How to shear the German Shepherd?

1. Scissors: one straight shear and one tooth shear. The straight cut function is a quick cut, which is direct and effective, but use it with care to prevent injury to dogs. Tooth scissors are suitable for beginners to practice hands, to prevent the dog from being cut off with a pair of scissors when the hand is unstable.

2. Electric push: It is specially used to remove the hair on the soles of the feet and the hair near the anus.

3. Hemostatic forceps: It is specially used for plucking ear hair. It can be used together with ear water and plucking powder. The main purpose is to clean the ear dirt and reduce the irritation of plucking.

4. Nail scissors: Trim your nails regularly to ensure the proper length of the blood line and prevent the nails from falling off.

5. Combs: Prepare needle combs and row combs. The main purpose of the needle comb is to make the hair fluffy and open the knot moderately. Different sizes of needle combs are used for different dog breeds. Due to the tip of the front end, be careful when combing sensitive parts (eyes, ears, PP), do not Injury to the dog; row comb is a deep dredging. From the root to the tip of the hair, in addition, the row comb can also assist the needle comb to clean up the remaining hair.

6. Hair dryer/water blower: Dry the dog's hair quickly after bathing. Hair dryers are mainly used for puppies, but they take a long time. A water blower can reduce drying time, but a single motor is not suitable for large dogs.

7. Partial pruning: In fact, German Shepherd does not have any standardized beauty program. In summer, German Shepherd can give it partial pruning. For example, cutting the hair under the belly is suitable for GermanySheepdog is a very practical way, because it likes to sleep on the ground in summer, which is cooler. But the hair under the belly is also cut short, not shaved. If the hair is shaved, the skin will be directly attached to the ground and it will easily get wet and cause skin diseases.

8. Length of trimming: If the long-haired German Shepherd is trimmed to 2-3 cm left.

9. Some do not need to be sheared: such as short-haired German Shepherds (as long as you pay attention to ventilation and sun protection, heatstroke is unlikely) or dogs raised in northern regions.