 degrees and trim it in a circular shape. It can be divided into three cuts. The first knife is close to the ear first, the second knife is attached to the ear in turn and trimmed, and the third knife is placed in the position of the ear, and it is connected to the V-shaped part of the neck according to the traces of the first two cuts. Then trim off the excess hair. The same goes for the other side.

9. Partial trimming

Watch the overall effect and do partial trimming

The poodle is the most dressed dog of all dog breeds The poodle dress is the most complicated, and it is also the dog breed that tests the skills of pet groomers. Sportswear is just one of many dresses, and because of the differences in the dog itself, the effect of trimming is slightly different. Because it is a pet installed on the basis of the above, some changes can be made. For example, dyeing, wearing some small accessories, etc., can make the poodle more cute and unique. The trimming of sportswear must be based on the specific conditions of the dog, not blindly rigid. If the dog itself has serious defects, you can relatively rely on the method of trimming to cover up the defects.