08/05/2026
Full grooms don’t always require the clippers, sometimes dogs need specific grooming methods in order to achieve the best results for their breed.
🐾 Hand stripping is the process of removing the dead undercoat from wire coated dog breeds by hand rather than cutting it with a blade.
This preserves the coats natural texture, colour and waterproof functionality and promotes healthy skin by allowing for new hair growth to come through because you’ve unclogged the dead hair straight from the follicle.
A similar technique is also used on softer coated breeds such as the Cocker Spaniel as it also works to keep their coats lay flat and stay super glossy.
🐾 Cutting a double coated coat can cause something called coat funk and it can actually make it grow back thicker and/or patchy in some areas.
One thing to keep them cooler would be regular brushing/raking so the coat isn’t clogged so the air flow can flow through the undercoat.
This helps keep the coat and keeps the skin healthy because a build up of dead undercoat can, over time, matt together with new growth and cause serious discomfort for your pets.
🐾 De-shedding is a technique for your short haired breeds such as a Labrador or pug. It removes dead hair from their undercoat keeping them cool and their skin healthy and will significantly reduce the amount of shedding around your home!
Whether it’s hand stripping, de-shedding or dealing with a double coat, you’ll be happy to know I’ll do whatever is best for your dog’s needs. 🥰
